[60][107], Following Staley's death, Mike Inez joined Heart and toured and recorded with the band from 2002 through 2006. [15], After the release of Jar of Flies, Staley entered rehab for heroin addiction. [227] Studio X was the studio where Alice in Chains recorded its 1995 self-titled album. Alice in Chains have sold over 30 million records worldwide,[11] and over 14 million records in the US alone. ... Metallica's Early History, Trent Reznor Screams. [325][326][327] Staind has covered Alice in Chains' song "Nutshell" live, which appears on the compilation The Singles: 1996-2006, and also wrote a song entitled "Layne", dedicated to Staley, on the album 14 Shades of Grey. We wanted to continue intense touring and press. Or, do you give it a shot, try something? [154] In addition, it was announced that Elton John plays piano on the title track, a tribute to Layne Staley written and sung by Cantrell. ", "Rooster", "Them Bones", "Angry Chair", and "Down in a Hole",[13] and remained on the charts for nearly two years. [290], The band are influenced to a great extent by English metal music; in 2018, Jerry Cantrell proclaimed Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi as "one of his biggest" inspirations,[291] whilst Layne Staley named his "first influences" as Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. [1] Kinney and his girlfriend went to the Music Bank and listened to Cantrell's demos, who mentioned that they needed a bass player to jam with them, and he had someone in mind: Mike Starr, with whom Cantrell had played in a band in Burien called Gypsy Rose. The autopsy and toxicology report on Staley's body revealed that he died from a mixture of heroin and cocaine, known as "speedball". [39], According to Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic, Alice in Chains' sound has a "Black Sabbath-style riffing and an unconventional vocal style. We've been friends a long time. [31] The final demo, completed in 1988, was named The Treehouse Tapes and found its way to the music managers Kelly Curtis and Susan Silver, who also managed the Seattle-based band Soundgarden. "[359] In 2009, Anders Fridén of Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames cited Layne Staley as an inspiration for his vocals on the band's later albums. 9,[263] and topping UK's Rock & Metal Albums chart. We had been taking every step extremely cautious and slow, and just doing whatever feels right: If it's genuine and we're doing it for genuine reasons and we're all okay with it then we take a little step. [31] The band also released a 15-track compilation titled Nothing Safe: Best of the Box, serving as a sampler for Music Bank, as well as the band's first compilation album; a live album, simply titled Live, released on December 5, 2000; and a second compilation, titled Greatest Hits in 2001. [44] The band decided "not to mess with fate", and on February 4, 1992, Alice in Chains released their second EP, Sap. 3 on the Vinyl Albums chart. ", and introduced a new song, "Killer Is Me", with Cantrell on lead vocals. [155] The album features new vocalist and rhythm guitarist William DuVall sharing vocal duties with lead guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, who sings lead vocals on most of the songs. [139] The acoustic performance at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 31, 2007 was recorded for an upcoming live album. Stuff from early live shows, rare performances and home videos of the band having fun. [8][158], On June 30, 2009, the song "A Looking in View" was made available for purchase via iTunes and Amazon,[159] and for a limited time it was available as a free download through the official Alice in Chains website in early July. [54], To promote the album, Alice in Chains teamed up with Funny or Die for an 11-minute mockumentary titled AIC 23, in which Film Studies professor Alan Poole McLard (played by W. Earl Brown) attempts to make a documentary on Alice in Chains without any help from the actual band, interviewing other musicians instead. Jerry Cantrell, a man who started off playing mostly small gig bands for sometime, and Mike Starr got to know each other. Mike was ready to go home. [143], Former The Doors manager Bill Siddons and his management company, Core Entertainment, co-managed Alice in Chains with original manager Susan Silver from 2005 to 2007. [31][35] The album was a critical success, with Steve Huey of Allmusic praising the album as a "major artistic statement, and the closest they ever came to recording a flat-out masterpiece. about Bush, musical influences and dad", "Taproot's Second Album Is Really Their Third ... 