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Black Gives Way to Blue
Black Gives Way to Blue is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on September 29, 2009, through a joint venture between Virgin and EMI Records. Its release fell on the 17th anniversary of the release of their second album, Dirt. It is their first record without founding lead singer Layne Staley, who died in 2002, and their first album with rhythm guitarist William DuVall. It is the band's first venture away from Columbia Records, who handled all of their previous releases. The span of nearly fourteen years between the self-titled album and Black Gives Way to Blue marks the longest gap between studio albums in Alice in Chains' career.
After ceasing activity following Staley's death, the band reunited in early 2005 to play a benefit show, subsequently deciding to reunite to play live full-time. DuVall joined the band in Staley's place in 2006. Work on the album began in April 2007, but recording did not begin until October 2008 with producer Nick Raskulinecz. The album was recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge and at the Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, produced by Raskulinecz and Alice in Chains. The slow progress was partly due to the fact that the band did not have a record label at the time of the recording; the album was funded by Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney. The recording process was completed on March 18, 2009, Cantrell's 43rd birthday. The band had signed with Virgin and EMI by late April.
Musically, the album sees the band return to the heavy metal/hard rock style of Dirt and Facelift instead of the murky dark mood that their third album showcased with more grunge-fuzz pedal elements; some songs are noted for their acoustic elements. It also includes songs which Cantrell described as "the heaviest he's ever written". Most of the lead vocal performances on the album were recorded by Cantrell; DuVall contributed lead vocals to "Last of My Kind", as well as backing vocals throughout the album.
The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA on May 26, 2010, with shipments exceeding 500,000 copies in the U.S. and over 1 million copies sold worldwide. It spawned four singles: "A Looking in View", "Check My Brain", "Your Decision", and "Lesson Learned". "Check My Brain" and "A Looking in View" were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Black Gives Way to Blue won Revolver magazine's Golden Gods Award for Album of the Year in 2010.
In the early 1990s, the American rock band Alice in Chains rose to prominence amidst a wave of interest in grunge music. Their debut album, Facelift (1990), was certified gold in the United States before peers such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden were even known to the general public. They followed with Dirt (1992), which brought the band worldwide popularity. Frontman Layne Staley developed a heroin addiction over that time which continually hampered the band's ability to perform live; eventually, this led to the band completely ceasing performances after their third studio album, a self-titled album released in 1995. Although several new songs were recorded for a greatest hits compilation titled Nothing Safe: Best of the Box in 1998, the band's future remained uncertain. In 2002, Layne Staley was found dead from a drug overdose, and the band effectively ceased to exist.
The remaining members of Alice in Chains decided to pursue their own projects. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell was already focused on his second solo album, Degradation Trip (2002), and toured with members of Comes with the Fall to support it. Drummer Sean Kinney and former Queensrÿche guitarist Chris DeGarmo formed the band Spys4Darwin, releasing the EP Microfish. Bassist Mike Inez was considered as a possible replacement for Metallica's Jason Newsted, who had departed that band in 2001, but the vacant position eventually went to Robert Trujillo, and Inez instead joined the rock band Heart. In 2004, Sony BMG terminated the band's 15-year-old contract with Columbia Records, citing that the band had ceased performing as Alice in Chains.
On December 26, 2004, a few months after the band's termination, the largest underwater earthquake in modern history occurred in the Indian Ocean off the coast of northern Indonesia, resulting in a devastating tsunami which killed over 200,000 people. This spurred Kinney to organize a benefit concert in Seattle to support the victims, and he invited the former members of Alice in Chains to take part in it. This became the first in a series of what Kinney called "little steps" toward renewed activity for the band. The show took place on February 18, 2005, and it was the band's first live performance since 1996.
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. Comes with the Fall vocalist William DuVall made his first public performance with the band during that show singing Alice in Chains' "Rooster". The band followed the concert with a short United States club tour, several festival dates in Europe, and a brief tour in Japan. DuVall joined Alice in Chains as lead singer during the band's reunion concerts. DuVall was an old friend of Cantrell's. They met in Los Angeles in 2000 through a mutual acquaintance, and Comes with the Fall was both the opening act and also Cantrell's backing band during the tour for his second solo album, Degradation Trip, in 2001 and 2002.
