L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In its heyday, the band's music resisted classification. That's been rectified on the group's new reunion album, 'King Animal,' and Chris Cornell & Co. are happy with the results.Of all the bands that emerged from Seattle's so-called grunge scene in ... more info

Metal Injection — I'm pretty interested in the upcoming Soundgarden album, King Animal due November 13th. Soundgarden defined my teen years and overall, were always the heaviest band to come out of the Seattle scene, maybe only second to Alice In Chains. Will the... more info

Metalsucks — Sammy Hagar turned 65 recently, and he celebrated his qualification for senior citizen status not by getting a discounted ticket at the movies, but, rather, by holding a concert at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Mexico. And as part of that concert, he per... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Heart are to be honoured with the 2481st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson will unveil the pavement plaque on 25 September 12 following tributes from guest speakers Rita Wilson and Alice in Chains stars Jerry Can... more info

ContactMusic — Alice In Chains star Jerry Cantrell was honoured with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at the eighth annual MusiCares benefit in Los Angeles on Thursday 31May12 The rocker was applauded for the work he does helping fellow musicians through addiction reco... more info

Metalsucks — Not-at-all-metal musician Ryan Adams’ love of extreme music is not news, and the dude has already covered Iron Maiden’s “Wasted Years” and Alice in Chains’ “Down in a Hole.” Now Metal Insider tells me that Adams has been doing an acou... more info

Metalsucks — For proof that none of us came out the womb tr00, even the mighty Alice in Chains, look no further than this old photo MS reader CF Santos found on Metal Sludge of AIC bassist Mike Starr and Layne Staley (both now dead) sharing the stage with Poison... more info

Metal Injection — Thanks to our buds at MetalSucks for giving us the heads up that Amazon.com is having another awesome $5 album sale. There are 100 albums on sale, not all of them fall into the "rock" category, but there are some gems in there, including Napalm Deat... more info

Metal Injection — All Shall Perish hosts this episode of The FiX, picking some of their favorite videos from Alice In Chains, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Carnifex, Pantera and Machine Head. If you'd like to download the hi-res version of the podcast, click here, or if yo... more info

Metalsucks — Everything about “We Die Young” seems to portend a different theme that would become an integral part of the Alice in Chains story. In a way, “We Die Young” is the perfect overture for Alice in Chains’ storied career; the very first song o... more info