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82-600: AIC may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Alice in Chains , American rock band Alice in Chains: AIC 23 , a 2013 mockumentary Anime International Company , a Japanese animation studio Art Institute of Chicago , an art museum in Chicago Académie Internationale de la Céramique ( International Academy of Ceramics ) An Inspector Calls ,

164-575: A home video release of Live at the Moore . In April 1995, Alice in Chains entered Bad Animals Studio in Seattle with producer Toby Wright , who had previously worked with Corrosion of Conformity and Slayer . While in the studio, an inferior version of the song "Grind" was leaked to radio, and received major airplay. On October 6, 1995, the band released the studio version of the song to radio via satellite uplink to stem excessive spread of taped copies of

246-561: A 15-track compilation titled Nothing Safe: Best of the Box , serving as a sampler for Music Bank , as well as the band's first compilation album; a live album , simply titled Live , released on December 5, 2000; and a second compilation, titled Greatest Hits in 2001. In November 1998, Layne Staley recorded a cover of Pink Floyd 's " Another Brick in the Wall " with the supergroup Class of '99 , formed by guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against

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574-480: A couple of gigs in clubs around the Pacific Northwest, calling themselves different monikers, including Diamond Lie, the name of Cantrell's previous band, and "Fuck", before eventually adopting the name that Staley's previous band had initially flirted with, Alice in Chains . Staley contacted his former bandmates and asked for permission to use the name. Nick Pollock was not particularly thrilled about it at

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738-576: A fact in my heart that if we were to continue that I wouldn't be on the phone right now talking to you. I wouldn't have made it. I just wouldn't have." After a decade of battling drug addiction, Layne Staley was found dead in his condominium in the University District of Seattle on April 19, 2002. The autopsy and toxicology report on Staley's body revealed that he died from a mixture of heroin and cocaine, known as " speedball ". The autopsy concluded that Staley died on April 5, two weeks before his body

820-477: A few days later he started jamming with him and Cantrell at the Music Bank, but they didn't have a singer. Staley's funk band also required a guitarist at the time, and Staley asked Cantrell to join as a sideman . Cantrell agreed on condition that Staley join his band. Because Cantrell, Starr and Kinney wanted Staley to be their lead singer, they started auditioning terrible lead singers in front of Staley to send

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984-454: A hint. The last straw for Staley was when they auditioned a male stripper – he decided to join the band after that. Eventually the funk project broke up, and in 1987 Staley joined Cantrell's band on a full-time basis. Two weeks after the band's formation, they were playing a gig at Washington State University, trying to fill out a 40-minute set with a couple of original songs along with Hanoi Rocks and David Bowie covers. The band played

1066-550: A hospital ) in Kapsowar (1933). Of the Kikuyu who showed interest in the mission and its activities, many were from what would be considered the bottom rungs of society, lacking property and power, including ahoi (landless tenants) and people who were neither mbari nor riika leaders and unlikely to be so in future. The AIM provided such people with an alternative route to power and status, just as others were being closed off, offered

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1230-666: A near-fatal illness. While recuperating, he developed his idea of establishing a network of mission stations which would stretch from the southeast coast of Africa to the interior's Lake Chad . He was unable to interest any churches in the idea (including his own), but managed to captivate several friends in Philadelphia . In 1895 they formed the Philadelphia Missionary Council . More important than specialized training, AIM found acceptance among tribal people based on Christian commitment and moral standing. The council

1312-508: A refuge for some from the egregious aspects of domination by colonial chiefs and their colonial masters, and also furnished an opportunity for what some regarded as a more satisfying spiritual life within the Christian faith. From Kenya, the mission expanded its work to neighboring countries. In 1909, a station was set up in what was then German East Africa and later became Tanzania . In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt pulled some strings, persuading

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1558-507: A three-month period in 1989. This recording can be found on the bootleg release Sweet Alice . Alice in Chains soon became a top priority of the label, which released the band's first official recording in July 1990, a promotional EP called We Die Young . The EP's lead single, " We Die Young ", became a hit on metal radio. After its success, the label rushed Alice in Chains' debut album into production with producer Dave Jerden . Cantrell stated

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1804-513: A vocalist when he auditioned to sing for a local glam metal band known as Sleze after receiving some encouragement from his stepbrother Ken Elmer. Other members of this group at that time were guitarists Johnny Bacolas and Zoli Semanate, drummer James Bergstrom , and bassist Byron Hansen. This band went through several lineup changes culminating with Nick Pollock as their sole guitarist and Bacolas switching to bass before discussions arose about changing their name to Alice in Chains . This

