Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
	Alice in Chains in 2018. From left to right: Mike Inez, William DuVall, Sean Kinney and Jerry Cantrell.
Background information
Also known as	Alice N' Chains, or AIC
Origin	Seattle, Washington; United States
Genres	Heavy metal, hard rock, alternative metal, grunge, alternative rock, sludge metal, doom metal, hard rock, blues rock, folk rock, funk metal, jangle pop
Years active	1987-2002, 2005-present
Labels	Columbia, Virgin Records/EMI, Capitol Records, BMG Rights Management
Associated acts	Mad Season; Jerry Cantrell; Class of '99; Slash's Snakepit
Website	www.aliceinchains.com
Members	Jerry Cantrell; Sean Kinney; Mike Inez; William DuVall
Past members	Layne Staley; Mike Starr

Alice in Chains is an American grunge band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987.^[2] They have sold an estimated 15 million albums in the US alone. Alice in Chains is sometimes thought of as a heavy metal band, but is mostly considered a grunge band.

Their debut album "Facelift" came out in 1990. They have put out a total of six studio albums during their career.^[3]

The band's first lead singer, Layne Staley, became addicted to drugs. He often wrote about drug addiction in his lyrics.^[4] He died in Seattle in April 2002 after a fatal drug overdose.^[5] William DuVall took over as the lead singer in 2006.

Band members

Current members

William DuVall - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2006-present)
Jerry Cantrell - lead & rhythm guitars, vocals (1987-2002, 2005-present)
Mike Inez - bass, backing vocals (1993-2002, 2005-present)
Sean Kinney - drums, percussion (1987-2002, 2005-present)

Former members

Layne Staley - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1987-2002)
Mike Starr - bass, backing vocals (1987-1993)

Touring musicians

Patrick Lachman - lead vocals (2005-2006)
Scott Olson - acoustic guitar, bass (1996)

Discography

Studio albums

Facelift (1990)
Dirt (1992)
Alice in Chains (1995) (The best album)
Black Gives Way to Blue (2009)
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013)
Rainier Fog (2018)

Alice In Chains Media

The original lineup in a 1988 promo. From left: Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Starr, Layne Staley.
Layne Staley performing with Alice in Chains at The Channel in Boston in 1992
Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell at The Channel, 1992
Guitarist and founder Jerry Cantrell, along with Staley, is credited with creating the band's sound.
Bassist Mike Inez joined Alice in Chains in 1993.
Alice in Chains' current lead vocalist, William DuVall, replaced Staley in the reformed band in 2006.
Alice in Chains rehearsing with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra in Seattle in 2007
Alice in Chains performing in 2007. From left to right: William DuVall, Sean Kinney and Jerry Cantrell (Mike Inez is out of frame).
William DuVall and Jerry Cantrell performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2013
Alice in Chains opening for Guns N' Roses at Arrowhead Stadium in 2016