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
Origin	Seattle, Washington; United States
Genres	Heavy metal, hard rock, alternative metal, grunge, alternative rock
Years active	1987-2002, 2005-present
Labels	Columbia, Virgin Records/EMI
Members	Jerry Cantrell; Sean Kinney; Mike Inez; William DuVall
Past member(s)	Layne Staley; Mike Starr
Website	www.aliceinchains.com

Alice in Chains is an American rock 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.

The band's first lead singer, Layne Staley, became addicted to drugs. He often wrote about drug addiction in his lyrics.^[3] He died in Seattle in April 2002 after a fatal drug overdose.^[4] William DuVall took over as the lead singer in 2006.

Band membersEdit

Current membersEdit

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 membersEdit

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

Touring musiciansEdit

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

DiscographyEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

↑ Sharpe-Young, Garry (April 23, 2007), Hard Rock: Alice in Chains, retrieved July 18, 2007
↑ Alice in Chains info page^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Heckman, Candace (April 20, 2002). "Alice in Chains singer died of natural causes or overdose". seattlepi.com. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
↑ Heckman, Candance (May 7, 2002). "Staley's death was from mix of heroin and cocaine". seattlepi.com. Retrieved March 29, 2011.

Other websitesEdit

[1] Sharpe-Young, Garry (April 23, 2007), Hard Rock: Alice in Chains, retrieved July 18, 2007

[2] Alice in Chains info page^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Heckman, Candace (April 20, 2002). "Alice in Chains singer died of natural causes or overdose". seattlepi.com. Retrieved March 29, 2011.

[4] Heckman, Candance (May 7, 2002). "Staley's death was from mix of heroin and cocaine". seattlepi.com. Retrieved March 29, 2011.

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