his 2002 solo album, Degradation Trip , released two months after Staley’s death
Following Staley’s death, Mike Inez joined Heart and toured and recorded with the band from 2002 through 2006.
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.
a second compilation, titled Greatest Hits in 2001
The band released their first and only album in 2001, a 6-track EP entitled Microfish .
Between 2001 and 2002, Comes with the Fall was both the opening act on Cantrell’s tour for his second solo album, Degradation Trip , and also his backing band, with DuVall singing Staley’s parts at the concerts.
a live album, simply titled Live , released on December 5, 2000
Jerry Cantrell met William DuVall in Los Angeles in 2000 through a mutual acquaintance who introduced Cantrell to Comes with the Fall’s first album .
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 a box set , Music Bank .
In November 1998, Layne Staley recorded a cover of Pink Floyd ‘s ” Another Brick in the Wall ” with the supergroup Class of ’99 . The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 horror/ sci-fi film, The Faculty .