Alice In Chains Post Footage From The Studio

The first in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for the new Alice In Chains album can be viewed here.

Jerry Cantrell (vocals, lead guitar), Mike Inez (bass), Sean Kinney (drums) and William DuVall (vocals, guitar) are hunkered down in a Los Angeles studio crafting their latest opus. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Stone Sour, Trivium, Shadows Fall, Death Angel), the album promises to be a sonic journey guided by eerily psychedelic solos, and unforgettable riffs.

Alice In Chains' manager, David Benveniste (Beno) of Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group, previously stated, "Our collective vision is to extend Alice In Chains into phase two of their career worldwide. They have tremendous heritage, having sold some 15 million records, and an amazing repertoire of new material that they've written. Most importantly, Alice In Chains will be on the road in 2009 bringing new music to fans everywhere."

The new disc will mark the recording debut with Alice In Chains of frontman William DuVall, who has been singing with the group since they officially reunited in 2006. Original vocalist Layne Staley died in April 2002.

Alice In Chains will kick off 2009 with a main-stage slot on Australia's Soundwave Festival (February 21 - March 1) alongside such acts as Nine Inch Nails, Lamb Of God, Alkaline Trio, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and more.

Alice In Chains have mostly stayed off the road since last year, but played at a radio station festival in Peoria, Arizona on September 20.

Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[spiff389]

cool

[hazzmatazz]

Seems everything is going great, nice.

[tenacioust04]

can't wait for the album to come out

[IbanezGod007]

Can't wait - AIC kicked butt both times I saw them (since Mr. DuVall began touring with them).

Good for them, and IMO, good for rock.

[tom.b]

Taken from Jerry's diary:

[1] Rule #1 for new album - do not shave until it's finished.

[2] Rule #2 - force bandmates to do the same.

[perilouspete]

i think this is probably the upcoming album i'm most excited about, along with the new megadeth album. i've been psyched for a new chains album ever since the first time i saw em play with DuVall in '06

[Wiirdo]

Nice. I hope DuVall can do well though.

[False_God]

Hope they can pull out something good or I will be dissapointed.

[Pedalboard]

DeVall resembles a younger Jimi.

[soundgarden19]

Can't wait, this is gonna be killer.

[Klondyke OG]

tom.b wrote:
[2] Rule #2 - force bandmates to do the same.

I don't think I've ever seen Kinney with any facial fuzz..

I'm hoping for a really raw "Facelift" album, but I'll take whatever comes.

[kornstar116]

i havent heard them yet with Duvall. Does his voice even compare to Layne's godly voice?

[0bsessions]

kornstar116 wrote:

i havent heard them yet with Duvall. Does his voice even compare to Layne's godly voice?

I saw them Halloween 2006 and there was no accounting for how damn good of a show they put on.

If he can pull it off live, I have no doubts this guy's going to wow us all from the studio.

[LynchMobster]

They're producer sounds a lot like Hetfield

[LynchMobster]

Their*

[goon316]

AIC is a great band and I'm glad to see their are getting past such an important members death.

[motorbreath_445]

can't wait to see this band again, they ripped it apart when they were with velvet revolver, and im very interested to see what they put together for their new album

[heavyprog]

This is one of those rare occasions when a replacement singer is actually pretty cool. Filling in for Staley is a tremendous feat, but I've got a feeling this new guy DuVall can pull it off. Looking forward to the new album.

[Gh.]

Fuck. It's all ok, but they surely need to change their name. Alice In Chains is/was: Cantrell, Staley, Kinney and Inez.

[David_Bowie=GOD]

Gh. wrote:

Fuck. It's all ok, but they surely need to change their name. Alice In Chains is/was: Cantrell, Staley, Kinney and Inez.

Why? I think its perfectly fine that they still call themselves that, sure staley was a great singer, but seeing the other three original members are still there I think that they should be able to keep using that name. I do however hate it when bands reform with only one original member.

[Confusius]

Check.

[Adam_G]

^ Ummmm... Mike Starr?