1886-547: A year before Guns N' Roses became a household name with their first album Appetite for Destruction , released in July 1987. Staley met guitarist Jerry Cantrell at a party in Seattle around August 1987. A few months prior, Cantrell had watched a concert of Alice N' Chains in his hometown at the Tacoma Little Theatre , and was impressed by Staley's voice. Cantrell was homeless after being kicked out of his family's house, so Staley invited Cantrell to live with him at

1968-479: Is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1987. Since 2006, the band's lineup has comprised vocalist/guitarists Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall , bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney . Vocalist Layne Staley and bassist Mike Starr are former members of the band. The band took its name from Staley's previous band, Alice N' Chains . Often associated with grunge music, Alice in Chains' sound and style

2050-448: Is deeply rooted in heavy metal music. The band is known for its distinctive vocal style, which often included the harmonized vocals between Staley and Cantrell (and later Cantrell and DuVall), making Alice in Chains a two-vocal band. Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the early 1990s, along with other Seattle bands such as Nirvana , Pearl Jam , and Soundgarden . They achieved success during

2132-838: The Belgian government to permit a mission station in colonial Congo. Work began in Uganda in 1918; in French Equatorial Africa ( Central African Republic ) in 1924; Sudan in 1949; and the islands of the Indian Ocean in 1975. Besides evangelism , workers of the mission ran clinics, hospitals, schools, publishing operations, and radio programs. The Rift Valley Academy was built at Kijabe for missionary children. Scott Theological College in Kenya helped train African church leaders. The churches founded by

2214-458: The Cameron Crowe film Singles , performing as a "bar band". The band also contributed the song " Would? " to the film's soundtrack , whose video received an award for Best Video from a Film at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards . In March 1992, the band returned to the studio. With new songs written primarily on the road, the material has an overall darker feel than Facelift , with six of

2296-590: The Clash of the Titans tour with Anthrax , Megadeth , and Slayer , exposing the band to a wide metal audience but receiving mainly poor reception. Alice in Chains was nominated for a Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy Award in 1992 for "Man in the Box" but lost to Van Halen for their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge . Following the tour, Alice in Chains entered the studio to record demos for its next album, but ended up recording five acoustic songs instead. While in

2378-519: The Mainstream rock charts , with the album's follow up single, " Sea of Sorrow ", reaching number 27, and in six weeks Facelift sold 400,000 copies in the US. The album was a critical success, with Steve Huey of AllMusic citing Facelift as "one of the most important records in establishing an audience for grunge and alternative rock among hard rock and heavy metal listeners." Sammy Hagar claimed he invited

2460-540: The Hell Have I " and "A Little Bitter", for the Last Action Hero soundtrack . During the summer of 1993, Alice in Chains toured with the alternative music festival Lollapalooza , their last major tour with Staley. Following Alice in Chains' extensive 1993 world tour, Staley said the band "just wanted to go into the studio for a few days with our acoustic guitars and see what happened." "We never really planned on

2542-564: The Machine , bassist Martyn LeNoble , drummer Stephen Perkins , both from Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros , and keyboardist Matt Serletic . The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 horror / sci-fi film, The Faculty . After they toured as part of Cantrell's solo band in 1998, Sean Kinney and Queensrÿche guitarist Chris DeGarmo formed a new band called Spys4Darwin . Mike Inez and Sponge lead vocalist Vin Dombroski joined

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2624-608: The Mainstream rock charts, while the final single " Don't Follow ", reached number 25. Jar of Flies has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA, with over 2 million copies sold in the United States during its first year. Jar of Flies received two Grammy nominations, Best Hard Rock Performance for "I Stay Away", and Best Recording Package . After the release of Jar of Flies , Staley entered rehab for heroin addiction. The band

2706-454: The Music Bank and listened to Cantrell's demos, who mentioned that they needed a bass player to jam with them, and he had someone in mind: Mike Starr , with whom Cantrell had played in a band in Burien called Gypsy Rose. Kinney then mentioned that his girlfriend was actually Mike Starr's sister, and that he had been playing in bands together with Starr since they were kids. Kinney called Starr and

2788-403: The RIAA, making Dirt the band's highest selling album to date. The album was a critical success, with Huey praising the album as a "major artistic statement, and the closest they ever came to recording a flat-out masterpiece." Chris Gill of Guitar World called Dirt "huge and foreboding, yet eerie and intimate", and "sublimely dark and brutally honest." That darkness was always part of

