Alice in chains was the \"heavy\" grunge band of the 90\'s. The band had a metal-grunge appeal that seperated them from all other Seattle based bands. Layne Staley formed the original band while in high school. Layne met Jerry Cantrell in 1987 at a rehersal studio called the Music Bank. They began to work together and renamed the band Alice in Chains. The two other bandmates were Mike Starr (bass) and Sean Kinney (drums). Columbia records signed Alice in Chains in \'89. Their first label, \"We Die Young\", was released in early 1990. Their debut was labeled \"Facelift\". The band toured their first release while opening for Van Halen, Poison, and Iggy Pop. Facelift went gold before the end of 1990. Alice in Chains released a mostly acoustic EP in \'91 called \"SAP\". The sophmore album was released in \'92 named \"Dirt\". \"Dirt\" went platinum by the end of \'92. The band released their low-keyed EP, \"Jar of Flies\" in \'94. It debuted at #1 on the charts. Alice in Chains began to break apart in \\\'96. It was mostly due to artistic differences and drug addictions. Cantrell persued a solo career. Staley worked on oher projects as well, but never saw the fame of Alice in Chains again. Layne Staley died from a heroin overdose in 2002. Although long broke up, Alice in Chains remains an inspiration to many musicians today.
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