ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist Doesn't Rule Out New Studio Album

September 21, 2006

Gerald M. Gay of www.azstarnet.com recently spoke to ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez about the band's decision to reunite after the 2002 death of the rock band's lead vocalist, Layne Staley.

"It is going to be a lot different without our brother Layne there with us," Inez said. "But we thought maybe we could do this as a celebration of Layne and of the music that we created together."

The band's new singer is William DuVall, who is also the lead vocalist for the hard rock project COMES WITH THE FALL.

"We didn't see many people, hold open rehearsals or anything like that," Inez said. "We just called our friend Will and he was nice enough to come. He is such a good guy and is bringing his own flip to the music. He is not trying to sound like Layne, either, which would have been the worst possible thing."

After successfully testing the waters with DuVall in Europe, the band is now armed with plenty of new material — electric and acoustic songs that may or may not show up on a new ALICE IN CHAINS album.

"We don't know what the hell is going on," Inez said. "We are just kind of surfing, seeing which way the wave breaks."

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