Jerry Cantrell Debuts ‘I Want Blood’ Title Track

Jerry Cantrell’s highly-anticipated new album, I Want Blood, arrives next Friday, with one final sneak peek available today with the release of the album’s title track.

Cantrell Explains:

“There’s a confidence to this album. I think it’s some of my best writing and playing and certainly some of my best singing. There are large chunks of this record where I felt like my face was pressed to the ceiling of my abilities, operating at the top of my capacity.”

The four-minute-plus track opens with a menacing bass line from Duff McKagan, accompanied by Mike Bordin’s building drumbeat, followed by Cantrell’s ominous first words… “I Want Blood.” The song was co-produced, as the album was, by Cantrell and Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins).

I Want Blood was recorded at Barresi’s JHOC Studio in Pasadena, California and features contributions from McKagan, Bordin, Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Greg Puciato (Better Lovers, ex-Dillinger Escape Plan), Gil Sharone (Team Sleep, Stolen Babies), and Lola Colette.

A North American tour will be announced soon. Ahead of that, Cantrell plays a sold-out, one-off show at Pappy & Harriet’s on the eve of the album’s release, followed by a brief South American tour, including a stop at Fauna Primavera.

I Want Blood Track Listing:

1. Vilified
2. Off The Rails
3. Afterglow
4. I Want Blood
5. Echoes Of Laughter
6. Throw Me A Line
7. Let It Lie
8. Held Your Tongue
9. It Comes

Tour Dates:

October 17 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s (SOLD OUT)
November 8 – Huechuraba, Chile – Fauna Primavera
November 10 – Comuna 15, Argentina – C Complejo Art Media
November 12 – São Paulo, Brazil – Audio

Jerry Cantrell ‘I Want Blood’ album artwork