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After 15 years of being off the map and coming back with a new album and with a new singer, Alice In Chains is back with their new album "Black Gives Way To Blue." Since original singer Layne Staley died back in 2002 the band was looking at the end of their careers until in 2006 the band found singer William Duvall to take over vocals.

The album starts off with that signature sound they have on the opening song "All Secrets Know" and after just hearing this song you know the band we all knew is back! Then we get into the number one song on the rock radio stations and billboard rock charts "Check My Brain" another signature sound for the band. "Last Of My Kind" is a little different from the rest of these songs, it has the sound but no harmonized vocals your used to hearing from both Duvall and Guitarist Jerry Cantrell. Either way it's a rockin track and one of my favorites from this album. The acoustic tracks are also classic Alice In Chains "Your Decision", "When The Sun Rose Again", and the most emotional track "Black Gives Way To Blue" which is also a tribute to Layne Staley and has piano from Elton John on it. This album is all killer and no filler at all!

I would suggest everyone buy this album at once if you've been a fan of Alice In Chains. You have your acoustic songs "Your Decision", Your Dark songs "Private Hell" which is the best song on this album to me, and you have the heavy hypnotic songs "Check My Brain". The band just finished up two performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live and you can check them out here. The band is doing shows around the United States and should be hitting up the UK soon.

Check My Brain is #1 on the rock radios right now! The band is projected to hit the top 5 on the billboard charts and to sell an estimated 130,000 its first week!

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www.aliceinchains.com

Comments(1):

1. HELL YEAH

   HELL YEAH...

   Friday, October 02, 2009 Jacob