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It features five live songs and three music videos. It's [been] four years since we put the last one out, but at least it's not the gap that was between the last one, so that's about right - about three to four years. "[67], Columbia Records released Alice in Chains' second acoustic-based EP, Jar of Flies, on January 25, 1994. Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney,[1] who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. Red Hot Chili Peppers / Alice In Chains / Nirvana / Simply Red / L7 / Engenheiros do Hawaii / Biquini Cavadão / Dr. [14], "Check My Brain" was released to radio stations as the first official single from the album on August 14, 2009,[163] and was made available for purchase on August 17, 2009. This recording can be found on the bootleg release Sweet Alice. [146] But the band did not show further signs of progress until October 2008, when they announced that they had begun recording with producer Nick Raskulinecz in the studio. Mike Inez and Sponge lead vocalist Vin Dombroski joined the supergroup soon after. [108] Jerry Cantrell collaborated with several artists such as Heart,[109] Ozzy Osbourne,[110] and Damageplan. Pre-Album History Early Alice in Chains 1991-1993 1994-1997 Late Alice in Chains. [268] Besides a 90-minute film, a 10-part web-series focused on each track from the album will also be released. [168], Sean Kinney said about the new album and the fans' mixed reactions about the band moving on after Staley's death: "Look, it's a big move to fucking stand up and move on. It's more than just making music, and it always has been. While Alice in Chains were writing for the album in 2011, Cantrell underwent surgery on his right shoulder, which delayed recording the new material. [63] Inez played his first concert with Alice in Chains on January 27, 1993 at the Camden Underworld in London. [291], Jerry Cantrell's guitar style combines "pummeling riffs and expansive guitar textures"[38] to create "slow, brooding minor-key grinds". "Man In The Box" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal in 1992. None of us is broke. [133] For his first rehearsal with the band, DuVall sang "Love, Hate, Love". [21] One of the passes said "Welcome to Wonderland", and they started talking about that being a reference to Alice in Wonderland, until Klatt said, "What about Alice in Chains? [38], Starr left the band shortly after the Hollywood Rock concert in Rio de Janeiro on January 22, 1993,[58] stating that he wanted to spend more time with his family. [35] Cantrell stated the album was intended to have a "moody aura" that was a "direct result of the brooding atmosphere and feel of Seattle. The set contains 48 songs, including rarities, demos, and previously released album tracks and singles. [98], After they toured as part of Cantrell's solo band in 1998, Sean Kinney and Queensrÿche guitarist Chris DeGarmo formed a new band called Spys4Darwin. So as long as it felt good and from the right place and it's about making music and carrying on…. Other members of this group at that time were guitarists Johnny Bacolas and Zoli Semanate, drummer James Bergstrom, and bassist Byron Hansen. Concert Chronology page from Again: An Alice In Chains Home Page, which is the longest running and most comprehensive Alice In Chains site on the 'Net. We're just figuring out how we work as a team. "I wish I hadn't been high on benzodiazepine [that night], I wouldn't have just walked out the door," Starr said. [185] A private memorial was also held, which Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney attended according to Mike Inez. [59] Staley told Rolling Stone in 1994 about Starr leaving the band, "It was just a difference in priorities. But the truth was, it was pretty much everybody. Do you take the Led Zeppelin approach and never play again, because the guy was that important? [116], During the VH1 Rock Honors concert honoring Heart on May 12, 2007, Alice in Chains performed Heart's "Barracuda" fronted by country singer Gretchen Wilson. The band released their first and only album in 2001, a 6-track EP entitled Microfish. [190] While recuperating at home in a sling, Cantrell heard a riff in his head and sang it into his phone. [26] Two weeks after the band's formation, they were playing a gig at the Washington State University, trying to fill out a 40-minute set with a couple of original songs along with Hanoi Rocks and David Bowie covers. There's a lot of intense feelings. If we're okay with it, why can't you be? This record is us moving on, and hurting. 