Alice in Chains personnel
The following is a list of the personnel and lineups in Alice in Chains' history, going back to the bands Sleze and Alice N' Chains as well as guest singers, side projects, and session/touring musicians.
Current members
- Jerry Cantrell
- Active: 1987–2002, 2005–present
- Regular instruments: lead and rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Occasional instruments: bass, talkbox
- Release contributions: all Alice in Chains releases
- Sean Kinney
- Active: 1987–2002, 2005–present
- Regular instruments: drums, percussion
- Occasional instruments: piano, keyboard, megaphone, backing vocals
- Release contributions: all Alice in Chains releases
- Mike Inez
- Active: 1993–2002, 2005–present
- Regular instruments: bass
- Occasional instruments: backing vocals, guitar
- Release contributions: all Alice in Chains releases from Jar of Flies to present
- William DuVall
- Active: 2006–present
- Regular instruments: lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Occasional instruments: lead guitar
- Release contributions: all Alice in Chains releases from Black Gives Way to Blue to present
Former members
- Layne Staley
- Active: 1987–2002
- Regular instruments: lead vocals
- Occasional instruments: backing vocals, rhythm guitar, drums
- Release contributions: all Alice in Chains releases from Facelift to Live
- Mike Starr
- Active: 1987–1993
- Regular instruments: bass
- Occasional instruments: backing vocals, guitar
- Release contributions: all Alice in Chains releases from Facelift to Dirt
Timeline
- Note: Alice in Chains was inactive from 2002 until 2005. Whilst Duvall's main role is ostensibly the lead singer, he does in fact share vocal duties with Cantrell more so than his predecessor, especially on the material the band has put out since DuVall joined.
Lineup details
Early bands
| Band name & dates | Members & instruments | Notes | ||
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| Sleze 1985–1986 |
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Founding guitarist Johnny Bacolas switched to playing bass when | ||
| Alice N' Chains 1986–1987 |
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According to Tim Branom, Mike Mitchell played bass on the tracks | ||
Alice in Chains
| Dates & recordings | Members & prominent instruments | Notes |
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| 1987–1993 We Die Young, Facelift, Sap, and Dirt |
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| 1993–2002 Jar of Flies, Alice in Chains, Unplugged, and Live |
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Mike Starr is also featured on the first two tracks on Live. |
| 2005–present Black Gives Way to Blue and The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here |
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Guest musicians
- In the studio
- Mark Arm – guest vocals on Sap
- Chris Cornell – guest vocals on Sap
- Ann Wilson – guest vocals on Sap
- Tom Araya – guest vocals on Dirt
- April Acevez – viola on Jar of Flies
- Rebecca Clemons-Smith – violin on Jar of Flies
- Matthew Weiss – violin on Jar of Flies
- Justine Foy – violoncello on Jar of Flies
- David Atkinson – harmonica on Jar of Flies
- Randy Biro – additional vocals on Jar of Flies
- Darrel Peters – additional vocals on Jar of Flies
- Elton John – piano on Black Gives Way to Blue
- Lisa Coleman – vibraphone on Black Gives Way to Blue
- Chris Armstrong – tabla on Black Gives Way to Blue
- Stevie Black – string arrangement, performance, and engineering on Black Gives Way to Blue
- Live
- Scott Olson – acoustic guitar on Unplugged
- Patrick Lachman – lead vocals on first reunion tour (2005–2006)
- Duff McKagan – rhythm guitar on first reunion tour (2005–2006)
Studio personnel
- Dave Jerden, producer, 1990, Facelift
- Alice in Chains, co-producer, together with:
- Rick Parashar, co-producer, 1992, Sap
- Dave Jerden, co-producer, 1992, Dirt
- Toby Wright, co-producer/mixer, 1995, Alice in Chains
- Nick Raskulinecz, co-producer/engineer, 2009, 2013, Black Gives Way to Blue and The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
- Alice in Chains, producer, 1993, Jar of Flies
- Eddy Schreyer, mastering, 1990, 1992, Facelift and Sap
- Steve Hall and Eddy Schreyer, mastering, 1992, Dirt
- Stephen Marcussen, mastering, 1995, Alice in Chains
- Ted Jensen, mastering, 2009, 2013, Black Gives Way to Blue and The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
- Bryan Carlstrom, engineer, assisted by Annette Cisneros and Ulrich Wild, 1992, Dirt
- Toby Wright, engineer/mixer, 1993, Jar of Flies
- Randy Staub, mixer, 2009, 2013, Black Gives Way to Blue and The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
- Paul Figueroa, engineer, 2013, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Associated acts/bands
Note: This is a list of only each band's members or guests who have been a member of Alice in Chains. For full lineup details see the individual articles.
- Black Label Society – Mike Inez
- Bl'ast - William DuVall
- Jerry Cantrell (solo) – William DuVall, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney
- Class of '99 – Layne Staley
- Comes with the Fall – William DuVall
- Damageplan – Jerry Cantrell
- Heart – Mike Inez, Layne Staley
- Mad Season – Layne Staley
- Madfly – William DuVall
- Neon Christ – William DuVall
- No Walls – William DuVall
- Ozzy Osbourne – Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez
- Second Coming – Layne Staley
- Slash's Snakepit – Mike Inez
- Spys4Darwin – Mike Inez, Sean Kinney
- Sun Red Sun – Mike Starr
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