Jerry Cantrell has performed the Alice In Chains track ‘Hate To Feel’ live for the first time in over 30 years. Check out footage of the moment below.
The Alice In Chains guitarist and solo artist aired off the track during the first night of his ‘I Want Blood’ tour – celebrating his recently released solo album of the same name.
Launching the North American leg of the tour with an opening night at Niagara Falls in Ontario last Friday (January 31), the grunge icon caught fans off guard by performing the song for the first time since November 1993.
The track was originally shared by the band on their fan-favourite release ‘Dirt’ back in 1992, and hadn’t made its way onto any setlists – for both for AIC and solo members – since that following year.
For the tour, the singer, songwriter and guitarist was joined by Better Lovers and former Dillinger Escape Plan singer Greg Piciato, who contributed vocals for some of the vocal parts from late Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley.
Check out footage of ‘Hate To Feel’ being performed live in Ontario here:
The rest of the set included various tracks from Cantrell’s latest record – which marked his fourth LP as a solo artist and featured contributions from Metallica’s Robert Trujillo and Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan.
It also included other classic tracks from the iconic 1992 album including ‘Would?’, ‘Rooster’, ‘Down In A Hole’ and ‘Them Bones’.
The current leg of the ‘I Want Blood’ tour includes stops in North Carolina, Georgia, Illinois and more, and Cantrell is set to bring the shows over the pond later this summer. This includes a number of UK headline shows, as well as a stop at Download Festival.
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In other Jerry Cantrell news, last month the guitarist got fans talking when he revealed that he and Metallica frontman James Hetfield have spoken about making music together.
“James and I have talked about it, kind of… We never had a formal conversation but I’ve jammed with him at Kirk’s [Hammett, Metallica guitarist] place,” he said.
“It’s something I’d be really curious about – even to just write a song with him. As for whether it’d turn into something more than that… he’s got a pretty demanding day job. So I’d understand if it never comes to be.”
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