AP - Sep 30, 2009
AC/DC did it. So did Black Sabbath. Van Halen did it, but not everyone was happy. INXS didn t do it. Nor could Queen. And Motley Crue probably shouldn t have even tried. The examples of rock bands who...
More »Reuters - Sep 18, 2009
In the midst of its first reunion tour in the summer of 2006, veteran hard rock act Alice in Chains played to a crowd of 30,000 at Portugal's Super Bock Super Rock festival. As the band performed...
More »AP - Aug 11, 2009
Alice in Chains thought it would take a miracle to get Elton John to play on the band s tribute record to their late lead singer, Layne Staley. But it only took a listen to the song to get the rock legend...
More »Reuters - Jul 2, 2009
Alice in Chains singer-guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney say the band's new album, their first in nearly 14 years, doesn't stray too far from the Seattle band's influential...
More »Yahoo! Music - Sep 9, 2008
Alice In Chains are set to record a new album this year, their first in 13 years. The sessions will also be the band s first since frontman Layne Staley suffered a fatal drug overdose in 2002. The band...
More »E! Online - Feb 27, 2006
After frontman Layne Staley died of an accidental drug overdose in 2002, most fans figured Alice in Chains would suffer a similar fate. Not so fast. The three surviving members of the Seattle...
More »USRN - Feb 1, 2005
The three surviving members of Alice In Chains will reunite onstage for the first time in nearly nine years at a tsunami benefit in Seattle on February 18. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez,...
More »USRN - Sep 26, 2002
(9/26/02, 12 p.m. ET) -- Staind vocalist Aaron Lewis was influenced by the songs and lyrics of late Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley. Lewis told LAUNCH that he feels that the death of one of alternative...
More »USRN - Aug 22, 2002
(8/22/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Late Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley will be remembered on Thursday (August 22) on what would have been his 35th birthday. Seattle s Showbox Theater is planning a tribute,...
More »USRN - May 13, 2002
(5/13/02, 6 p.m. ET) -- Given his druthers, Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell would be joyously preparing for next month s release of his second solo album, Degradation Trip. The tour and album...
More »USRN - May 7, 2002
(5/7/02, 6 p.m. ET) -- Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley died, as suspected, from an accidental heroin and cocaine overdose, James Apa, a public health spokesperson for Seattle and King County, Washington...
More »USRN - Apr 24, 2002
(4/24/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Pearl Jam is the latest to release an official statement on the death of Layne Staley, saying the Alice In Chains frontman will be missed immensely. We are heartbroken over...
More »USRN - Apr 23, 2002
(4/23/02, 6 p.m. ET) -- Late Alice In Chains vocalist Layne Staley was also the voice of the side project Mad Season, which featured Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, Screaming Trees multi-instrumentalist...
More »USRN - Apr 23, 2002
(4/23/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley, who was found dead on Friday (April 19) at his home in Seattle, left his mark on some of the current crop of alternative rock stars. Staind...
More »USRN - Apr 22, 2002
(4/22/02, 5 p.m. ET) -- The members of Alice In Chains, including guitarist Jerry Cantrell, and others affiliated with the band have issued statements saying they are saddened by the death of lead vocalist...
More »USRN - Apr 22, 2002
(4/22/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley was found dead on Friday (April 19) surrounded by heroin paraphernalia, according to a report by the Associated Press. Police would not confirm...
More »USRN - Apr 22, 2002
(4/22/02, 2 p.m. ET) -- Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley was found dead at his home Friday (April 19), confirmed Don Halberg of the King County (Seattle, Washington) Medical Examiner s office. Paraphernalia...
More »USRN - Apr 20, 2002
(04/20/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- A body believed to be Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley was found at his home Friday (April 19), according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The body appeared to be dead for...
More »USRN - Jan 15, 2002
(1/15/02, 5 p.m. ET) -- Former Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell has joined Roadrunner Records, the upstart rock label with a roster that includes Nickelback, Slipknot, and Fear Factory. Cantrell...
More »USRN - Oct 20, 1999
(10/20/99, 3 p.m. PDT) - LAUNCH.com and Sony Music have partnered to bring new music from Sony artists to fans first via Download 2000, a series of full-length promotional digital downloads. Beginning...
More »USRN - Sep 14, 1999
(9/14/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - Music Bank, the forthcoming boxed set from Alice In Chains, is due Oct. 26. The set contains 48 songs, including masters, newly recorded tracks, rare B-sides, demos, alternate...
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