- Label: Columbia
- Label Type: major
- About:
Combining equal parts heavy riffs and delicate acoustic sounds, Alice in Chains forged a unique angry, tortured sound that put them at the forefront of Seattle's early-'90's grunge bands. Vocalist Layne Staley and guitarist Jerry Cantrell (often singing in a brooding, close vocal harmony), along with drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Starr signed to Columbia Records in 1989 and released an EP and their debut Facelift well before the plethora of Seattle bands took over MTV. Following an appearance in the "grunge scene" film Singles, their second album Dirt debuted at number one, cementing Alice in Chains as one of the most important and popular bands of their generation. Their subtle yet angry acoustic EP Jar Of Flies followed, which showed an entirely different side of the band, also debuted at number one and proved that grunge didn't have to be loud to be powerful. In 1995, they released their self-titled album. This album was followed with a limited number of select gigs including their famed MTV Unplugged) performance.
- Members:
William DuVall - Vocals, Guitar
Jerry Cantrell - Vocals, Guitar
Mike Inez - Bass
Sean Kinney - Drums
- Member Since: 2008-02-23
