Alice In Chains

[Gonzo Axl]

I just got tickets to see them in Fox club in Oakland 

Seen them before w/ Guns and VR, both awesome shows. One of the strongest bands in the 90s imo

[Falcon]

I just got tickets to see them in Fox club in Oakland 

Very cool.

Great venues throughout the tour, smart money says this will be an extremely tough ticket..

[FunkyMonkey]

AOL's Noisecreep Top 10 Albums of 2009

Alice in Chains -- 'Black Gives Way to Blue'

They took a massive chance replacing Layne Staley and Alice in Chains knew it. The late singer's blend of hard rock grit and swampy soul vocals helped set the group into a class all by themselves. After years of silence, Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, and Mike Inez, resurrected Alice in Chains with new vocalist Willian DuVall and hit the road playing their beloved albeit short catalog along with new songs.

'Black Gives Way to Blue' is the reformed band's first album together and it's a big middle finger to all of the naysayers who questioned AIC's decision to continue without Staley. 'Check My Brain' and 'Private Hell' wouldn't have sounded out of place on their landmark 'Dirt' album while the restrained title track would have been a fine addition to the 'Sap' and 'Jar of Flies' EPs. DuVall's vocals also impress, revealing a tender yet weighty power to them that isn't too far off what Staley did so well. This is the comeback story of the year.

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/11/23/top-10-albums-of-2009/

[Mysteron]

AOL's Noisecreep Top 10 Albums of 2009

Alice in Chains -- 'Black Gives Way to Blue'

They took a massive chance replacing Layne Staley and Alice in Chains knew it. The late singer's blend of hard rock grit and swampy soul vocals helped set the group into a class all by themselves. After years of silence, Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, and Mike Inez, resurrected Alice in Chains with new vocalist Willian DuVall and hit the road playing their beloved albeit short catalog along with new songs.

'Black Gives Way to Blue' is the reformed band's first album together and it's a big middle finger to all of the naysayers who questioned AIC's decision to continue without Staley. 'Check My Brain' and 'Private Hell' wouldn't have sounded out of place on their landmark 'Dirt' album while the restrained title track would have been a fine addition to the 'Sap' and 'Jar of Flies' EPs. DuVall's vocals also impress, revealing a tender yet weighty power to them that isn't too far off what Staley did so well. This is the comeback story of the year.

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/11/23/top-10-albums-of-2009/

I personally do not agree

The new album is ok, but there is no song on there that has the quality of past albums.

[Falcon]

AOL's Noisecreep Top 10 Albums of 2009

Alice in Chains -- 'Black Gives Way to Blue'

They took a massive chance replacing Layne Staley and Alice in Chains knew it. The late singer's blend of hard rock grit and swampy soul vocals helped set the group into a class all by themselves. After years of silence, Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, and Mike Inez, resurrected Alice in Chains with new vocalist Willian DuVall and hit the road playing their beloved albeit short catalog along with new songs.

'Black Gives Way to Blue' is the reformed band's first album together and it's a big middle finger to all of the naysayers who questioned AIC's decision to continue without Staley. 'Check My Brain' and 'Private Hell' wouldn't have sounded out of place on their landmark 'Dirt' album while the restrained title track would have been a fine addition to the 'Sap' and 'Jar of Flies' EPs. DuVall's vocals also impress, revealing a tender yet weighty power to them that isn't too far off what Staley did so well. This is the comeback story of the year.

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/11/23/top-10-albums-of-2009/

Couldn't agree more, easily the best story of the year in rock music for me.

[FunkyMonkey]

Alice In Chains' performance and interview on Yahoo.

Alice In Chains: Unplugged & Unchained

Nov 24, 2009

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/live/3588/alice-in-chains-unpluggedunchained/

[Chief]

THANKS!!!  very awesome!!!

Alice In Chains' performance and interview on Yahoo.

Alice In Chains: Unplugged & Unchained

Nov 24, 2009

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/live/3588/alice-in-chains-unpluggedunchained/

[FunkyMonkey]

Alice In Chains- Your Decision (Music Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3SfbKY4d1I

[LunsJail]

Alice In Chains- Your Decision (Music Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3SfbKY4d1I

For anyone who starts to watch this and doesn't think it's anything....just wait until the end

[Falcon]

Holy shit, freaky..