2870-519: The RIAA, for shipments of three million copies in the United States. The concert at the Moore Theatre in Seattle on December 22, 1990, was recorded and released on VHS on July 30, 1991, as Live Facelift . It features five live songs and three music videos. The home video has been certified gold by the RIAA for sales exceeding 50,000 copies. In early 1991, Alice in Chains landed the opening slot for

2952-409: The US alone. The band has had 18 Top 10 songs on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and 5 No. 1 hits, and has received eleven Grammy Award nominations. The band was ranked number 34 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock and as the 15th greatest live band by Hit Parader . Before the formation of Alice in Chains, Layne Staley, a drummer at the time, landed his first gig as

3034-514: The album was intended to have a "moody aura" that was a "direct result of the brooding atmosphere and feel of Seattle." The resulting album, Facelift , was released on August 21, 1990, peaking at number 42 in the summer of 1991 on the Billboard 200 chart. Facelift was not an instant success, selling under 40,000 copies in the first six months of release, until MTV added " Man in the Box " to regular daytime rotation. The single hit number 18 on

3116-539: The album's lyrical content focused heavily on what Cantrell regarded as the demise of Alice in Chains, which still remained evident as the album approached its June 2002 release. However, in March that year, Cantrell commented, "We're all still around, so it's possible [Alice in Chains] could all do something someday, and I fully hope someday we will." Reflecting on the band's hiatus in a 2011 interview, Kinney said that Staley wasn't

3198-475: The album's thirteen songs dealing with the subject of addiction. "We did a lot of soul searching on this album. There's a lot of intense feelings." Cantrell said, "We deal with our daily demons through music. All of the poison that builds up during the day we cleanse when we play." On September 29, 1992, Alice in Chains released its second album, Dirt . The album peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and since its release has been certified 5× platinum by

3280-556: The band for the reunion tour, playing rhythm guitar on selected songs. During the tour, the band played a 5-minute video tribute to Staley during the changeover from the electric to acoustic set. Africa Inland Church Africa Inland Mission had its beginning in the work of Peter Cameron Scott (1867–1896), a Scottish-American missionary who served two years in the Congo before being forced to seek medical care in Britain in 1892 because of

3362-406: The band has since released three more albums: Black Gives Way to Blue (2009), The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013) and Rainier Fog (2018). Since its formation, Alice in Chains has released six studio albums, three EPs, three live albums, four compilations, two DVDs, 43 music videos and 32 singles . The band has sold more than 30 million records worldwide, and over 20 million records in

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3444-479: The band signed with the label, in 1989. In 2005, Sean Kinney came up with the idea of doing a benefit concert for the victims of the tsunami disaster that struck South Asia in 2004. Kinney made calls to his former bandmates, as well as friends in the music community, such as former Alice in Chains manager Susan Silver. Kinney was surprised by the enthusiastic response to his idea. On February 18, 2005, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, and Sean Kinney reunited to perform for

3526-574: The band to tour with Van Halen after he saw the music video for "Man In The Box" on MTV . Facelift was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling a half-million copies on September 11, 1991, becoming the first album from Seattle's Grunge movement to be certified gold. The band continued to hone its audience, opening for such artists as Iggy Pop , Van Halen , Poison , and Extreme . Facelift has since been certified triple-platinum by

3608-423: The band's highest-charting singles, including "Rooster", "Down in a Hole", "Heaven Beside You", "No Excuses" and "Would?", and introduced a new song, "Killer Is Me", with Cantrell on lead vocals. The show marked Alice in Chains' only appearance as a five-piece band, adding second guitarist Scott Olson . A live album of the performance was released in July 1996, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200, and

3690-517: The band, "It was just a difference in priorities. We wanted to continue intense touring and press. Mike was ready to go home." Years later, Starr claimed that he was fired due to his drug addiction. Starr was replaced by former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Mike Inez . Inez had met Alice in Chains during Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tours tour and became friends with them. When the band was in Brazil, they called Inez to join them and he accepted. Inez wanted to do

3772-412: The band, but it wasn't all about that. There was always an optimism, even in the darkest shit we wrote. With Dirt , it's not like we were saying 'Oh yeah, this is a good thing.' It was more of a warning than anything else, rather than 'Hey, come and check this out, it's great!' We were talking about what was going on at the time, but within that there was always a survivor element – a kind of triumph over

