Cantrell said, "It was often depressing, and getting it done felt like pulling hair out, but it was the fucking coolest thing, and I'm glad to have gone through it. The band would then give the demo tapes to Staley so he could write lyrics. Few of the songs on the album had been written before the sessions began, so Cantrell's material was used as a starting point. In April 1995, Alice in Chains entered Bad Animals Studio in Seattle with producer Toby Wright, who had previously worked with Corrosion of Conformity and Slayer. Staley said that "we started to split apart and went different ways, and we felt like we were betraying each other." In the spring of 1995, Staley was invited back to join the band.
In January 1995, Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney began jamming on Cantrell's material. Īlice in Chains is the last Alice in Chains studio album to feature original vocalist Layne Staley. However, the riffs are mostly down-tuned and atonal, employing a strong doom and sludge metal vibe. The band relies less on metallic riffs and more on melody and texturally varied arrangements, integrating some of the more delicate acoustic moods of their EPs. The mockumentary The Nona Tapes was released to promote the album and became a cult hit.Īs with their previous releases, the album's songs focus on heavy subject matter such as depression, isolation, drug use, relationships, anger and death. The album received double platinum certification from the RIAA and has sold over three million copies worldwide.
"Grind" and "Again" were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. The tracks " Grind", " Heaven Beside You" and " Again" were released as singles. 1 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the chart for 46 weeks. This is the band's first full-length studio album to feature bassist Mike Inez their last album to feature original lead vocalist Layne Staley, who died in 2002 and their last album to be released on Columbia Records. It was released on Novemthrough Columbia Records, and was the follow-up to the highly successful Dirt (1992).
Alice in Chains (occasionally informally referred to as The Dog Album, The Dog Record, and Tripod) is the self-titled third studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains.
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