Alice In Chains Reveal ‘Terrifying’ Experiences With Soundgarden & Pearl Jam

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Alice In Chains co-founder Jerry Cantrell has reflected on the rise of grunge in Seattle and called it both “incredible and terrifying.”

The guitarist features in the new issue of Metal Hammer magazine, where he takes a look back at not only a special time for him and the band, but also a key moment in the history of music.

Cantrell says: “Before anybody knew about it, it was cool already, and we all knew it. Drinking beers with Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, going to a Black Flag show, seeing Mudhoney at a fucking garage somewhere, us opening for Mother Love Bone at a fucking skating rink…”

He adds: “That was incredible and terrifying at the same time, because you’re going from a local band with kickass status to being the thing of the world – you’re part of a movement.

“It’s still a fairy tale thing. I get emotional about it because of how much time has passed, how many of us are not here any more, but also how potent that music was and it still lives – that was the whole goal.”

Alice In Chains will release their sixth studio album Rainier Fog on August 24 via BMG, which was recorded at Studio X (formerly Bad Animals Studio) where the band recorded their 1995 self-titled record – the last to feature vocalist Layne Staley who died in 2002.

Cantrell says: “We were wondering if those ghosts would be there when we rolled in, but a lot of years have passed, we’re a totally different unit in a different space, and it never came up.

“Leave it at the door and go to work. It was much more of a good feeling being home, recording in our hometown and reconnecting with where we came from.”

For more, the full interview can be found in the new edition of Metal Hammer magazine, which is on sale now.

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Brett Buchanan
Brett previously hosted the BWR wrestling and MMA podcast, interviewing pro wrestling and MMA stars like Kurt Angle, Seth Rollins, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Bruce Buffer, AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy, Edge, and DDP. After ending BWR, Brett opened GrungeReport.net in May 2009. The site changed its name to AlternativeNation.net in June 2013.  Brett ran Scott Weiland's social media accounts for his final 'Master Blaster' tour in fall 2015 and continued to run the accounts after Weiland's death until July 2016. On Alternative Nation, Brett controls all aspects of the website and reports the day to day news.  He has interviewed members of Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Imagine Dragons, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, and The Smiths. Brett has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and on the Reelz Channel. You can reach Brett at contact @alternativenation.net