3854-468: The darker elements of being a human being. I still think we have all of that intact, but maybe the percentage has shifted. — Jerry Cantrell in 2013 Dirt spawned five singles that reached the top 30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart: " Would? ", "Rooster" , " Them Bones ", " Angry Chair ", and " Down in a Hole ", and remained on the charts for nearly two years. Alice in Chains

3936-554: The door," Starr said. Following Staley's death, Mike Inez joined Heart and toured and recorded with the band from 2002 through 2006. Jerry Cantrell collaborated with several artists such as Heart, Ozzy Osbourne , and Damageplan . In 2004, Cantrell formed the band Cardboard Vampyres along with The Cult guitarist Billy Duffy , Mötley Crüe vocalist and Ratt guitarist John Corabi , The Cult bassist Chris Wyse and drummer Josh Howser. On October 22, 2004, Sony BMG terminated their contract with Alice in Chains, 15 years after

4018-571: The end of the performance Cantrell dedicated the show to Layne Staley and the late Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell . They also played " Rooster " with Comes with the Fall vocalist William DuVall and Ann Wilson. The band followed the concert with a short United States club tour named " Finish What We Started ", several festival dates in Europe, and a brief tour in Japan. Duff McKagan again joined

4100-438: The era with the albums Facelift (1990), Dirt (1992) and Alice in Chains (1995), as well as the extended play Jar of Flies (1994). The band was plagued by extended inactivity from 1996 onward, largely due to Staley's substance abuse , which resulted in his death in 2002 and caused the band to go on hiatus. Alice in Chains regrouped in 2005, with DuVall joining in 2006 as rhythm guitarist and sharing lead vocal duties;

4182-526: The first EP—and first Alice in Chains release—to top the charts. Paul Evans of Rolling Stone called the EP "darkly gorgeous", and Steve Huey said, "'Jar of Flies' is a low-key stunner, achingly gorgeous and harrowingly sorrowful all at once." Jar of Flies features Alice in Chains' first number-one single on the Mainstream Rock charts , " No Excuses ". The second single, " I Stay Away ", reached number ten on

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4264-428: The first time in nine years at K-Rock Tsunami Continued Care Relief Concert in Seattle. The band featured Damageplan vocalist Pat Lachman , as well as other special guests including Maynard James Keenan of Tool and Ann Wilson of Heart . A few months after that experience, the band called Susan Silver and Cantrell's manager Bill Siddons and said they wanted to tour as Alice in Chains again. Alice in Chains

4346-564: The history of the state. The final demo, completed in 1988, was named The Treehouse Tapes and found its way to music managers Kelly Curtis and Susan Silver , who also managed the Seattle-based band Soundgarden . Curtis and Silver passed the demo on to Columbia Records ' A&R representative Nick Terzo, who set up an appointment with label president Don Ienner . Based on The Treehouse Tapes , Terzo signed Alice in Chains to Columbia in 1989. The band also recorded another untitled demo over

4428-462: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AIC&oldid=1246449809 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alice in Chains Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC )

4510-474: The mission in each of its fields were eventually organised into branches of the independent Africa Inland Church which continues to work closely with the mission today. Africa Inland Mission's stated mission is see "Christ centered Churches established among all African peoples." Their goal is to introduce Jesus Christ to those who have never heard of him. AIM seeks to help new believers grow strong and healthy in their faith and to see new believers enfolded into

4592-421: The music we made at that time to be released. But the record label heard it and they really liked it. For us, it was just the experience of four guys getting together in the studio and making some music." Columbia Records released Alice in Chains' second acoustic-based EP, Jar of Flies , on January 25, 1994. Written and recorded in one week, Jar of Flies debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming

4674-516: The name of the band. Due to concerns over the reference to female bondage , the group ultimately chose to spell it differently as Alice N' Chains to allay any parental concerns, though Staley's mother Nancy McCallum has said she was still not happy with this name at first. According to Bacolas, the decision to use the apostrophe-N combination in their name had nothing to do with the Los Angeles band Guns N' Roses . The name change happened in 1986,

4756-439: The only one battling addiction. "He was the focal point, like singers are. So they'd single him out. But the truth was, it was pretty much everybody. I definitely had my hand firmly on the wheel going off the cliff. And the reason we pulled back – you know when you stop when you have two #1 records, it's not really the greatest career move – but we did that because we love each other and we didn't want to die in public. And I know for

