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 the shows…
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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 .
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 the music we made at that time to be released. But the record label…
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On September 29, 1992, Alice in Chains released its second album, Dirt .
In March 1992, the band returned to the studio.
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 the studio, drummer Sean Kinney had a dream about “making an EP called Sap “. The band decided “not to mess with fate”, and…
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Alice in Chains was nominated for a Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy Award in 1992 for “Man in the Box”.
In 1992, Alice in Chains appeared in the Cameron Crowe film Singles , performing their song “It Ain’t Like That” while portraying an unnamed bar band.
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…
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