Jerry Cantrell just wanted to be a guitar player who didn't sing in Alice in Chains. But he credits the late Layne Staley for ...

Layne Staley had one of the most beloved voices of the Seattle rock scene throughout the late '80s and '90s as the frontman of Alice in Chains, but how did he become their singer?. The singer was ...

Layne Staley 's voice was unmistakable—gritty, soulful, and devastating in its emotional reach. But it was Staley himself who encouraged Cantrell to step into a larger vocal role, particularly during ...

Layne Staley, who sang on the legendary band's first three studio albums -- 1990's Facelift, 1992's Dirt, and 1995's Alice in Chains -- passed at the age of 34 on April 5, 2002 from a drug ...

Left - Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme performs during a stop of the Thicker Than Blood tour at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on February 29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada; Right - Singer Layne ...

Alice in Chains is a band with two distinct eras. Their first — which they are more widely known for — is heavy, gritty ...

The journals of late Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley will be collected in an upcoming book, with This Angry Pen to be released in November. The 176-page volume will be officially released on ...

During the show, Staley appeared visibly weak, and it would end up being one of his final public performances prior to his death in 2002. READ MORE: How Alice In Chains Has Endured Since Layne ...