4838-410: The opening track, "Brother", and guest vocals by Ann Wilson from the band Heart , who joined Staley and Cantrell for the choruses of "Brother" and "Am I Inside". The EP also features Mark Arm of Mudhoney and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, who shared vocals with Staley and Cantrell on the song "Right Turn", credited to " Alice Mudgarden " in the liner notes. In 1992, Alice in Chains appeared in

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5002-454: The rehearsal studio Music Bank, and the two struggling musicians became roommates. Alice N' Chains soon disbanded, and Staley joined a funk band. Cantrell's band, Diamond Lie, broke up and he wanted to form a new band, so Staley gave him the phone number of Melinda Starr, the girlfriend of drummer Sean Kinney , so that Cantrell could talk to him. Cantrell called the number and set up a meeting with Kinney. Kinney and his girlfriend went to

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5084-637: The show, Staley was found unresponsive after he overdosed on heroin and was taken to the hospital. Although he recovered, the band was forced to go on hiatus. Although Alice in Chains never officially disbanded, Staley became a recluse, rarely leaving his Seattle condominium following the death of his ex-fiancée Demri Parrott due to a drug overdose on October 29, 1996. "Drugs worked for me for years," Staley told Rolling Stone in February 1996, "and now they're turning against me ... now I'm walking through hell and this sucks. I didn't want my fans to think that heroin

5166-550: The shows in Brazil and even got his immunization shots, but the band called him back telling that Starr wanted to do the last two shows in Brazil, so they would meet Inez in London instead. Inez ended up getting sick with his vaccination shots for a couple of days. Inez played his first concert with Alice in Chains on January 27, 1993, at the Camden Underworld in London. In April 1993, the band recorded two songs with Inez, " What

5248-413: The song. On November 7, 1995, Columbia Records released the eponymous album, Alice in Chains , which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and has since been certified triple platinum. Of the album's four singles, " Grind ", " Again ", " Over Now ", and " Heaven Beside You ", three feature Cantrell on lead vocals. Jon Wiederhorn of Rolling Stone called the album "liberating and enlightening,

5330-453: The songs achieve a startling, staggering and palpable impact." On December 12, 1995, the band released the home video The Nona Tapes , a mockumentary featuring interviews with the band members conducted by journalist Nona Weisbaum (played by Jerry Cantrell), and the music video for "Grind". The song " Got Me Wrong " unexpectedly charted three years after its release on the Sap EP. The song

5412-518: The southeast coast of the continent to the interior's Lake Chad. The mission had four stations — at Nzaui , Sakai (Kenya) , Kilungu , and Kangundo , Manyatta , all in Kenya . Additional workers arrived from Canada and the United States and the small group expanded to fifteen. In December 1896, Peter Scott died of blackwater fever . The mission almost disbanded the following year when most of

5494-475: The studio, drummer Sean Kinney had a dream about "making an EP called Sap ". The band decided "not to mess with fate", and on February 4, 1992, Alice in Chains released their second EP, Sap . The EP was released while Nirvana 's Nevermind was at the top of the Billboard 200 charts, resulting in a rising popularity of Seattle-based bands, and of the term " grunge music ". Sap was certified gold within two weeks. The EP features Cantrell on lead vocals on

5576-471: The supergroup soon after. The band released their first and only album in 2001, a 6-track EP entitled Microfish . In June 2001, Mike Inez joined Zakk Wylde 's Black Label Society for the remaining dates of Ozzfest , following the departure of bassist Steve Gibb for medical reasons. Inez joined the band again for their West Coast and Japanese tour in 2003. By 2002, Cantrell had finished work on his second solo album, Degradation Trip . Written in 1998,

5658-464: The time, and thought he should come up with a different name; both he and James Bergstrom ultimately gave Staley their blessing to use the name. Local promoter Randy Hauser became aware of the band at a concert and offered to pay for demo recordings. However, one day before the band was due to record at the Music Bank studio in Washington, police shut down the studio during the biggest cannabis raid in

5740-536: The tour. Susan Silver's management office sent out a statement saying that the decision to withdraw from the Metallica tour and Woodstock was "due to health problems within the band." The band broke up for six months. Kinney told Rolling Stone in 1996, "Nobody was being honest with each other back then. If we had kept going, there was a good chance we would have self-destructed on the road, and we definitely didn't want that to happen in public." While Alice in Chains