01/23/92: Portland, OR: Portland Memorial Coliseum rescheduled date. [73][83], Alice in Chains resurfaced on April 10, 1996, to perform their first concert in two and a half years for MTV Unplugged, a program featuring all-acoustic set lists. [87] The band also made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on May 10, 1996, performing the songs "Again" and "We Die Young". [369][370], This article is about the grunge band. [13] "Check My Brain" was also the band's first #1 song on the Alternative Songs chart,[178] and on the Hot Rock Songs chart,[179] it also reached No. [16], Alice in Chains toured extensively in the U.S., Canada, and Europe in 2013 and 2014. [257] SiriusXM broadcast the concert on their channel Lithium on August 31, 2018. The song was re-released as a single on the soundtrack for the independent film Clerks in 1994, reaching number seven on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. That, to me, is a victory. [2] Cantrell's band, Diamond Lie, broke up and he wanted to form a new band, so Staley gave him the phone number of Melinda Starr, the girlfriend of drummer Sean Kinney, so that Cantrell could talk to him. Alice in Chains recently dropped the news that Rainier Fog is getting a cinematic adaptation. [151] The recording process was completed on Cantrell's 43rd birthday and also the same day that William DuVall's son was born. [314] It was also featured in Guitar World magazine's "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list,[315] and in May 2014, the EP was placed at number five on Loudwire's "10 Best Hard Rock Albums of 1994" list. After its success, the label rushed Alice in Chains' debut album into production with producer Dave Jerden. Alice in Chains received the Museum of Pop Culture’s Founders Award during an all-star livestream concert. I welcome any additional dates or setlists you can provide by email. The EP's lead single, "We Die Young", became a hit on metal radio. Alice in Chains is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who then recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. [114] The band featured Damageplan vocalist Pat Lachman, as well as other special guests including Maynard James Keenan of Tool and Ann Wilson of Heart. [28] The band was scheduled to tour during the summer of 1994 with Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies, Danzig, and Fight, as well as a slot during Woodstock '94, but while in rehearsal for the tour, Staley began using heroin again. 2 on the Billboard 200. The album also debuted at No. [24] The name change happened in 1986, a year before Guns N' Roses became a household name with their first album Appetite for Destruction, released in July 1987. [247] It was also announced that the album would be titled Rainier Fog, with the release date scheduled for August 24, 2018. [147] The band did not have a record label at the time and the album was funded by Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney. The 12-minute performance for a crowd of 67,000 people featured a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" accompanied by the Northwest Symphony Orchestra. [265], On December 13, 2018, the teaser of the film Black Antenna featuring the song "Rainier Fog" was released on Alice in Chains' official YouTube channel, with drummer Sean Kinney stating; "We've always toyed with the idea of creating videos for every song on one of our albums. The metal part will never leave, and I never want it to. 10 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. [192], Alice in Chains played their first concert in nearly 10 months and their first concert after Cantrell's shoulder surgery on August 13, 2011 at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. [124], To coincide with the band's reunion, Sony Music released the long-delayed third Alice in Chains compilation, The Essential Alice in Chains, a double album that includes 28 songs. The band toured in 2006, with DuVall taking over as lead vocalist full-time. [1] Kinney then mentioned that his girlfriend was actually Mike Starr's sister, and that he had been playing in bands together with Starr since they were kids. Ten signed CD copies of Rainier Fog were hidden around the city as a ticket into the show, and the band asked the fans to keep an eye on their Instagram story for details on the 10 hidden locations. Special thanks goes to James Tolin who supplied many of the great images you see in the many links from my page. 5 on the Billboard 200. That's exactly what I didn't want to happen.."[28], Unable to continue with new Alice in Chains material, Cantrell released his first solo album, Boggy Depot, in 1998, also featuring Sean Kinney and Mike Inez. 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