Alice in Chains

Formed: 1987 in Seattle, WA

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Genre: Pop/Rock

Group Members: Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Layne Staley, Mike Starr, Mike Inez, William DuVall

Biography: In many ways, Alice in Chains was the definitive heavy metal band of the early '90s. Drawing equally from the heavy riffing of post-Van Halen metal and the gloomy strains of post-punk, the band developed a bleak, nihilistic sound that balanced grinding hard rock with subtly textured acoustic numbers. ...Read full biography

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Dirt

Released: 1992

Label: COLUMBIA

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Dirt is Alice in Chains' major artistic statement and the closest they ever came to recording a flat-out masterpiece. It's a primal, sickening howl from the depths of Layne Staley's heroin addiction, and ...Read full review

Black Gives Way to Blue

Released: 2009

Label: Virgin

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It's hard not to feel for Alice in Chains -- all the guys in the band were lifers, all except lead singer Layne Staley, who never managed to exorcise his demons, succumbing to drug addiction in 2002. ...Read full review

More Alice In Chains albums: Main Albums (8), Compilations (20), Singles & EPs (15), DVD/Video (4), Others (2)