After making five platinum and multi-platinum albums with Alice In Chains, guitarist/songwriter Jerry Cantrell is taking a temporary break from the band and releasing BOGGY DEPOT, his eagerly-awaited debut solo album on Columbia Records. Named for the area of Oklahoma where Cantrell's father, Jerry, Sr., (a/k/a "the Rooster") grew up, BOGGY DEPOT features 12 new compositions penned by the man who's written many of Alice In Chains' most memorable radio hits including "No Excuses" (from Jar Of Flies), "Rooster," "Would?," and "Down In A Hole" (from Dirt). BOGGY DEPOT is in stores on April 7th. A special 2-record vinyl edition of BOGGY DEPOT will be released March 31st.
"Cut You In," the first single from BOGGY DEPOT, has already received airplay on major New York and Los Angeles radio stations who, in anxious anticipation, jumped the record's official release date.
In addition to writing the all the songs on BOGGY DEPOT, Jerry Cantrell plays guitar and piano and sings on the album. Jerry is joined on the record by Fishbone bassist Norword Fisher (on "Settling Down" and "Breaks My Back"); Pantera bassist Rex Brown (on "Dickeye," "My Song," "Keep The Light On," "Satisfy," and "Hurt A Long Time"); Primus bassist Les Claypool (on "Between" and "Cold Piece") and AIC bassist Mike Inez (on "Cut You In," "Jesus Hands," and "Devil By His Side"). Fishbone's Angelo Moore plays horns on "Cut You In" and "Cold Piece" while AIC drummer Sean Kinney contributes to several tracks.
BOGGY DEPOT is co-produced by Jerry Cantrell and Toby Wright, the man behind the dials on the last three multi-platinum Alice In Chains albums: Jar Of Flies, Alice In Chains, and MTV Unplugged. The album was recorded at Studio D and The Plant in Sausalito, California and Paradise Sound in Index, Washington.
