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Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) [2] [3] was an American musician. He was the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains , which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle 's grunge movement.
The original lineup in a 1988 promo. From left: Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Starr, Layne Staley. Before the formation of Alice in Chains, Layne Staley, a drummer at the time, [13] [14] landed his first gig as a vocalist when he auditioned to sing for a local glam metal band known as Sleze after receiving some encouragement from his stepbrother Ken Elmer.
[8] Staley said he wrote the song "to a certain person who basically buried my ass". [ 21 ] The 43-second "Iron Gland" was developed out of a guitar riff that Cantrell would play that annoyed the other band members, so he created the song (adding in a reference to Black Sabbath 's " Iron Man ") and promised to never play the guitar riff again ...
The band did not tour in support of Dirt for very long, due to Staley's drug addiction. [7] While touring, Starr left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by Mike Inez. [8] 1994 saw the release of Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, Jar of Flies. It entered the charts in the top slot, making it the first Alice in Chains release—and ...
Layne Staley – lead vocals (all tracks), rhythm guitar (track 3) Jerry Cantrell – lead guitar (all tracks), vocals (all tracks) Sean Kinney – drums (all tracks)
In 2002, Layne Staley died after a long battle with drugs. A few months after this tragedy occurred, Second Coming headlined what would be the first annual tribute held in Staley's honor around his birthday in August. [8] This first tribute also featured the band Soulbender whose vocalist at that time was former Alice N' Chains guitarist Nick ...
Jar of Flies is the third studio EP by American rock band Alice in Chains.It was released on January 25, 1994, by Columbia Records.The band's second acoustic EP, after 1992's Sap, it was the first acoustic EP in music history to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, with the first week sales exceeding 141,000 copies in the United States.
Class of '99 was a short-lived American alternative rock supergroup consisting of members from notable rock bands: . Layne Staley of Alice in Chains as vocalist; Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine as lead guitarist