Jerry Cantrell and Filter at the House of Blues Boston

Feb 103 min read

Photos by Joanna Gleason

Review by Jean Senat Fleury

On February 4th, 2025, Citizens House of Blues Boston welcomed Jerry Cantrell and Filter as part of the “I Want Blood” tour. The sold out live music show has been attended by many hundreds of fans who came to see specially Richard Patrick, the founder and front man of Filter, and Jerry Cantrell best known as the driving force behind the popular grunge act Alice in Chains, but also an accomplished solo artist.

The show started at 8:00 p.m. and Filter hit the stage. Formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1993 by Richard Patrick, a former touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails, Filter released numerous albums including Short Bus (1995), which features the hit single “Hey Man, Nice Shot”, and Title of Record (1999), known for the chart-topping track “Take a Picture.” Filter also released The Amal gamut (2002), The Sun Comes out Tonight (2013), and The Algorithm (2023).

With a group of talented artists such as Richard Patrick (songwriter, guitar, vocals), Jonathan Radtke (guitar), Bobby Miller (bass, backing vocals), Tosh Peterson (drums), Brian Liesegang (band’s guitarist and co-writer), Filter's live performance was terrific.

The group played several songs that electrified the audience. Among them “You Walk Away – Drug Boy – Jurassitol, etc).

Filter – Setlist

1- You Walk Away

2- The Drowning

3- (Can’t You) Trip Like I Do

4- Obliteration

5- Jurassitol

6- Take a Picture

7- Drug Boy

8- Welcome to the Fold

9- Hey Man, Nice Shot

After a brief intermission at 9:30 p.m. the headliner Jerry Cantrell took the stage. After kicking off his “I Want Blood” North American tour in Niagara Falls, Ontario, where he performed the Alice in Chains song “Hate to Feel” for the first time in more than 30 years; - The deep cut from the seminal 1992 album Dirt hadn’t been performed by Alice in Chains or any member of the band since a November 1993 show. - and after performing in Sayreville, New Jersey, and Portland, Maine, Jerry Cantrell landed his band in Boston, Massachusetts, on February, 4th, 2025.

Cantrell’s tour is in support of his 2024 album/I Want Blood. I Want Blood is the fourth solo album by Alice in Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell, released on October 18, 2024. The album contains contributions from other rock artists, including Robert Trujillo, Duff McKagan, and Greg Puciato.

Following the country and southern rock-tinged Brighten (2021), I Want Blood is viewed as a return to the dark, metal-influenced and riff-driven sound for which Cantrell and Alice in Chains are known.

Jerry Cantrell for his “I Want Blood” North American tour 2025 is touring with a group of talented musicians including Lola Colette, Greg Puciato, Eliot Lorango, Zach Throne, Roy Mayorga.

At the House of Blues, Cantrell was terrific. The band played several songs from the album "I Want Blood" and the audience had so much fun listening to them.

Jerry Cantrell Setlist

1- Psychotic Break

2- Them Bones (Alice in Chains song)

3- Vilified

4- Afterglow

5- Atone

6- Off the Rails

7- Cut You In

8- Sick as a Dog ( Aerosmith cover) (up until the first chorus)

9- My Song

10- I Want Blood

11- Had to Know