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Alice in Chains

Country of origin:
United States
Location:
Seattle, Washington
Status:
Active
Year of creation:
1987
Genre:
Heavy Metal / Grunge
Lyrical themes:
Depression, Drugs, Suicide, Death, Pain
Current label:
EMI Music
On the photo from L to R: Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, William DuVall.

The band was started under the name Alice 'N Chains in 1986. After Layne Staley met Jerry Cantrell in 1987, the band became Alice in Chains.

Contrary to popular belief, Alice in Chains aren't just grunge. Among all the bands involved with the whole American grunge take over, Alice in Chains have always been the ...
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Current
Sean Kinney Drums (1987-present)
See also: ex-Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell Guitars, Vocals (1987-present)
See also: Jerry Cantrell, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Cardboard Vampyres
Mike Inez Bass (1993-present)
See also: ex-Black Label Society, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Jerry Cantrell, ex-Skin on Skin, ex-Slash's Snakepit
William DuVall Guitars, Vocals (2006-present)
See also: Comes with the Fall
Past
Mike Starr Bass (1987-1993)
(R.I.P. 2011) See also: ex-Sun Red Sun, ex-Khigh, ex-Gypsy Rose, ex-Sato, ex-Days of the New (live)
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitars (additional) (1987-2002)
(R.I.P. 2002) See also: ex-Class of '99, ex-Mad Season, ex-Sleze
Past (Live)
Scott Olson Guitars, Bass (on MTV Unplugged) (1996)
Maynard James Keenan Vocals (2005)
See also: A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Tool, ex-Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty, ex-Green Jellÿ, ex-TexA.N.S.
Duff McKagan Bass, Vocals (2006)
See also: Loaded, Velvet Revolver, ex-10 Minute Warning, ex-Fastbacks, ex-Guns N' Roses, ex-Jane's Addiction, ex-Neurotic Outsiders, ex-The Fartz, ex-The Gentleman
Phil Anselmo Vocals (2006)
See also: Arson Anthem, Down, ex-Christ Inversion, ex-Pantera, ex-Superjoint Ritual, ex-Viking Crown, Body and Blood, ex-Necrophagia, ex-In Solitude (live), ex-Razor White, ex-Southern Isolation, ex-Enoch, ex-Eibon
Sean Kinney Drums (1987-present)
See also: ex-Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell Guitars, Vocals (1987-present)
See also: Jerry Cantrell, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Cardboard Vampyres
Mike Inez Bass (1993-present)
See also: ex-Black Label Society, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Jerry Cantrell, ex-Skin on Skin, ex-Slash's Snakepit
William DuVall Guitars, Vocals (2006-present)
See also: Comes with the Fall
Mike Starr Bass (1987-1993)
(R.I.P. 2011) See also: ex-Sun Red Sun, ex-Khigh, ex-Gypsy Rose, ex-Sato, ex-Days of the New (live)
Layne Staley Vocals, Guitars (additional) (1987-2002)
(R.I.P. 2002) See also: ex-Class of '99, ex-Mad Season, ex-Sleze
Past
Scott Olson Guitars, Bass (on MTV Unplugged) (1996)
Maynard James Keenan Vocals (2005)
See also: A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Tool, ex-Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty, ex-Green Jellÿ, ex-TexA.N.S.
Duff McKagan Bass, Vocals (2006)
See also: Loaded, Velvet Revolver, ex-10 Minute Warning, ex-Fastbacks, ex-Guns N' Roses, ex-Jane's Addiction, ex-Neurotic Outsiders, ex-The Fartz, ex-The Gentleman
Phil Anselmo Vocals (2006)
See also: Arson Anthem, Down, ex-Christ Inversion, ex-Pantera, ex-Superjoint Ritual, ex-Viking Crown, Body and Blood, ex-Necrophagia, ex-In Solitude (live), ex-Razor White, ex-Southern Isolation, ex-Enoch, ex-Eibon
Added by: Pat_H Modified by: Antioch
Added on: 2002-07-22 18:47:07 Last modified on: 2012-05-11 12:55:23
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