Since its formation back in 1987, Alice in Chains has grown from a group of wannabe rock stars to a reputable force in grunge music. The grunge movements of the early 1990s heavily marked its entrance into the limelight. It is in this year that the Seattle, Washington band led by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley rode the pinnacles of success with over 25 million album sales and over 14 million sales in US.
After this short moment of fame, the band captured the eyes of rock stars worldwide after the release of the album Dirt . This was followed by the subsequent success of the following albums, Jar of Flies and Alice in Chains whose songs featured in the number one Billboard 200 albums, produced 14 top ten songs in the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and won eight Grammy Award nominations
However, the golden streak came to a shuddering stop courtesy of Staley’s substance abuse that led to this death in 2002. After â€mourning’ his death for three years, the band came back to live in 2005 under the leadership of vocalist William DuVall, with the comeback culminating in the release of a fourth studio album, Black Gives Way to Blue in 2009.
It is after days of basking in the success of that album that the reformed Alice in Chains conjured its latest album, Devil Put Dinosaurs Here that went live on May 28 of this year. The band is undertaking aggressive marketing campaigns for the new album and is scheduled to perform in Las Vegas this October at Palm Casino Resort.
The shows will go down at The Pearl at Palms starting from October 2013 to October 26, 2013. The mere of idea of seeing one of the elite rock bands perform live in Vegas is a chance that many a rock fans would trade anything to get. It is a lifetime experience that might never come knocking on your door anytime soon if you let it go this time round.