The deluxe edition of Jerry Cantrell’s “I Want Blood” album has received an official digital release. The expanded record features spoken word versions of each song with contributions from Joe Barresi, Maxwell Urasky, Greg Puciato, Roy Mayorga, Gil Sharone, Rani Sharone, George Adrian, Vincent Jones, and Michael Rozon. Cantrell previously told the Lipps Service podcast the following:
“I wanted to do something special, try to do something cool, and I’ve never done a spoken word recitation of the lyrics, and I thought it might be kind of cool to have it on the B-side of ‘Vilified.’ I recorded it, and it sounded cool. I thought maybe it needs some music or something, and I was sitting there with Maxwell Urasky, my demo partner. He’s a really talented musician, and he said ‘Let me mess around with it for a night.’ He came back the next day with that piece of music, and it sounded killer. I brought it in to Joe Barresi and he said, ‘Man, you should do this with all of them.’
So I sent it out to my friends, and they hadn’t heard the songs, which I thought was really cool. I got this creative stew going of sending the lyrics out to people, having them come up with the music, and sending it back. We ended up with nine pieces of really interesting takes on the lyrics, but the music is done by creative partners of mine, and it has nothing to do with the real music, so it is truly a standalone piece.”
Tour Dates:
With Filter:
01/31 Niagara Falls, ON – Fallsview Casino Resort
02/01 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
02/02 Portland, ME – Aura
02/04 Boston, MA – Citizens House Of Blues Boston
02/05 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
02/07 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore – Silver Spring
02/08 Bensalem, PA – Park Xcite Center
02/11 Huntington, NY – The Paramount
02/12 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
02/14 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
02/15 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
02/16 Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
02/18 Columbus, OH – The Bluestone
02/19 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
02/22 St. Louis, MO – The Hawthorn
02/23 Chicago, IL – The Vic Theater
02/25 Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
02/26 Houston, TX – House Of Blues Boston
02/27 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
03/01 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
03/02 Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
03/04 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
03/05 Ventura, CA – Majestic Ventura Theatre
03/07 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
03/08 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
03/09 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
Cantrell:
05/31 Padua, ITA – Hall
06/01 Milan, ITA – Magazzini Generali
06/04 Krakow, POL – Mystic Festival
06/06 Berlin, GER – Columbia Theater
06/07 Nüremberg, GER – Rock im Park
06/08 Nürnberg, GER – Rock am Ring
06/10 Zagreb, HRV – The Culture Factory
06/12 Nickelsdorf, AUT – Nova Rock Festival
06/13 Hradec Kralove, CZE – Rock The People
06/14–15 Donington Park, UK – Download Festival
06/17 London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town
06/19 Amsterdam, NET – Melkweg
06/20 Dessel, BEL – Graspop Metal Meeting
06/22 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest Open Air Festival
06/24 Paris, FRA – La Machine du Moulin Rouge
06/25 Nijmegen, NET – Doornroosje
06/26 Hamburg, GER – Gruenspan
06/28 Oslo, NOR – Tons of Rock