5822-469: The track " Tuesday's Gone ", a Lynyrd Skynyrd cover. In October 1998, Staley reunited with Alice in Chains to record two new songs, " Get Born Again " and " Died ". Originally intended for Cantrell's second solo album, the songs were reworked by Alice in Chains and were released in the fall of 1999 on the box set , Music Bank . The set contains 48 songs, including rarities, demos, and previously released album tracks and singles. The band also released

5904-411: The workers either died or resigned. The council began to take more responsibility for the work and appointed Hurlburt director of the mission. He and his family moved to Africa and for the next two decades he provided strong, if not undisputed, leadership for the headquarters, established in 1903 at Kijabe , Kenya. After Kijabe, AIM expanded to Mataara (1908), Kinyona (1911), and a dispensary ( today

5986-532: Was accompanied by a home video release, both of which received platinum certification by the RIAA. The band also made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on May 10, 1996, performing the songs "Again" and "We Die Young". Alice in Chains performed four shows supporting the reunited original Kiss lineup on their 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour , including the final live appearance of Layne Staley on July 3, 1996, in Kansas City, Missouri . Shortly after

6068-504: Was added as openers to Ozzy Osbourne 's No More Tours tour. Days before the tour began, Layne Staley broke his foot in an ATV accident, forcing him to use crutches on stage. Starr left the band shortly after the Hollywood Rock concert in Rio de Janeiro on January 22, 1993, stating that he wanted to spend more time with his family. Staley told Rolling Stone in 1994 about Starr leaving

6150-603: Was approached by the producers of the CBS reality show Rock Star about being featured on its second season, but the band turned the offer down. In the show, aspiring singers competed to become the lead vocalist of a featured group. On March 10, 2006, the surviving members performed at VH1 's Decades Rock Live concert, honoring fellow Seattle musicians Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart. They played " Would? " with vocalist Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Down and bass player Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver , and at

6232-423: Was cool. But then I've had fans come up to me and give me the thumbs up, telling me they're high. That's exactly what I didn't want to happen." Unable to continue with new Alice in Chains material, Cantrell released his first solo album, Boggy Depot , in 1998, also featuring Sean Kinney and Mike Inez. Cantrell and Kinney were also featured on Metallica 's 1998 album Garage Inc. , both were guest musicians in

6314-413: Was found. Cantrell dedicated his 2002 solo album, Degradation Trip , released two months after Staley's death, to his memory. Mike Starr later claimed on Celebrity Rehab that he was the last person to see Staley alive, and admitted to feeling guilty about not calling 911 after Staley had warned him against it. "I wish I hadn't been high on benzodiazepine [that night], I wouldn't have just walked out

6396-579: Was headed by Rev. Charles Hurlburt , president of the Pennsylvania Bible Institute , the organisation which provided most of the mission's workers in its very early years. On August 17, 1895, AIM's first mission party set off. The group consisted of Scott, his sister Margaret, and six others. They arrived off the east African coast in October, and in little over a year they established a network of mission stations which would eventually stretch from

6478-433: Was inactive during 1995, Staley joined the "grunge supergroup " Mad Season , which also featured Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready , bassist John Baker Saunders from The Walkabouts , and Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin . Mad Season released one album, Above , for which Staley provided lead vocals and the album artwork. The album spawned a number-two Mainstream Rock chart single, " River of Deceit ", as well as

6560-541: Was prompted by a conversation that Bacolas had with Russ Klatt, the lead singer of Slaughter Haus 5, about backstage passes. One of the passes said "Welcome to Wonderland", and they started talking about that being a reference to Alice in Wonderland , until Klatt said, "What about Alice in Chains? Put her in bondage and stuff like that." Bacolas thought the name "Alice in Chains" was cool and brought it up to his Sleze bandmates and everyone liked it, so they decided to change

6642-520: Was re-released as a single on the soundtrack for the independent film Clerks in 1994, reaching number seven on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band opted not to tour in support of Alice in Chains , adding to the rumors of drug abuse. Alice in Chains resurfaced on April 10, 1996, to perform their first concert in two and a half years for MTV Unplugged , a program featuring all-acoustic set lists. The performance featured some of

6724-420: Was scheduled to tour during the summer of 1994 with Metallica , Suicidal Tendencies , Danzig , and Fight , as well as a slot during Woodstock '94 , but while in rehearsal for the tour, Staley began using heroin again. Staley's condition prompted the other band members to cancel all scheduled dates one day before the start of the tour, putting the band on hiatus. Alice in Chains was replaced by Candlebox on

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