Alice in Chains performed four shows supporting the reunited original Kiss lineup on their 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour , including the final live appearance of Layne Staley on July 3, 1996, in Kansas City, Missouri .
A live album of the performance was released in July 1996, which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, and was accompanied by a home video release, both of which received platinum certification by the RIAA.
The band also appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman on May 10, 1996, performing the songs “Again” and “We Die Young”.
Alice in Chains resurfaced on April 10, 1996, to perform for MTV Unplugged , a program featuring all-acoustic set lists.
“Drugs worked for me for years,” Staley told Rolling Stone in February 1996, “and now they’re turning against me … now I’m walking through hell and this sucks. I didn’t want my fans to think that heroin was cool. But then I’ve had fans come up to me and give…
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Nagata departed in 1996
I.R.S. Records released a compilation album in 1996 to fulfill the band’s contract, titled The Sabbath Stones , which featured songs from Born Again (1983) to Forbidden .
After the year off, the band regrouped in 1996 to record and release a second studio album, Brave Murder Day .
(later released in very limited capacity on Katatonia/Primordial in 1996)
Atsuo switched to drums