Alice in Chains have remarkably re-invented themselves for these times. Never miss a story! Stay connected and informed with Mint. Download our App Now!! It'll just take a moment. Looks like you have exceeded the limit to bookmark the image. Remove some to bookmark this image. You are now subscribed to our newsletters. The autopsy concluded that Staley died on April 5, two weeks before his body was found. They played " Would? 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.
On June 11, , Blabbermouth. It was made available for a limited time as a free download through the official Alice in Chains website in early July. The music video for the song debuted via the official website on July 7, The album debuted at No. Police told Reuters they were called to Starr's home at pm and found his body; Starr was Reports later surfaced that Starr's roommate had seen him mixing methadone and anxiety medication hours before he was found dead. Later reports indicated Starr's death may have been linked to two different types of antidepressants prescribed to him by his doctor.
On March 21, , Alice in Chains announced that they were working on a fifth studio album. In January , Mike Inez stated in an interview that the band had begun work on a new album.
The sessions will be helmed by Nick Raskulinecz , who produced the band's last two albums. I mean, we financed ['Black Gives Way To Blue'] on our own too, so we're not too worried about that stuff. We've just gotta get it out to Although Alice in Chains has been labeled grunge by the mainstream media, [89] Jerry Cantrell identifies the band as primarily heavy metal.
He told Guitar World in , "We're a lot of different things I don't quite know what the mixture is, but there's definitely metal, blues , rock and roll , maybe a touch of punk. The metal part will never leave, and I never want it to". Over the course of their career, the band's sound has also been described as alternative metal , [92] [93] [94] sludge metal , [95] [96] [97] [98] [99] [] [] doom metal , [] [] drone rock , [] hard rock , [92] [] and alternative rock.
Then we started being called alternative metal. Then grunge came out and then we were hard rock. And now, since we've started doing this again I've seen us listed as: hard rock, alternative, alternative metal and just straight metal. I walked into an HMV the other day to check out the placement and see what's on and they've got us relegated back into the metal section.
Right back where we started! Jerry Cantrell's guitar style combines "pummeling riffs and expansive guitar textures" [15] to create "slow, brooding minor-key grinds". While down-tuned, distorted guitars mixed with Staley's distinctive "snarl-to-a-scream" vocals appealed to heavy metal fans, the band also had "a sense of melody that was undeniable", which introduced Alice in Chains to a much wider audience outside of the heavy metal underground.
Alice in Chains is also noted for the unique vocal harmonies of Staley or DuVall and Cantrell, which included overlapping passages, dual lead vocals, and trademark harmonies typically separated by a major third.
Alyssa Burrows said the band's distinctive sound "came from Staley's vocal style and his lyrics dealing with personal struggles and addiction". Alice in Chains has sold over 14 million records in the United States, and over 20 million records worldwide, released two number-one albums, had 23 top 40 singles, and has received nine Grammy nominations. Icon Award. Alice in Chains has also had a significant influence on modern heavy metal. Their songs were covered by various metal bands such as Opeth , [] Dream Theater , [] Secrets of the Moon , [] Suicide Silence , [] and Grave.
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Edit source History Talk 0. Archived from the original on May 30, Retrieved on Blabbermouth 6 June Retrieved on 25 July The Atlantic. Retrieved on 14 July One of the first all-acoustic records from an alternative rock band, Sap was released in February Alice in Chains also filmed a cameo in Singles , Cameron Crowe 's romantic comedy celebrating Seattle's vibrant underground scene of the early '90s. By the time the film's soundtrack appeared in June , the Seattle scene had exploded nationally thanks to the unexpected success of Nirvana 's second album, Nevermind , and Alice in Chains were in the thick of it.
By the point Dirt appeared in stores in September, Alice in Chains had firmly laid stakes in the grunge camp: "Them Bones," the second single pulled from Dirt , became their first song to chart on Billboard's alternative rock chart.
Arriving at the peak of 's grunge explosion, the dark and gloomy Dirt made Alice in Chains ' career. By December, the album earned a platinum certification -- it would go platinum once again in and , with a fourth and final certification arriving in -- and it stayed on the charts thanks to "Angry Chair" and the Top Ten mainstream rock hits "Rooster" and "Down in a Hole.
Despite their success, Alice in Chains were in turmoil behind the scenes. Mike Starr left the band in January , to be replaced by Mike Inez. The band's initial story was that Starr wasn't ready to gear up for an intense work schedule, but Starr later said he was fired due to drug addiction. The specter of heavy drugs hung over the band, thanks to lyrical allusions on Dirt and rumors alleging that Staley was addicted to heroin.
Alice in Chains soldiered forth, releasing two new songs on the soundtrack for the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Last Action Hero including the radio hit "What the Hell Have I" and playing a plum spot on the third Lollapalooza tour in Jar of Flies found the band retreating to softer, moody music, and the shift paid off commercially. Upon its January release, it became the first EP to debut at number one on the Billboard charts and, thanks in part to "No Excuses" -- which went to number one on the mainstream rock chart and three on Billboard's alternative chart, the highest placing they'd have with Layne Staley in the lineup -- it was certified platinum by March; it would eventually earn two additional certifications.
Alice in Chains remained on the top of the charts, but they also remained off the road during , fueling speculation that Staley was mired in heroin addiction. The rumors were true. Behind the scenes, Staley went through a bout of rehab that didn't stick, leading the band to cancel its summer tour on a day's notice and enter an unofficial hiatus. During this time, "Got Me Wrong" -- a song initially released on Sap -- was pulled as a single from the Clerks soundtrack and wound up as a radio hit.
The bigger news during the hiatus was Staley 's busman's holiday, Mad Season. Musical style. Although Alice in Chains has been labeled grunge by the mainstream media, Jerry Cantrell identifies the band as primarily heavy metal. And I agree with the other guys. Alice in Chains… Grunge.
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