ALICE IN CHAINS Teaming With MySpace To Help Sudan

October 10, 2006

ALICE IN CHAINS is among more than 20 bands set to perform Oct. 21 in different cities across North America as part of MySpace.com's Rock for Darfur initiative to help the battle-torn region of Sudan. AIC will take the stage in Winston-Salem, N.C., and a portion of profits from the gig will benefit the Oxfam humanitarian organization.

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In a recent interview with the San Antonio Express-News, ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell spoke about the band's decision to reunite following the 2002 overdose death of 34-year-old singer Layne Staley.

"It's a major event in anybody's life when you lose someone you love and care about, let alone somebody you create and work with," said Cantrell. "There were a lot of different levels to recover from. We aren't thinking about this as ALICE IN CHAINS Part II: It's more like a celebration to have some fun with the music and reconnect with the people who supported us."

Joining the celebration is original ALICE IN CHAINS drummer Sean Kinney, longtime bassist Mike Inez and incoming vocalist William DuVall. A former member of Cantrell's solo project as well as the band COMES WITH THE FALL, DuVall takes the lead in a revolving door of guest vocalists that recently included PANTERA's Philip Anselmo, SMASHING PUMPKINS' Billy Corgan, METALLICA's James Hetfield and the Wilson sisters from HEART.

"Our band has always been a two-vocal band," Cantrell said, when asked why he declined the role of lead vocalist. "It's a two-vocal band and you need two voices. Layne's voice was unique to him and mine to me, but the cool thing about it was the way they blended together. In order to re-create that, we needed someone who could operate in that zone."

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