Mike Starr, the original bass player for Alice in Chains, has been found dead, TMZ reports. He was just a month away from his 45th birthday. Assuming that’s correct, Starr would, of course, be the ...

Alice in Chains were categorized as ‘grunge’ because they were ... “Iron Man” cover on 1992’s Dirt); when they needed to replace original bassist Mike Starr, they recruited Mike Inez, from Ozzy’s solo ...

Though their earliest origins lay in ‘80s-style glam metal, Seattle’s Alice in Chains became one ... guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Starr and drummer Sean Kinney developed a ...

The original line-up of Alice in Chains was comprised of the late Layne Staley (Vocalist), the late Mike Starr (Bassist), Jerry Cantrell (Guitarist), and Sean Kinney (Drummer).

In 1987, Staley – along with guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Starr and drummer Sean Kinney – formed a new band and renamed it Alice in Chains. The group would soon become one of the ...