During an interview with Guitar World published on April 11, 2018, Jerry Cantrell said that the album was recorded at four studios. After recording at Studio X in Seattle, the band went to Nashville to record vocals and lead guitars at Nick Raskulinecz’s home studio. But Cantrell had to take…
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On January 11, 2018, producer Nick Raskulinecz announced via Instagram that the album was nearly finished and that there was only one more day left of recording.
The band started recording their sixth studio album on June 12, 2017.
In June 2017, it was reported that the band would return to Studio X (formerly Bad Animals Studios) in Seattle to record a new album later that month, for a tentative early 2018 release.
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Record Store Day, on April 22, 2017, Legacy Recordings released “Get Born Again”/”What the Hell Have I”, a special 45 RPM double 7″ single featuring four tracks remastered and available on vinyl for the first time, “What the Hell Have I”, “A Little Bitter”,…
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In January 2017, Mike Inez stated in an interview that the band had begun work on a new album.
The home video Live Facelift was released on vinyl for the first time on November 25, 2016, as part of Record Store Day ‘s Black Friday event. The album features six songs and only 5000 copies were issued.
In November 2016, Alice in Chains released a cover of the Rush song ” Tears “, which was included in the 40th anniversary release of the album 2112 .
The band finished their 2016 tour with a concert at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada on October 8, 2016.
In August 2015, Bassist Mike Inez said that the band had been “throwing around riffs for a new record” and “taking it nice and slow”.