Jerry Cantrell

Alice in Chains: The Horrific Story Behind “Rooster”

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While Alice in Chains’ 1992 album, Dirt is often associated with mental health, drugs, and relationships, one of the album’s tracks encapsulates the horrors of war. The song “Rooster” offered a chance for a son to understand his father’s pain and it would result in healing a fractured relationship. Alice in Chains Hits Recording Studio […]

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Alice in Chains: Layne Staley’s Final Days With The Band

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Alice in Chains established themselves as the first band out of Seattle’s “grunge” movement to have a gold record. Addiction and infighting led to the band stop touring in any major capacity by 1993. Frontman Layne Staley’s addiction to heroin would be the group’s achilles heel and it wasn’t something that the singer really hid.

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