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Alice in Chains
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Seattle, Washington
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1988
- Genre:
- Heavy Metal/Grunge
- Lyrical themes:
- Depression, Drugs, Suicide, Death, Pain
- Current label:
- BMG
- Years active:
- 1987 (as Mothra), 1987 (as Fuck), 1987-1988 (as Diamond Lie), 1988-2002, 2005-present
| Current | |
| Sean Kinney | Drums (1988-2002, 2005-present) |
| See also: ex-Jerry Cantrell, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Spys4Darwin, ex-The Cross Cats | |
| Jerry Cantrell | Guitars, Vocals (1988-2002, 2005-present) |
| See also: Jerry Cantrell, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Cardboard Vampyres, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Fuck, ex-Gypsy Rose, ex-Mothra, ex-Phoenix, ex-Raze | |
| 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, William DuVall, ex-Awareness Void of Chaos, ex-Bl'ast!, ex-Madfly, ex-Neon Christ, ex-No Walls | |
| Past | |
| Mike Starr | Bass (1988-1993) |
| (R.I.P. 2011) See also: ex-Gypsy Rose, ex-Khigh, ex-Sato, ex-Sun Red Sun, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Days of the New (live) | |
| Layne Staley | Vocals, Guitars (additional) (1988-2002) |
| (R.I.P. 2002) See also: ex-Alice 'n Chains, ex-Class of '99, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Fuck, ex-Mad Season, ex-Mothra, ex-Sleze | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Scott Olson | Guitars (acoustic) (2005) |
| See also: ex-Heart | |
| Chris DeGarmo | Guitars (acoustic) (2005) |
| See also: ex-The Mob, The Rue, ex-Queensrÿche, ex-Jerry Cantrell (live), ex-Cross + Fire, ex-HDW, ex-Joker, ex-Spys4Darwin, ex-Tempest | |
| Wes Scantlin | Vocals (2005) |
| See also: Puddle of Mudd | |
| 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. | |
| Patrick Lachman | Vocals (2005) |
| 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-Pile of Heads, ex-The Mercy Clinic | |
| Ann Wilson | Vocals (2005) |
| See also: Heart, ex-Hocus Pocus, ex-The Lovemongers, ex-White Heart | |
| Duff McKagan | Guitars (rhythm) (2006) |
| See also: Duff McKagan's Loaded, Guns n' Roses, Levee Walkers, ex-10 Minute Warning, ex-Fastbacks, ex-Jane's Addiction, ex-Neurotic Outsiders, ex-Road Crew, ex-The Fartz, ex-The Gentlemen, ex-The Living, ex-Vains, ex-Velvet Revolver, ex-Hollywood Vampires (live), ex-Mad Season (live) | |
| Phil Anselmo | Vocals (2006) |
| See also: Down, Pantera, Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals, Scour, ex-Arson Anthem, ex-Christ Inversion, ex-Superjoint, 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-Amicuss, ex-Eibon, ex-Enoch, ex-Samhain, ex-The Satanic | |
| William DuVall | Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) (2006) |
| See also: Comes with the Fall, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, William DuVall, ex-Awareness Void of Chaos, ex-Bl'ast!, ex-Madfly, ex-Neon Christ, ex-No Walls | |
| Sean Kinney | Drums (1988-2002, 2005-present) |
| See also: ex-Jerry Cantrell, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Spys4Darwin, ex-The Cross Cats | |
| Jerry Cantrell | Guitars, Vocals (1988-2002, 2005-present) |
| See also: Jerry Cantrell, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Cardboard Vampyres, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Fuck, ex-Gypsy Rose, ex-Mothra, ex-Phoenix, ex-Raze | |
| 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, William DuVall, ex-Awareness Void of Chaos, ex-Bl'ast!, ex-Madfly, ex-Neon Christ, ex-No Walls | |
| Mike Starr | Bass (1988-1993) |
| (R.I.P. 2011) See also: ex-Gypsy Rose, ex-Khigh, ex-Sato, ex-Sun Red Sun, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Days of the New (live) | |
| Layne Staley | Vocals, Guitars (additional) (1988-2002) |
| (R.I.P. 2002) See also: ex-Alice 'n Chains, ex-Class of '99, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Fuck, ex-Mad Season, ex-Mothra, ex-Sleze | |
| Past | |
| Scott Olson | Guitars (acoustic) (2005) |
| See also: ex-Heart | |
| Chris DeGarmo | Guitars (acoustic) (2005) |
| See also: ex-The Mob, The Rue, ex-Queensrÿche, ex-Jerry Cantrell (live), ex-Cross + Fire, ex-HDW, ex-Joker, ex-Spys4Darwin, ex-Tempest | |
| Wes Scantlin | Vocals (2005) |
| See also: Puddle of Mudd | |
| 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. | |
| Patrick Lachman | Vocals (2005) |
| 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-Pile of Heads, ex-The Mercy Clinic | |
| Ann Wilson | Vocals (2005) |
| See also: Heart, ex-Hocus Pocus, ex-The Lovemongers, ex-White Heart | |
| Duff McKagan | Guitars (rhythm) (2006) |
| See also: Duff McKagan's Loaded, Guns n' Roses, Levee Walkers, ex-10 Minute Warning, ex-Fastbacks, ex-Jane's Addiction, ex-Neurotic Outsiders, ex-Road Crew, ex-The Fartz, ex-The Gentlemen, ex-The Living, ex-Vains, ex-Velvet Revolver, ex-Hollywood Vampires (live), ex-Mad Season (live) | |
| Phil Anselmo | Vocals (2006) |
| See also: Down, Pantera, Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals, Scour, ex-Arson Anthem, ex-Christ Inversion, ex-Superjoint, 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-Amicuss, ex-Eibon, ex-Enoch, ex-Samhain, ex-The Satanic | |
| William DuVall | Vocals, Guitars (rhythm) (2006) |
| See also: Comes with the Fall, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, William DuVall, ex-Awareness Void of Chaos, ex-Bl'ast!, ex-Madfly, ex-Neon Christ, ex-No Walls | |
The beginnings of the band can be found in 1987 when Jerry Cantrell's band Diamond Lie and Layne Staley's band Alice 'n Chains both broke up. Layne and Jerry started the band together in 1987. First under the name Mothra, then Fuck, and finally, Diamond Lie, which they suggest is a different band from the ...