AC/DC did it. So did Black Sabbath. Van Halen did it, but not everyone was happy. INXS didn't do it. Nor could Queen. And Motley Crue probably shouldn't have even tried. ...
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In the midst of its first reunion tour in the summer of 2006, veteran hard rock act Alice in Chains played to a crowd of 30,000 at Portugal's Super Bock Super Rock...
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Alice in Chains thought it would take a miracle to get Elton John to play on the band's tribute record to their late lead singer, Layne Staley. But it only took a listen to...
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Alice in Chains singer-guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney say the band's new album, their first in nearly 14 years, doesn't stray too far from the...
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Alice In Chains are set to record a new album this year, their first in 13 years. The sessions will also be the band's first since frontman Layne Staley suffered a fatal...
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After frontman Layne Staley died of an accidental drug overdose in
2002, most fans figured Alice in Chains would suffer a similar fate.
Not so fast.
The three...
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The three surviving members of Alice In Chains will reunite onstage for the first time in nearly nine years at a tsunami benefit in Seattle on February 18. Guitarist Jerry...
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Staind vocalist Aaron Lewis was influenced by the songs and lyrics of late Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley. Lewis told LAUNCH that he feels that the death of one of...
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Late Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley will be remembered on Thursday (August 22) on what would have been his 35th birthday. Seattle's Showbox Theater is planning a...
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Given his druthers, Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell would be joyously preparing for next month's release of his second solo album, Degradation Trip. The tour and...
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Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley died, as suspected, from an accidental heroin and cocaine overdose, James Apa, a public health spokesperson for Seattle and King...
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Pearl Jam is the latest to release an official statement on the death of Layne Staley, saying the Alice In Chains frontman "will be missed immensely."
"We are heartbroken...
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Late Alice In Chains vocalist Layne Staley was also the voice of the side project Mad Season, which featured Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, Screaming Trees...
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Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley, who was found dead on Friday (April 19) at his home in Seattle, left his mark on some of the current crop of alternative rock...
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The members of Alice In Chains, including guitarist Jerry Cantrell, and others affiliated with the band have issued statements saying they are saddened by the death of lead...
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Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley was found dead on Friday (April 19) surrounded by heroin paraphernalia, according to a report by the Associated Press. Police would not...
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Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley was found dead at his home Friday (April 19), confirmed Don Halberg of the King County (Seattle, Washington) Medical Examiner's office....
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A body believed to be Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley was found at his home Friday (April 19), according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The body appeared to be dead...
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Former Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell has joined Roadrunner Records, the upstart rock label with a roster that includes Nickelback, Slipknot, and Fear Factory....
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LAUNCH.com and Sony Music have partnered to bring new music from Sony artists to fans first via Download 2000, a series of full-length promotional digital...
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Music Bank, the forthcoming boxed set from Alice In Chains, is due Oct. 26. The set contains 48 songs, including masters, newly recorded tracks, rare B-sides, demos,...
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Traditional wisdom in the music business calls for a single-disc sampler of a boxed set to be released only after a record company has had ample time to milk the sales of...
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While most of the superstar releases hit record stores on "Super Tuesday" (myLAUNCH, 11/16), the holiday season is also a period of plenty of activity at the box office,...
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Ice-T, Kurtis Blow and Coolio were among stars expected to be on hand to rap and wrap gifts at the L.A. nightclub Billboard Live the night of December 23rd.
An annual...
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