The music video for “A Looking in View” debuted via the band’s official website on July 7, 2009.
and for a limited time it was available as a free download through the official Alice in Chains website in early July.
On June 30, 2009, the song ” A Looking in View ” was made available for purchase via iTunes and Amazon ,
On June 11, 2009, Blabbermouth.net reported that the new album would be titled Black Gives Way to Blue and was officially set to be released on September 29, 2009. The title first appeared on Amazon.com without any prior announcement from the band. In addition, it was announced that Elton John…
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In April 2009, it was reported that the new Alice in Chains album would be released by Virgin / EMI , making it the band’s first label change in its 20-plus year career.
At the Revolver Golden God Awards , Cantrell said that the group had finished recording on March 18, 2009, and were mixing the album for a September release. The recording process was completed on Cantrell’s 43rd birthday and also the same day that William DuVall’s son was born.
In February 2009, it was also announced that Alice in Chains would play at the third annual Rock on the Range festival.
But the band did not show further signs of progress until October 2008, when they announced that they had begun recording with producer Nick Raskulinecz in the studio.
In October 2008, Alice in Chains began recording its fourth studio album at the Foo Fighters ‘ Studio 606 in Los Angeles with producer Nick Raskulinecz .
On September 14, 2008, Alice in Chains performed at halftime during the Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers game at the Qwest Field (now named Lumen Field ) in Seattle. The 12-minute performance for a crowd of 67,000 people featured a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” accompanied by the Northwest…
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