Alice In Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell has revealed the band are reassessing their subsequent strikes following a troublesome yr of canceled exhibits and well being issues. Talking with Cleveland.com, Cantrell defined that whereas he is ending up the cycle for his solo album I Need Blood, the group’s plans for 2025 stay on maintain:
“We’re simply wrapping the I Need Blood chapter, then I will take the winter off and see the place we’re at. [Alice In Chains] meant to work however had a bit little bit of a well being scare with Sean [Kinney, drummer], so we needed to cancel some exhibits. We additionally had a tour deliberate for, like, proper now that type of fell via.
“So we had some unhealthy luck; we deliberate on doing rather more this yr, however it simply did not work out. We’ll check out it once more in all probability early subsequent yr and determine what we’re gonna do, whether or not go in and make one other document or do some exhibits — or each.”
Again in Could 2025, Alice In Chains abruptly pulled the plug on all scheduled live shows after drummer Sean Kinney skilled medical issues. A Could 8 present had already been canceled earlier than the band formally withdrew from main pageant appearances at MMRBQ (Camden, NJ), Sonic Temple (Columbus, OH), and Welcome To Rockville (Daytona Seashore, FL), in addition to deliberate headlining dates in Nashville, TN and Dothan, AL.
Whereas Kinney‘s actual situation has not been disclosed, Cantrell‘s feedback counsel the drummer is on the mend. For now, the band’s fast future — whether or not a return to the studio or a rescheduled tour — stays undecided, however early 2026 is being eyed as a possible restart. Alice In Chains‘ most up-to-date studio album, Rainier Fog, arrived in 2018.
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