Alice in Chains

"It was a series of small steps. We never had a 'grand scheme' or a big master plan. came along, and it was just such a blessing," Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez explains in a recent interview regarding the band's amazing comeback. "Looking back on the last three or four years, it's been a mind blower...

2009 was a fantastic year for heavy music. Not only was Noisecreep launched (just joking), some of our favorite bands came back from hibernation, showing us that playing metal and hardcore isn't just a young person's sport. With the end of the year upon us, every magazine and Web site is unleashing its 'top 10 of 2009' list, and Noisecreep is no different...

For all the damage it has done on the music business, the internet has had a great effect on heavy metal. Besides the mountains of information and new avenues of music discovery, one of the most important things the internet has accomplished is giving every fan the ability to have a voice...

'Glee: The Music, Volume 1' might not be very metal, but when the cast of Fox's comedy show sat down to discuss their musical influences, Pantera and Alice in Chains were well-represented. The show's Mark Salling, who plays football player Noah 'Puck' Puckerman, was asked about the best concert he's ever seen, and his response...

The new Alice in Chains 'Black Gives Way to Blue' iPhone app doesn't come with the band members' home phone numbers, but it's got just about everything else. Available on iTunes in most major markets, the application features a level of interactivity unavailable on many comparable downloads...

Alice in Chains are a definitive rock group from the grunge era that have just released a new album, 'Black Gives Way to Blue,' with new vocalist William DuVall. After vocalist Layne Staley died in 2002 from a drug overdose, albums such as 'Dirt,' 'Jar of Flies' and 'Alice in Chains' went from popular to legendary...

Alice in Chains guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian have joined forces to launch a new rock bar and venue in Las Vegas this November. Named Dead Man's Hand by Cantrell, in homage to Wild Bill Hickok, and featuring a logo designed by famed artist Shepard Fairey, the space was conceptualized as "a place that we would want to hang out in," explains Ian... Rea

Metallica and Alice In Chains together sounds more like it's more fitting for a dream musical collaboration than a breezy interview session, but James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich recently got together with Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez and new vocalist William DuVall while both bands were playing the Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth...

The best part of working at this job is bringing you exclusive content. Like yesterday, when we brought you the title track from Devin Townsend Project's forthcoming LP 'Addicted,' something like a month before the record is released. Sadly, we can't share the whole disc with you...

With Alice In Chains' comeback album, 'Black Gives Way to Blue,' in stores now, the video for 'Check My Brain' is a straight-ahead performance clip -- with a twist. A song about guitarist Jerry Cantrell's relocation from Seattle to Los Angeles, it features the band playing against a backdrop of scenes in Los Angeles...