[HotDogs1]

thats the second album im excited about the other album i cant wait for is CKY

[PenFighter19]

BIYAH! (Anyone with access to Chappel's Show knows exactly what I mean)
Seriously man, STOKED. I cant tell even. "Im happier than a tornader in a trailer park!"

Gh. wrote:

Fuck. It's all ok, but they surely need to change their name. Alice In Chains is/was: Cantrell, Staley, Kinney and Inez.

Why are there people like you? If a band is gonna change its name for any reason, its because their primary song writer has changed. Rage lost de la Rocha and picked up Cornell. de la Rocha is the larger half of Rage's creativity, ergo; Audioslave. Im gonna flamed for even mentioning GNR but I will. GNR's writing came from Axl and Slash. Even though Axl is the only one left, he keeps the name because he was the primary music writer(and 'cause he wouldnt get anywhere with 'The Axl Rose Band'). Or look at RHCP. I dont see anyone b***hin cause they didnt change their name after Hillel died and Jack left.
Heres the point: Layne was an emaculate vocalist. But Jerry always did more song writing. Of the band's singles that werent co-wrote, Layne wrote 2 to Jerry's 12. And on the songs that they did write together, Layne only wrote the lyrics. So if you want to be a jerk about it, Jerry was the head of the band, not Layne.
The reason DuVall will work is because the band's not continuing like Layne is there and expecting William to sing his parts.

[HotDogs1]

plus Staley's voice is easily replaceable there are tons of people who can pull off his style of singing, but his heart and soul is irreplaceable

[Klondyke OG]

HotDogs1 wrote:

plus Staley's voice is easily replaceable there are tons of people who can pull off his style of singing, but his heart and soul is irreplaceable

I couldn't disagree any more than I do..

[FooCards]

I love that part when that guy goes yeah that part is really good. And Jerry replies with are you kidding me, the whole ****ing thing is great lol. gotta love AiC

[uhh_me?]

checked.

[perilouspete]

PenFighter19 wrote:

BIYAH! (Anyone with access to Chappel's Show knows exactly what I mean)
Seriously man, STOKED. I cant tell even. "Im happier than a tornader in a trailer park!"

Gh. wrote:

Fuck. It's all ok, but they surely need to change their name. Alice In Chains is/was: Cantrell, Staley, Kinney and Inez.

Why are there people like you? If a band is gonna change its name for any reason, its because their primary song writer has changed. Rage lost de la Rocha and picked up Cornell. de la Rocha is the larger half of Rage's creativity, ergo; Audioslave. Im gonna flamed for even mentioning GNR but I will. GNR's writing came from Axl and Slash. Even though Axl is the only one left, he keeps the name because he was the primary music writer(and 'cause he wouldnt get anywhere with 'The Axl Rose Band'). Or look at RHCP. I dont see anyone b***hin cause they didnt change their name after Hillel died and Jack left.
Heres the point: Layne was an emaculate vocalist. But Jerry always did more song writing. Of the band's singles that werent co-wrote, Layne wrote 2 to Jerry's 12. And on the songs that they did write together, Layne only wrote the lyrics. So if you want to be a jerk about it, Jerry was the head of the band, not Layne.
The reason DuVall will work is because the band's not continuing like Layne is there and expecting William to sing his parts.

amen to that whole thing.

[LifesSweetDrug]

Gh. wrote:

Fuck. It's all ok, but they surely need to change their name. Alice In Chains is/was: Cantrell, Staley, Kinney and Inez.

Your obviously don't know much about AIC . . .

HotDogs1 wrote:

plus Staley's voice is easily replaceable there are tons of people who can pull off his style of singing, but his heart and soul is irreplaceable

Erm, no. There isn't. He was unique.



In another note I hope the album rocks

[Road Eyes]

PenFighter19 wrote:

BIYAH! (Anyone with access to Chappel's Show knows exactly what I mean)
Seriously man, STOKED. I cant tell even. "Im happier than a tornader in a trailer park!"

Gh. wrote:

Fuck. It's all ok, but they surely need to change their name. Alice In Chains is/was: Cantrell, Staley, Kinney and Inez.

