Layne Staley’s Mom Sues Alice in Chains for Back Royalties : May 14, 2013

The mother of late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley is suing the band, claiming they owe her royalties from the band’s hits. Nancy McCallum, Staley’s mother, claims in a la ...

Review: Alice in Chains, Limp Bizkit, Deftones at Carolina Rebellion : May 05, 2013

What a difference a year makes. This weekend last year, I was sweating my balls off in Memphis, taking in the bevy of acts at Beale Street Music Festival. Last night, I was f ...

Uproar Festival Calls on Jane’s Addiction, Alice in Chains, Coheed and Cambria : April 23, 2013

This year’s incarnation of the traveling Uproar Festival will feature Jane’s Addiction, Alice in Chains and, Coheed and Cambria. The fourth annual version of the tour will kic ...

The Influence of Alice In Chains : February 23, 2013

Perhaps it’s the fact that they never had a genuine crossover hit in the shape of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” or “Black Hole Sun,” or maybe it’s because their constant th ...

Guns N Roses, Korn, Alice in Chains Headline Rocklahoma : February 14, 2013

"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Rock!" proclaims the tagline of the 2013 Rocklahoma Festival, and with a lineup including Guns N' Roses, Alice In Chains, Bush and Korn, it's safe ...

Carolina Rebellion Returns to Charlotte in May with Soundgarden, Alice in Chains : February 01, 2013

The Carolina Rebellion festival returns for its third year, and the 2013 incarnation will feature Soundgarden and Alice in Chains. The event will take place May 4-5 at the Rock ...

Alice in Chains, Shinedown, Lynyrd Skynyrd to Perform at Jacksonville’s Welcome to Rockville : January 28, 2013

The third annual “Welcome to Rockville” music festival will feature Alice in Chains, Lynryrd Skynyrd and Shinedown, among a slew of other rock acts. As it has for the past t ...

Rock the Range Returns with Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains : January 24, 2013

Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins and Alice in Chains will be among the many bands to play in this year’s seventh annual incarnation of Ohio’s Rock On The Range Festival. This ...

Alice in Chains Prepare Dates for Spring Tour : January 15, 2013

Alice In Chains have announced a months worth of dates for a U.S. tour this spring. The legendary grunge group will kick things off on April 25 at the Fillmore in Miami Beach, F ...

Metallica, Linkin Park, Blink-182 Travel Australia with Soundwave 2013 : August 09, 2012

The lineup for Soundwave 2013, a traveling festival in Australia, has been announced and includes Metallica, Linkin Park and Blink-182. Next year’s festival will start out in ...

alice in chains Biography

The American rock band Alice in Chains was formed in 1987 in Seattle, Washington by Layne Staley, the band''s original lead vocalist, and Jerry Cantrell. Current band members include William DuVall, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney and Jerry Cantrell. Although they are usually associated with grunge, the sound of the band incorporates acoustic and heavy metal elements. Since forming, they have released two DVDs, four compilation albums, two live albums, three EPs and four studio albums. The band is known for their distinctive vocal style that often included Cantrell and Staley harmonized vocals.

Alice in Chains became internationally famous during the early 1990s grunge movement, along with other bands from Seattle such as Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Nirvana. They were one of the 1990''s most successful bands and sold more than 25 million worldwide albums, and more than 12 million US albums. Two of their albums reached No. 1 on Billboard''s 200 albums chart- “Alice in Chains” and “Jar of Flies.” They also had 14 of their songs reach the Mainstream Rock Track chart''s top ten and were nominated for eight Grammy Awards.

Alice in Chains never officially disbanded but did experience extended periods of inactivity caused by substance abuse, which culminated in Layne Staley''s death in 2002. In 2005 the band reunited with William DuVall as their new lead vocalist. In September, 2009 they released their first album in 14 years, “Black Gives Way to Blue.” In March 2010 the RIAA certified the album gold.