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Alice In Chains Profile - Music Head - 29-09-2009 new album released Sept 29th Black Gives Way To Blue from the album - Check My Brain YouTube - Alice In Chains CHECK MY BRAIN from wikipedia Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and acoustic elements. Since its formation, Alice in Chains has released three studio albums, three EPs, two live albums, four compilations, and two DVDs. The band is known for its distinct vocal style which often included the harmonized vocals of Staley and Cantrell. Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the early 1990s, along with bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. The band was one of the most successful music acts of the 1990s, selling over 17 million albums worldwide,[1] including 14 million in the United States alone.[2] The band achieved two number-one Billboard 200 albums (Jar of Flies and Alice in Chains), 12 top ten singles on the Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, and six Grammy Award nominations. Although never officially disbanding, Alice in Chains was plagued by extended inactivity due to Layne Staley's problems with substance abuse, culminating in his death in 2002. Alice in Chains reunited in 2005 and as of 2009 have finished recording their first studio album in 14 years with new lead vocalist William DuVall. The album, Black Gives Way to Blue, is due for release on September 29, 2009, via Virgin/EMI.[1] Black Gives Way to Blue is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, which is due for release on September 29, 2009.[9] The first Alice in Chains album in nearly fourteen years, Black Gives Way to Blue is their first release with new vocalist William DuVall, who replaced the late Layne Staley. Black Gives Way to Blue marks the first Alice in Chains album released on Virgin Records, their first venture away from Columbia, who released all of their previous releases. The span of nearly fourteen years between the self-titled album and Black Gives Way to Blue marks the longest gap between studio albums in Alice in Chains' career. The band had been working on new material since early 2006,[10] shortly before hiring DuVall as their new singer. By April 2007, Alice in Chains had been writing and demoing songs for the album,[11] but the band did not show further signs of progress until October 2008, when they announced that they had begun recording with producer Nick Raskulinecz (of Foo Fighters, Stone Sour and Rush fame) in the studio.[1] The writing and recording process was finally finished on March 18, 2009, guitarist Jerry Cantrell's 43rd birthday.[2] album review from rolling stone In the Nineties, Alice in Chains went multiplatinum on a grunge-metal sound that was like the soundtrack to singer Layne Staley's heroin addiction, which killed him in 2002. On the band's first album in 14 years, sludgy guitars are back, and they're coupled with vocals by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and new addition William DuVall, each of whom approximates Staley's tortured-zombie crooning. The hard-charging "Check My Brain" is as hooky as the old hits, and the title track — a Staley tribute featuring Elton John on piano — is pretty in a calm-after-the-storm way. What Black lacks are great tunes and a sense of can't-look-away drama. Alice In Chains Profile - TheKnowingDirge - 04-10-2009 I really enjoy this album, every song i like a lot. Some that stand out in my mind are Last Of My Kind, A Looking In View, Acid Bubble and Black Gives Way To Blue Alice In Chains Profile - Music Head - 04-10-2009 Gave it a spin. Agree with Dirge. Gotta admit I was skeptical as I'm not a big fan, but this album really kicks butt. Check My Brain was probably my fav at first try. Grunge rock at it's best. Alice In Chains Profile - TheKnowingDirge - 04-10-2009 I think it is funny that this is the only grunge to come out in years and it rocks