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Alice in Chains
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Seattle, Washington
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1987
- Genre:
- Heavy Metal/Grunge
- Lyrical themes:
- Depression, Drugs, Suicide, Death, Pain
- Current label:
- BMG
- Years active:
- 1984-1987 (as Diamond Lie), 1987 (as Alice 'n Chains), 1987-2002, 2005-present
The band was started under the name Diamond Lie in 1984, which consisted of Jerry Cantrell on guitar, Mike Starr on bass and Sean Kinney on drums. After Jerry and Layne Staley met in 1987, Diamond Lie and Layne's previous band Alice 'n Chainz transformed into Alice in Chains. The band mentioned these two prior incarnations in interviews in the early 90s, but later suggested they were separate ...
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| Current | |
| Sean Kinney | Drums (1987-2002, 2005-present) |
| See also: ex-Jerry Cantrell, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Spys4Darwin, ex-The Cross Cats | |
| Jerry Cantrell | Guitars, Vocals (1987-2002, 2005-present) |
| See also: Jerry Cantrell, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Cardboard Vampyres, ex-Diamond Lie | |
| Mike Inez | Bass (1993-2002, 2005-present) |
| See also: ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Black Label Society (live), ex-Jerry Cantrell (live), ex-Skin on Skin, ex-Slash's Snakepit, ex-Spys4Darwin, ex-Heart (live) | |
| William DuVall | Guitars, Vocals (2006-present) |
| See also: Comes with the Fall, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, ex-Awareness Void of Chaos, ex-Madfly, ex-Neon Christ, ex-No Walls | |
| Past | |
| Mike Starr | Bass (1987-1993) |
| (R.I.P. 2011) See also: ex-Humbucker, ex-Sato, ex-Khigh, ex-Sun Red Sun, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Gypsy Rose, ex-Days of the New (live) | |
| Johnny Bacolas | Bass (1987) |
| See also: ex-Second Coming, ex-Sleze, ex-The Crying Spell | |
| James Bergstrom | Drums (1987) |
| See also: ex-Second Coming, ex-Sleze | |
| Nick Pollock | Guitars (1987) |
| See also: Soulbender, Tanks of Zen, ex-My Sister's Machine | |
| Layne Staley | Vocals, Guitars (additional) (1987-2002) |
| (R.I.P. 2002) See also: ex-Class of '99, ex-Mad Season, ex-Sleze | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Duff McKagan | Guitars (rhythm) (2005-2006) |
| See also: Duff McKagan's Loaded, Guns N' Roses, ex-10 Minute Warning, ex-Fastbacks, ex-Jane's Addiction, ex-Living, ex-Neurotic Outsiders, ex-Road Crew, ex-The Fartz, ex-The Gentleman, ex-Vains, ex-Velvet Revolver, ex-Hollywood Vampires (live), ex-Mad Season (live) | |
| Patrick Lachman | Vocals (2005-2006) |
| See also: ex-Damageplan, ex-Eleventh Hour, ex-Gargoyle, ex-State of the Art, Diesel Machine, ex-Dr. Mastermind, ex-Halford, ex-DevilDriver (live), ex-Killswitch Engage (live), ex-Burn It All, ex-Error 7, ex-The Mercy Clinic | |
| Maynard James Keenan | Vocals (2005) |
| See also: A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Tool, ex-Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty, ex-Green Jellÿ, ex-Shandi's Addiction, ex-Tapeworm, ex-TexA.N.S. | |
| Ann Wilson | Vocals (2005, 2006) |
| See also: Heart, ex-Hocus Pocus, ex-The Lovemongers, ex-White Heart | |
| Phil Anselmo | Vocals (2006) |
| See also: Down, Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals, Scour, Superjoint, Arson Anthem, ex-Christ Inversion, ex-Pantera, ex-Viking Crown, ex-Superjoint Ritual, Bill & Phil, Body and Blood, En Minor, Metal All Stars, Metatron Nganga, ex-Eyehategod (live), ex-Necrophagia, ex-Razor White, ex-Southern Isolation, ex-Warbeast (live), ex-Eibon, ex-Enoch, ex-Samhain, ex-The Satanic | |
| Sean Kinney | Drums (1987-2002, 2005-present) |
| See also: ex-Jerry Cantrell, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Spys4Darwin, ex-The Cross Cats | |
| Jerry Cantrell | Guitars, Vocals (1987-2002, 2005-present) |
| See also: Jerry Cantrell, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Cardboard Vampyres, ex-Diamond Lie | |
| Mike Inez | Bass (1993-2002, 2005-present) |
| See also: ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Black Label Society (live), ex-Jerry Cantrell (live), ex-Skin on Skin, ex-Slash's Snakepit, ex-Spys4Darwin, ex-Heart (live) | |
| William DuVall | Guitars, Vocals (2006-present) |
| See also: Comes with the Fall, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, ex-Awareness Void of Chaos, ex-Madfly, ex-Neon Christ, ex-No Walls | |
| Mike Starr | Bass (1987-1993) |
| (R.I.P. 2011) See also: ex-Humbucker, ex-Sato, ex-Khigh, ex-Sun Red Sun, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Gypsy Rose, ex-Days of the New (live) | |
| Johnny Bacolas | Bass (1987) |
| See also: ex-Second Coming, ex-Sleze, ex-The Crying Spell | |
| James Bergstrom | Drums (1987) |
| See also: ex-Second Coming, ex-Sleze | |
| Nick Pollock | Guitars (1987) |
| See also: Soulbender, Tanks of Zen, ex-My Sister's Machine | |
| Layne Staley | Vocals, Guitars (additional) (1987-2002) |
| (R.I.P. 2002) See also: ex-Class of '99, ex-Mad Season, ex-Sleze | |
| Past | |
| Duff McKagan | Guitars (rhythm) (2005-2006) |
| See also: Duff McKagan's Loaded, Guns N' Roses, ex-10 Minute Warning, ex-Fastbacks, ex-Jane's Addiction, ex-Living, ex-Neurotic Outsiders, ex-Road Crew, ex-The Fartz, ex-The Gentleman, ex-Vains, ex-Velvet Revolver, ex-Hollywood Vampires (live), ex-Mad Season (live) | |
| Patrick Lachman | Vocals (2005-2006) |
| See also: ex-Damageplan, ex-Eleventh Hour, ex-Gargoyle, ex-State of the Art, Diesel Machine, ex-Dr. Mastermind, ex-Halford, ex-DevilDriver (live), ex-Killswitch Engage (live), ex-Burn It All, ex-Error 7, ex-The Mercy Clinic | |
| Maynard James Keenan | Vocals (2005) |
| See also: A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Tool, ex-Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty, ex-Green Jellÿ, ex-Shandi's Addiction, ex-Tapeworm, ex-TexA.N.S. | |
| Ann Wilson | Vocals (2005, 2006) |
| See also: Heart, ex-Hocus Pocus, ex-The Lovemongers, ex-White Heart | |
| Phil Anselmo | Vocals (2006) |
| See also: Down, Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals, Scour, Superjoint, Arson Anthem, ex-Christ Inversion, ex-Pantera, ex-Viking Crown, ex-Superjoint Ritual, Bill & Phil, Body and Blood, En Minor, Metal All Stars, Metatron Nganga, ex-Eyehategod (live), ex-Necrophagia, ex-Razor White, ex-Southern Isolation, ex-Warbeast (live), ex-Eibon, ex-Enoch, ex-Samhain, ex-The Satanic | |