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 Chainz), 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 ...

Complete lineup
Current lineup
Past members
Live musicians

Current
Sean Kinney	Drums (1987-present)
See also: ex-Jerry Cantrell, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Spys4Darwin, ex-The Cross Cats
Jerry Cantrell	Guitars, Vocals (1987-present)
See also: ex-Jerry Cantrell, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Cardboard Vampyres, ex-Diamond Lie
Mike Inez	Bass (1993-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
Johnny Bacolas	Bass (1987)
See also: ex-Second Coming, ex-The Crying Spell
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)
James Bergstrom	Drums (1987)
See also: ex-Second Coming
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)
Scott Olson	Guitars, Bass (on MTV Unplugged) (1996)
See also: ex-Heart
Ann Wilson	Vocals (2005-2006)
See also: Heart, ex-Hocus Pocus, ex-The Lovemongers, ex-White Heart
Patrick Lachman	Vocals (2005)
See also: ex-Damageplan, ex-Eleventh Hour, ex-Gargoyle, ex-State of the Art, ex-Dr. Mastermind, ex-Halford, ex-DevilDriver (live), ex-Killswitch Engage (live), ex-Burn It All, ex-Diesel Machine, 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.
Duff McKagan	Bass, Guitars (rhythm) (2006)
See also: Duff McKagan's Loaded, Guns N' Roses, Hollywood Vampires (live), 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
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-Razor White, ex-Southern Isolation, ex-Warbeast (live), ex-Necrophagia, ex-Eibon, ex-Enoch, ex-Samhain, ex-The Satanic

Sean Kinney	Drums (1987-present)
See also: ex-Jerry Cantrell, ex-Diamond Lie, ex-Spys4Darwin, ex-The Cross Cats
Jerry Cantrell	Guitars, Vocals (1987-present)
See also: ex-Jerry Cantrell, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Cardboard Vampyres, ex-Diamond Lie
Mike Inez	Bass (1993-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

Johnny Bacolas	Bass (1987)
See also: ex-Second Coming, ex-The Crying Spell
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)
James Bergstrom	Drums (1987)
See also: ex-Second Coming
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
Scott Olson	Guitars, Bass (on MTV Unplugged) (1996)
See also: ex-Heart
Ann Wilson	Vocals (2005-2006)
See also: Heart, ex-Hocus Pocus, ex-The Lovemongers, ex-White Heart
Patrick Lachman	Vocals (2005)
See also: ex-Damageplan, ex-Eleventh Hour, ex-Gargoyle, ex-State of the Art, ex-Dr. Mastermind, ex-Halford, ex-DevilDriver (live), ex-Killswitch Engage (live), ex-Burn It All, ex-Diesel Machine, 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.
Duff McKagan	Bass, Guitars (rhythm) (2006)
See also: Duff McKagan's Loaded, Guns N' Roses, Hollywood Vampires (live), 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
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-Razor White, ex-Southern Isolation, ex-Warbeast (live), ex-Necrophagia, ex-Eibon, ex-Enoch, ex-Samhain, ex-The Satanic

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