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Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) [2] [3] was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist ...
"Died" is a song by Alice in Chains and the final one recorded with vocalist Layne Staley before his death in 2002. The song was included on the compilation albums Music Bank (1999) and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006).
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.
"Get Born Again" is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains and, along with "Died", one of the last two songs recorded with vocalist Layne Staley before his death in 2002. The song was released as the lead single from the compilation Nothing Safe: Best of the Box (1999) on June 1, 1
The issue was the reference to bondage, which our parents would not go for. Layne's mom was very hardcore Christian. So we ended up changing it to Alice 'N Chains, which made it more like Alice and Chains. [2] However, Staley's mother Nancy McCallum has said she still did not approve of this at first: I had a sense of humor about the name Sleze.
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 ...
Layne was charged with alleged possession of a controlled substance. Investigators reported she was in possession of 22 morphine pills, according to WSFA. The sheriff told WSFA he believed Layne's death was drug-related, although an autopsy had not yet been completed. Jail or Agency: Elmore County Jail; State: Alabama; Date arrested or booked ...
It features Tom Araya of thrash metal band Slayer on vocals, as well as Layne Staley. "Hate to Feel" and "Angry Chair" were both composed solely by Staley, who also played guitar on both tracks, [26] and Cantrell has expressed his pride in seeing Staley grow as a songwriter and guitarist. [10]