Such tension drove the band toward stardom in their early years, but following Dirt, Alice in Chains suffered from near-crippling internal tensions that kept the band off the road for the remainder of the ’90s and, consequently, the group never quite fulfilled their potential. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell always leaned toward the mainstream, while vocalist Layne Staley was fascinated with the seamy underground. While this dichotomy helped the group soar to multi-platinum status with their second album, 1992’s Dirt, it also divided them. They were hard enough for metal fans, yet their dark subject matter and punky attack placed them among the front ranks of the Seattle-based grunge bands. Drawing equally from the heavy riffing of post-Van Halen metal and the gloomy strains of post-punk, the band developed a bleak, nihilistic sound that balanced grinding hard rock with subtly textured acoustic numbers. In many ways, Alice in Chains was the definitive heavy metal band of the early ’90s. Alice in Chains’ lead singer Layne Staley died from an overdose of heroin and cocaine in 2002. While on the show, Starr revealed that he had left Alice in Chains due to his increasing drug use. Starr, who had been jailed last month for drug possession in Salt Lake City, had battled drug addiction for many years and appeared on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Original Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr was found dead by police in a Utah home on Tuesday morning.
australian Import sony Gold Series tracks: 1. ALI, KELLI – FEAR OF LONDON UK IMPORT 2019 CD-2021.10.2.124 $6.00 Greatest Hits (sony Gold Series Cd) (cd / New, Columbia, 2020, Cat 19439757032) - Brand New & Factory Sealed Not A Cutout Or Promo.This clip was shot as part of Chris’s Greatest Hits Project, which includes a feature length documentary. AEROSMITH – JUST PUSH PLAY 2001 CD-2021.10.8.8 $5.00 Chris Cuffaro discusses shooting Alice In Chains.