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Black Gives Way to Blue
Black Gives Way to Blue is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on September 29, 2009, through a joint venture between Virgin and EMI Records. Its release fell on the 17th anniversary of the release of their second album, Dirt. It is their first record without founding lead singer Layne Staley, who died in 2002, and their first album with rhythm guitarist William DuVall. It is the band's first venture away from Columbia Records, who handled all of their previous releases. The span of nearly fourteen years between the self-titled album and Black Gives Way to Blue marks the longest gap between studio albums in Alice in Chains' career.
After ceasing activity following Staley's death, the band reunited in early 2005 to play a benefit show, subsequently deciding to reunite to play live full-time. DuVall joined the band in Staley's place in 2006. Work on the album began in April 2007, but recording did not begin until October 2008 with producer Nick Raskulinecz. The album was recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge and at the Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, produced by Raskulinecz and Alice in Chains. The slow progress was partly due to the fact that the band did not have a record label at the time of the recording; the album was funded by Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney. The recording process was completed on March 18, 2009, Cantrell's 43rd birthday. The band had signed with Virgin and EMI by late April.
Musically, the album sees the band return to the heavy metal/hard rock style of Dirt and Facelift instead of the murky dark mood that their third album showcased with more grunge-fuzz pedal elements; some songs are noted for their acoustic elements. It also includes songs which Cantrell described as "the heaviest he's ever written". Most of the lead vocal performances on the album were recorded by Cantrell; DuVall contributed lead vocals to "Last of My Kind", as well as backing vocals throughout the album.
The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA on May 26, 2010, with shipments exceeding 500,000 copies in the U.S. and over 1 million copies sold worldwide. It spawned four singles: "A Looking in View", "Check My Brain", "Your Decision", and "Lesson Learned". "Check My Brain" and "A Looking in View" were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Black Gives Way to Blue won Revolver magazine's Golden Gods Award for Album of the Year in 2010.
In the early 1990s, the American rock band Alice in Chains rose to prominence amidst a wave of interest in grunge music. Their debut album, Facelift (1990), was certified gold in the United States before peers such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden were even known to the general public. They followed with Dirt (1992), which brought the band worldwide popularity. Frontman Layne Staley developed a heroin addiction over that time which continually hampered the band's ability to perform live; eventually, this led to the band completely ceasing performances after their third studio album, a self-titled album released in 1995. Although several new songs were recorded for a greatest hits compilation titled Nothing Safe: Best of the Box in 1998, the band's future remained uncertain. In 2002, Layne Staley was found dead from a drug overdose, and the band effectively ceased to exist.
The remaining members of Alice in Chains decided to pursue their own projects. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell was already focused on his second solo album, Degradation Trip (2002), and toured with members of Comes with the Fall to support it. Drummer Sean Kinney and former Queensrÿche guitarist Chris DeGarmo formed the band Spys4Darwin, releasing the EP Microfish. Bassist Mike Inez was considered as a possible replacement for Metallica's Jason Newsted, who had departed that band in 2001, but the vacant position eventually went to Robert Trujillo, and Inez instead joined the rock band Heart. In 2004, Sony BMG terminated the band's 15-year-old contract with Columbia Records, citing that the band had ceased performing as Alice in Chains.
On December 26, 2004, a few months after the band's termination, the largest underwater earthquake in modern history occurred in the Indian Ocean off the coast of northern Indonesia, resulting in a devastating tsunami which killed over 200,000 people. This spurred Kinney to organize a benefit concert in Seattle to support the victims, and he invited the former members of Alice in Chains to take part in it. This became the first in a series of what Kinney called "little steps" toward renewed activity for the band. The show took place on February 18, 2005, and it was the band's first live performance since 1996.
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. Comes with the Fall vocalist William DuVall made his first public performance with the band during that show singing Alice in Chains' "Rooster". The band followed the concert with a short United States club tour, several festival dates in Europe, and a brief tour in Japan. DuVall joined Alice in Chains as lead singer during the band's reunion concerts. DuVall was an old friend of Cantrell's. They met in Los Angeles in 2000 through a mutual acquaintance, and Comes with the Fall was both the opening act and also Cantrell's backing band during the tour for his second solo album, Degradation Trip, in 2001 and 2002.