In the mid-90s, the dominance of the alternative rock boom that had kicked off in Seattle at the start of the decade really started to turn sour. Kurt Cobain’s passing in 1994 was the biggest headline maker, but arguably no band had more issues in that era than Alice in Chains; cancelled tours, drug dependency, endless press rumours and inner-band tension all leading to their split.
It’s something of a miracle, then, that in 1996, after years of being begged by MTV, they managed to get back together to perform an Unplugged session that has gone on to achieve legendary status and provide the swansong and final act of the band's classic line up.
