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 Br... (More JERRY CANTRELL Biography)