Why are there people like you? If a band is gonna change its name for any reason, its because their primary song writer has changed. Rage lost de la Rocha and picked up Cornell. de la Rocha is the larger half of Rage's creativity, ergo; Audioslave. Im gonna flamed for even mentioning GNR but I will. GNR's writing came from Axl and Slash. Even though Axl is the only one left, he keeps the name because he was the primary music writer(and 'cause he wouldnt get anywhere with 'The Axl Rose Band'). Or look at RHCP. I dont see anyone b***hin cause they didnt change their name after Hillel died and Jack left.
Heres the point: Layne was an emaculate vocalist. But Jerry always did more song writing. Of the band's singles that werent co-wrote, Layne wrote 2 to Jerry's 12. And on the songs that they did write together, Layne only wrote the lyrics. So if you want to be a jerk about it, Jerry was the head of the band, not Layne.
The reason DuVall will work is because the band's not continuing like Layne is there and expecting William to sing his parts.

Well said mate, i can't wait for this tour, i was so gutted i missed AIC's set at download becuase of a-levels .

Sorry to be a dick, but i thought Izzy and Axl were the main song writers in G N'R, izzy apparently wrote most of appetite. I could be wrong though.

[Hardknocks]

They've got to stop this carrying on! This is the most anticipated album of 2009! What, do we need another Chinese Democracy? The music scene is going to change, by Summer 2009. And yeah, I mean, it's not technically an Alice in Chains album. I mean, Layne Staley was the lead singer of Alice in Chains and that's set in stone.

Alice in Chains rule. They remind me of GNR, in the sense that Layne Staley is like Axl Rose. I mean, Layne Staley reminded me of a grunge version of Axl, when I first saw the video for "Man in the Box."

[aig91]

Checked

[Seidenschnur]

HotDogs1 wrote:

plus Staley's voice is easily replaceable there are tons of people who can pull off his style of singing, but his heart and soul is irreplaceable

Easily? How many people have tried and failed miserably? Too many. Actually, just go get fuct.

[guitargodderyck]

is AIC a grunge or rock band casue i consider them both?

[Dave_Grohl]

You dudes are over-analysing the whole name changing caper. It's pretty obvious that they're keeping the Alice In Chains name alive in memory if Layne, as thats probably what he would have wanted. I could be wrong but it seems straight forward to me.

[mtllica]

I like how DuVall sounds, I think this will be a great album, plus, Cantrell wrote almost all of my favorite AiC songs, so I think this will be a great album. Can't wait!

[hagstrom_9]

can't wait

[crazy8rgood]

It'll never be as good as AIC was with Layne... But, I will get it.

[lilhomes]

Is Alice doing an american tour in 2009 too?
I must know!

[vabrownsfan89]

Yes Jerry Cantrell wrote most of the songs, and was the driving force behind alot of AIC's music, especially when Layne was getting deeper into drug problems, but i still think they should change the name of the band to something else. Just because Layne didnt write a lot of the songs, he still sang on them, and you cant deny that they would sound a lot different if someone else had sang them. One of the best parts about AIC is the interaction between Jerry's and Layne's voices, and to take away that part completely changes the sound of the band. They should just do like what Queen did and change the name to Alice In Chains with Duvall or something like that.

[BonezShaker]

Its Up to Them To Bring The Music back.....

[Tallyho]

Didn't really like their new singer too much from the videos i watched. I'll definitely be giving the new album a listen tough.

[MerryGoRound]

argh. There was next to zero actual music in that whole clip. All I want is a tiny clip of a new song, thats all!

[guitargodderyck]

Is AIC a grunge or rock band cause i consider them both?

[creedals]

Going to Aussie eh? Jump the ditch and come to NZ!!

[Covet]

Cool. Jerry's looking a bit rough these days, but that doesn't matter as long as the music is still awesome.

[MerryGoRound]

Is AIC a grunge or rock band cause i consider them both?

How many articles do you need to post this exact same comment on? Its music mate, music. Dont over categorize.