Clifton Jeter, 37, shouted: 'I'm going to christen this unit in blood' before attacking Alistair Cadell and Liam Keates as they were escorting him back to his cell at HMP Manchester, formerly known as Strangeways.
Jeter ,who is in a specialist unit for violent inmates at the prison left Mr Keates with a five inch gash to the back of his neck and another deep wound across the knee.
He also tried to sever an artery in Mr Cadell's throat with the blade which he had managed to hide by melting into a plastic knife.
The court heard how the gangster carried out the furious attack because he felt 'restricted' and 'disrespected' by the unit's tough regime and wanted a transfer to another jail.
British-born Jeter had already been sentenced in 2008 to a 27-year life term for murdering a father-of-seven in a bungled 'honey trap' robbery.
Today, Jeter who was nicknamed 'Yankee' was convicted at Manchester Crown Court of a further two charges of attempted murder.
Read more after the cut.
He was jailed for 34 years which will run alongside his original sentence, of which he has 21 years left to serve.
Jeter will only become eligible for parole in 2048 when he will be aged 71.
Passing sentence, Mr Justice David Maddison told Jeter he was 'devious and dishonest'.
He said: 'Prison officers work on a daily basis in close physical proximity to prisoners and in my view it is important that the sentences send a clear and deterrent message to any other prisoners who might attack officers.
'It is clear to me on any fair view that on your current or past offences at this stage of your life you are a very dangerous man.'
Jeter had been taken to the US as a child but was deported back to the UK after becoming involved with some of New York's toughest street gangs.
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