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6 unusual facts about Alice In Chains


Fox Oakland Theatre

It has hosted many concerts by various recognizable artists such as My Chemical Romance, Beirut, Air, Bob Dylan, Green Day, Wolfmother, Ween, Alice in Chains, Mastodon (band), Kylie Minogue, Animal Collective & The Decemberists since its opening.

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville

The rock band Queen used part of his artwork for the cover and backcover of their 1991 album Innuendo, and Alice in Chains used part of his artwork for their album Alice in Chains.

Layne Staley: Angry Chair

Layne Staley: Angry Chair is a biography by Adriana Rubio about the lead vocalist Layne Staley of the rock band Alice in Chains.

Mookie Blaylock 1991 United States Tour

The majority of the shows found Pearl Jam serving as the opening act for Alice in Chains on the band's Facelift tour.

No Excuses

The song was included on the compilation albums Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999), Music Bank (1999), Greatest Hits (2001), and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006).

WGFN

For a time, The Bear experimented with an updating of its classic-rock playlist to include more hit AOR and alternative rock tracks from the 1980s and 1990s, from artists such as White Zombie, Alice in Chains, Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden, Live, Stone Temple Pilots and Depeche Mode.


Alternative Nation

While the latter aired videos by more diverse artists, such as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Bronski Beat, New Order, The Replacements, The Verve, Weezer, Robyn Hitchcock, and Butthole Surfers, Alternative Nation focused primarily on the alternative hits of the day, including songs by Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Oasis.

Bill Siddons

He managed or co-managed such groups as Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Poco, America, Van Morrison, Pat Benatar, Jerry Cantrell, Robert Palmer (singer), John Klemmer, and, in more recent times, was a co-founder of Core Entertainment, a professional management firm representing Alice in Chains, another band which dealt with the death of its frontman, and others.

Blind Zero

The first album "Trigger" (1995) was produced by Ronnie S. Champagne (an L.A. producer which had previously worked with bands such as Jane's Addiction, Alice in Chains, Remy Zero e Deconstruction).

Dryve

They also worked with a few top name producers such as Dave Jerden (Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction) and Damon Elliot (Pink, Macy Gray).

Duo de Twang

The album will feature original songs and covers from various artists, including Bee Gees and Alice in Chains, as well as Primus, Claypool's own band.

Follow the Lights

The EP contains three new songs and four live studio recordings, including a cover of the Alice in Chains' song, "Down in a Hole".

Jeff Muendel

The group was "discovered" by producer Dave Jerden, who is also credited with discovering and developing Jane's Addiction, Alice in Chains, and The Offspring.

Jimmy D'Anda

Over the years, Jimmy has recorded or toured with artists such as Lithium (whose songs were featured in the film Waking Up Dead), George Lynch and his band Lynch Mob, guitarist Greg Marra, frontman Jani Lane from Warrant as well as Mike Starr from Alice In Chains.

Knitting Factory

Some of the artists that have played the venue are Willie Nelson, Smashing Pumpkins, Rob Zombie, Skrillex, Modest Mouse, Alice in Chains, and Zedd.

KUPD

In recent years it has been headlined by acts such as Alice In Chains in 2008, Sevendust in 2009, Three Days Grace in 2010 and Papa Roach in 2011.

KXRX

The station helped launch the careers of groups such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains, and featured a high-profile corps of deejays that included Mike West, Robin Erickson, John Maynard, and British-born Norman B. (Batley), who introduced listeners to "Seattle Blues," a Sunday night show that drew a large and devoted following.

Lazerfest

Approximately 15,000 attended the show, which included the show's headliner Alice In Chains, along with Bush, Volbeat, Halestorm, Killswitch Engage, Papa Roach, All That Remains, Device featuring Disturbed frontman David Draiman, Sick Puppies, Thousand Foot Krutch, Young Guns, Asking Alexandria, Bloodnstuff and Fatal Addiction.

Moore Theatre

Alice in Chains' Live Facelift home video release was filmed at the Moore Theatre in 1990.

Wheresville Records

Miller has worked in the studio with Michael Wagener, Norbert Putnam, Gary Pihl of the band Boston and has worked on the live sound crew with The Steve Morse Band, Velvet Revolver, Alice in Chains and Sparta.


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A Looking in View

The song was released as downloadable content for the Rock Band and Rock Band 2 music video games for the Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3 consoles, as part of Alice In Chains Pack 01, which also includes older hits "Rooster", "Would?", and "No Excuses", along with "Check My Brain", also from Black Gives Way To Blue.

Black Gives Way to Blue

Comes with the Fall vocalist DuVall joined Alice in Chains as lead singer during the band's reunion concerts.

Check My Brain

The song was released as downloadable content for the Rock Band and Rock Band 2 music video games for the Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 consoles, as part of Alice In Chains Pack 01, which also includes older hits "Rooster", "Would?", and "No Excuses", along with "A Looking in View", also from Black Gives Way to Blue.

No Walls

In 2009, Alice in Chains released Black Gives Way to Blue, their first album with DuVall on vocals, his biggest selling album to date.