Alice In Chains

Alice in Chains is the third studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. It was released on vinyl LP on October 31, 1995, through Columbia Records, and in other formats on November 7. The album is the follow-up to Dirt, the group's commercial breakthrough. Alice in Chains is the group's final album featuring the original lead vocalist Layne Staley, who died in 2002, and their first with bassist Mike Inez, who replaced Mike Starr in 1993. Alice in Chains had not played live for a year and a half due to Staley's heroin addiction. During the hiatus, Staley joined Mad Season with Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees to record the album Above, leaving the future of Alice in Chains in question. Staley's growing addiction led to rumors of his death. Shortly after the release of Above, Alice in Chains began work on their third album, with the intention of ending speculation on their break-up. The album was recorded from April to August 1995 at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle with producer Toby Wright. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_i...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)