"Eyes Wide Shut" meets "Hannibal"..

[Chief]

DOH! link has been taken down.  anyone know if it is somewhere else too?

[FunkyMonkey]

DOH! link has been taken down.  anyone know if it is somewhere else too?

Another link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPAyu3tX66Y

[FunkyMonkey]

Alice In Chains Take Over Malibu Mansion For 'Your Decision' Video

'Even though we've gone through a lot of changes, I think we're a better band for it,' Jerry Cantrell says.

Dec 1 2009

Video: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627291/20091201/alice_in_chains.jhtml

[Smoking Guns]

DOH! link has been taken down.  anyone know if it is somewhere else too?

Another link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPAyu3tX66Y

Wow, that was freaky.

[CheapJon]

DOH! link has been taken down.  anyone know if it is somewhere else too?

Another link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPAyu3tX66Y

Wow, that was freaky.

best video i've seen in a while..

favorite song of the record is easily a looking in view, so heavy, me love thaz

[FunkyMonkey]

GRAMMY AWARDS Nominees - Dec. 2, 2009   

The nominees in the "Hard Rock", "Metal", "Rock Instrumental" and "Rock" categories are as follows:

Best Hard Rock Performance:

* AC/DC - "War Machine" (from "Black Ice")
* ALICE IN CHAINS - "Check My Brain" (from "Black Gives Way to Blue")
* LINKIN PARK - "What I've Done" (from "Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keyes")
* METALLICA - "The Unforgiven III" (from "Death Magnetic")
* NICKELBACK - "Burn it to the Ground" (from "Dark Horse")

The 52nd annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live will be broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 Surround Sound on CBS from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. EST.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx

[FunkyMonkey]

A little trivia...

ALICE IN CHAINS have earned a Grammy nomination for "Best Hard Performance" for "Check My Brain," the No. 1 hit single from the band's new album BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE. Fueled by the chart-topping track, which hit No. 1 on the Modern, Active and Rock formats and was hailed by Spin magazine as "one of the catchiest songs of Alice In Chains' history," the album entered Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart at No. 5, with first-week sales exceeding 126,000 copies.

The quartet (guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, guitarist/vocalist William DuVall, drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Inez) is maintaining momentum with second single "Your Decision," which was this week's No. 1 Most Added track at Modern and Active Rock. Earlier this week, the video for "Your Decision" premiered on iTunes and shot to No. 1 on their Rock Video Chart.

[FunkyMonkey]

Here is some good video footage of Alice In Chains from their show in Paris on Dec. 4th:

"Your Decision"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llhSpVB5H6I

"Lesson Learned"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul1Cnyt_OW4

"Check My Brain"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTqXvMCaST4

Setlist
Rain When I Die
Them Bones
Dam That River
Again
Lesson Learned
Check My Brain
Love, Hate, Love
A Looking In View
Your Decision
No Excuses
Black Gives Way To Blue
It Ain't Like That
Acid Bubble
We Die Young
Last of My Kind
Angry Chair
Man in the Box

Encore:
Nutshell
Would?

[FunkyMonkey]

KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2009: Alice In Chains Interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYUwBquEFDs

[Axlfanatic]

Here is some good video footage of Alice In Chains from their show in Paris on Dec. 4th:

"Your Decision"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llhSpVB5H6I

"Lesson Learned"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul1Cnyt_OW4

"Check My Brain"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTqXvMCaST4

Setlist
Rain When I Die
Them Bones
Dam That River
Again
Lesson Learned
Check My Brain
Love, Hate, Love
A Looking In View
Your Decision
No Excuses
Black Gives Way To Blue
It Ain't Like That
Acid Bubble
We Die Young
Last of My Kind
Angry Chair
Man in the Box

Encore:
Nutshell
Would?

Thanks!!   

Killer setlist! Seeing them Feb. 27 HOB Myrtle Beach-  Can't Wait!!!