Alice In Chains

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Alice In Chains

Superstars of Seattle Formed in Seattle in late 1987 Alice In Chains Formed by: Layne Staley (vocals) Jerry Cantrell(guitar,vocals) Sean Kinney(Drums) And Mike Starr(bass) who was replaced by Mike Inez in late 1993.They Have sold Millions of albums around the world but they they are most famous for their album "dirt" which put them in the big league.They Stoped recording around 1996 due to drug problems side progects were released such as Mad Season which was Aic with memeber of Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees but after that AIC in chains was over. Layne Staley died in his home due to an overdose of heroin in 2002.Mike Inez is currently working with Ozzys band and Jerry Cantrell is working on his Solo project

Laynes Death Alice in Chains' Layne Staley was found dead in his Seattle home on Friday evening. The King County Medical Examiner positively identified Staley's body on Saturday (April 20), following an autopsy. Exact time and cause of death are pending, as laboratory results could take several weeks, a spokesperson said. Staley was 34. Police responded to a call to check on Staley's well-being that was placed by a family member who claimed to have not spoken to Staley for two weeks. They arrived at Staley's address with the family member in Seattle's University District at 5:41 p.m. PT on Friday, according to the police report. Upon discovering his body on the couch surrounded by intravenous drug paraphernalia, according to the Associated Press, officers called investigators from the medical examiner's office, who arrived on the scene at approximately 7:30-8:00 p.m., a spokesperson said. Authorities said he'd been dead for several days, so the body wasn't immediately identifiable as that of Staley, whose longtime battle with drug dependency was a central component of his band's music a dark and bombastic sound that continues to influence artists some 15 years after the group first formed. With Staley as their scowling, tortured frontman, Alice in Chains claimed a spot as the darkest and hardest band of the early '90s grunge movement, bringing a healthy dose of metal to the new movement. Born in Kirkland, Washington, in 1967, Staley formed Alice in Chains while still a high school student in the mid-'80s. The singer soon formed a friendship with guitarist Jerry Cantrell, who joined the band in 1987 and provided the other half of the group's creative core. Drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Starr (replaced in 1992 by Mike Inez) soon followed, and the band landed a deal with Columbia Records in 1989. The band's 1990 debut, Facelift, found a home at both college rock and classic rock radio outlets, chiefly on the strength of the single "Man in the Box." The album soon went gold, and the band followed it with an appearance on the soundtrack to Cameron Crowe's Seattle love letter, "Singles." With anticipation high, the band delivered Dirt in 1992, pushing AIC to triple platinum status with caustic tracks such as "Angry Chair," "Rooster" and "Them Bones." A prime spot on Lollapalooza soon followed, but the trek would be the band's last major tour and Alice in Chains would be hard pressed to maintain their momentum. Alice in Chains released the EP Jar of Flies in 1994 and a self-titled album in 1995, but they did not tour to support either offering. During this relatively quiet time, Staley provided vocals for the 1995 debut album from Mad Season, which also featured Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and the Screaming Trees' Barrett Martin. While rumors swirled about Staley's declining health and drug dependency, the group surfaced in 1996 to perform on MTV's "Unplugged" series. Save for a series of compilations cobbled together by Columbia, it would be the last music Alice in Chains would release. Cantrell pursued a solo career, releasing Boggy Depot (which also featured AIC's Inez and Kinney) in 1998, further fueling rumors that Staley was in ill health. The singer did little to quiet the rumors with his one-off appearance alongside Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins and Porno for Pyros bassist Martyn LeNoble on a cover of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" that appeared on the soundtrack of 1998's "The Faculty." While Staley's output had greatly diminished in recent years, his influence hasn't. Traces of the frontman's distinct vocal style and Alice in Chains' thick-as-a-brick sound can be heard in the work of Godsmack, Creed, Staind, Puddle of Mudd, Adema and a host of others. [This story was updated on 4.22.02 at 3:53 p.m. ET.]. Discograhpy Facelift 1990 Sap 1991 Dirt 1992 Jar Of Flies 1994 Alice In Chains 1995 Mtv Unplugged 1996 Music Bank(4cd box set)1999 Nothing Safe:Best Of The Box 1999 Live 2000 Greatest Hits 2001 Plus Tracks have been recored for films such as: Last action hero,Singles,Clerks,The Cable Guy and The Faculty Members Of AIC have played on albums with Ozzy,Metallica and Slashes snakepit

Layne Staley 1967 - 2002