by Bram Teitelman | Jun 14, 2012 | Cinemetal
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-f3LA9Vc_c[/youtube] Pity poor Layne Staley. The Alice In Chains frontman overdosed 10 years ago following a long struggle with heroin addiction. He’d hardly been seen in public for the last four years of his life. Now,...
by Metal Insider | Jun 11, 2012 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. There’s a lot at stake for a band that’s been out of the public eye for years or simply experienced their fair share of bad luck. In some cases, those said bands have...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 5, 2012 | That's Unfortunate
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYrBqO45PTk[/youtube] As you’ve probably heard by now, Jim Marshall, founder of Marshall Amplifiers, died earlier today. The Marshall amp is synonymous with rock and roll, and while Marshall led a long and fulfilling life,...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 8, 2011 | In Memoriam
According to TMZ, original Alice In Chains bassist Mike Starr, perhaps better known as a member of the third season of Celebrity Rehab, was found dead in a house in Salt Lake City earlier today. His father called the death of the 44 year-old a “terrible...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 22, 2009 | Previews
For a band that’s one of the cornerstones of the Seattle grunge sound, it’s pretty amazing to think that Alice In Chains released only three full-length albums in a little over five years. And it’s even more sad when realizing that although the...