Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains is an American grunge band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987. 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.

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, or AIC
Origin	Seattle, Washington United States
Genres	Heavy metal,[1] hard rock, alternative metal, grunge, alternative rock, sludge metal, doom metal, hard rock, blues rock, folk rock, funk metal, jangle pop
Years active	1987-2002, 2005-present
Labels	Columbia, Virgin Records/EMI, Capitol Records, BMG Rights Management
Members	Jerry Cantrell Sean Kinney Mike Inez William DuVall
Past member(s)	Layne Staley Mike Starr
Website	www.aliceinchains.com

Their debut album "Facelift" came out in 1990. They have put out a total of six studio albums during their career.

The band's first lead singer, Layne Staley, became addicted to drugs. He often wrote about drug addiction in his lyrics.^[2] He died in Seattle in April 2002 after a fatal drug overdose.^[3] William DuVall took over as the lead singer in 2006.

Band members

Current members

• 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 members

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

Touring musicians

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

Discography

Studio albums

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