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Kerrang! In Conversation

Jerry Cantrell: Life, death, legacy and the secrets of I Want Blood

Ep. 9

Welcome to episode number nine of Kerrang! In Conversation, powered by KILLSTAR.


This week Kerrang! Editor Luke Morton is joined in the studio by the one and only Jerry Cantrell for a fascinating conversation about the meaning of life and death, the hidden meanings in his music, the idea of legacy, and how he approaches darkness as an artist. 


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Recorded at 21 Soho.


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Produced by Alex Gold.

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