Genres: Hard Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Grunge, Alternative Metal Active: 90's, 2000's Formed: 1987 in Seattle, WA
Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Soundgarden, AC/DC, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Neil Young, Budgie, Melvins, Motörhead, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Heart, The Doors, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Blue Öyster Cult, The Stooges Pantera, Deftones, Slayer, Trouble, Foo Fighters, Clutch, Kyuss, My Sister's Machine, Candlebox, Vision of Disorder, Ozzy Osbourne, Danzig, Stone Temple Pilots, Godsmack, Queens of the Stone Age, Days of the New, Down, Grinspoon, Paw Animal Bag, Boneclub, Candlebox, Vision of Disorder, Course of Nature, Days of the New, liquid, Queens of the Stone Age, Eternal Decision, Puddle of Mudd, Fromunda, Godsmack, Isle of Q, Aaron Lewis, Theory of a Deadman, Saving Abel, Kyuss, Clutch, SOiL |  |
In many ways, Alice in Chains was the definitive heavy metal band of the early '90s. Drawing equally from the heavy riffing of post-Van Halen metal and the gloomy strains of post-punk, the band developed a bleak, nihilistic sound that balanced grinding hard rock with subtly textured acoustic numbers. They were hard enough for metal fans, yet their dark subject matter and punky attack placed them among the front ranks of the Seattle-based grunge bands. While this dichotomy helped the group soar to multi-platinum status with their second album, 1992's Dirt, it also divided them. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell always leaned toward the mainstream, while vocalist Layne Staley was fascinated with the seamy underground.
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Release: April 10, 2006
Label: Epic, Sony/BMG
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Release: September 25, 2006
Label: Columbia, Columbia/Legacy
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