Alice In Chains Research Paper

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Before Alice in Chains began, the band started out as a glam metal band called Sleze. The band really kicked off whenever Layne Staley auditioned to sing. The band went through many line-up changes before the discussion to change the name of the band came into play. They decided to name it Alice N’ Chains. While working with the band, Staley met Jerry Cantrell. The two soon became roommates and the then Alice N’ Chains eventually disbanded. Staley decided to join Cantrell’s band full-time. The band grew by playing in clubs and eventually adopted the name Alice in Chains. The band composed of Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Layne Staley, and Mike Starr. This caught the eye of a man named Randy Hauser and he set them up with their first demo recording. “The Treehouse Tapes” made its way to Columbia Records’ A&R and President Don …show more content…
The album was not a hit at first, but it was considered a critical success as they landed opening acts with several popular artists at the time. The band returned to the studio in March 1992 to begin recording their second album and on September 29, 1992 they released “Dirt”. This release launched the band into stardom and is the bands highest selling album to this day. The following year, the band toured with the former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Mike Inez and he replaced Mike Starr after he left the band for personal reasons. In the summer of 1993, the band toured at the Lollapalooza music festival in what would be the last major tour with lead singer Staley. “Jar of Flies”, the bands second EP was recorded in a week and was released on January 25, 1994. It became the band’s first number 1 release on the Billboard 200. After the release, Staley who was struggling with an addiction to heroin, entered rehab but he soon relapsed while rehearsing for an upcoming tour. This prompted the band to cancel all of their tour dates and it put the band on