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Alice in Chains arose from Seattle at the same time as the grunge scene and are still often considered as part of that scene. While their music encompassed aspects of grunge, Alice in Chains had formed as a hard rock/metal band in the mid-80s before developing a brooding, moody and at times depressing style that remains unique to this day despite the myriad of copyists to have emerged since. ‘Facelift’ stands as the album that is closest to their metallic roots. ‘Dirt’ was a gloomy, grungy volume the dealt almost exclusively with Staley’s battle with drugs, centrepieced by “Rooster”, the emotional dedication to Cantrell’s Vietnam-vet father. It remains one of the classic albums of the 1990s. BY the third album Staley had spiralled even further into hopeless drug dependency and much of it was recorded without him. The mood was even gloomier than before with a sludgier feel to many of the tracks. Despite a triumphant live return that was recorded as the Unplugged set, the band became unable to continue due to Staley’s insurmountable drug addiction and while still technically together, Alice in Chains remained inactive. Finally, Staley was found dead aged 34 in April 2002 after succumbing to a drug overdose three weeks before and the band split. All of their work comes highly recommended.

Alice in Chains reformed in 2006 to play a few shows with guest singers including Ann Wilson of Heart, Phil Anselmo from Pantera, Pat Lachman of Damageplan, Maynard Keenan from TOOL and Wes Scantlin of Puddle of Mudd. William DuVall and Duff McKagan joined the band on a subsequent reunion tour, with DuVall since signing on a lead vocalist.

 
Added on 11/7/2004 1:00 AM by Goreripper | Last updated on 1/12/2008 4:08 AM by Goreripper

Current (or Last Known) Lineup

Musician Instruments Currently Also In Used To Be In Guest Appearances
Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar Ozzy Osbourne Metallica
William DuVall Vocals
Mike Inez Bass Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne Motörhead
Sean Kinney Drums Metallica

Past Lineup (Members Who Never Appeared on an Album)

Discography (22 Releases)

2009 - Black Gives Way to Blue by Alice in Chains

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2001 - Greatest Hits (comp) by Alice in Chains

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2000 - Live (live) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Mike Inez Bass
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar

1999 - Music Bank (box set) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Mike Inez Bass
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar

1999 - Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (comp.) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Mike Inez Bass
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar

1996 - MTV Unplugged (live) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Mike Inez Bass
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar

1996 - Heaven Beside You (single) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Mike Inez Bass
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar

1995 - Alice In Chains by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Mike Inez Bass
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar

1995 - Grind (single) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Mike Inez Bass
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar

1994 - No Excuses (single) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Mike Inez Bass
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar

1994 - Jar Of Flies (EP) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Mike Inez Bass
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar

1993 - What the Hell Have I (single) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar
Mike Starr Bass

1993 - Down In A Hole (single) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar
Mike Starr Bass

1993 - Angry Chair (single) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar
Mike Starr Bass

1993 - Rooster (Single) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar
Mike Starr Bass

1992 - Them Bones (single) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar
Mike Starr Bass

1992 - Dirt by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar
Mike Starr Bass

1992 - Would? (single) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar
Mike Starr Bass

1992 - Sap (EP) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar
Mike Starr Bass

1991 - Man In The Box (single) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar
Mike Starr Bass

1990 - Facelift by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar
Mike Starr Bass

1990 - We Die Young (EP) by Alice in Chains

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Jerry Cantrell Vocals, Guitar
Sean Kinney Drums
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitar
Mike Starr Bass

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