Formed in Seattle in 1987 by songwriters Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell, their
band underwent several name changes before settling on Alice in Chains after
bringing in bassist Michael Starr and drummer Sean Kinney and signing to
Columbia in 1989. Their debut album 'Facelift' crept up the Billboard 100, their
success being accelerated by the ascendant grunge scene. By 1992 the group had
released their top ten hit EP 'SAP' and their second album 'Dirt', with four hit
singles taken from it the following year including 'Would?' and 'Them Bones'.
There was a rumour the band would ...