The Alice In Chains Fantasy Football Draft Goes Completely Off The Rails If you’ve been following Michael Fabiano's draft advice, you’ll be shocked by some of his decisions. Sports Illustrated · Sep 4
“I didn’t think it was that strong, but I never got around to fixing it”: The Alice in Chains guitar solo that Jerry Cantrell hated – and the one he wished he re-recorded Cantrell explains why he never saw himself as a hot-shot soloist and had to be convinced by his producer that his solo was “perfect” for the song Guitar World · Aug 22
"He stands without question as being one of the greatest influences of our time." On the anniversary of Chris Cornell's birth and Chester Bennington's death, this is what the Linkin Park frontman had to say about the Soundgarden legend and his dear friend In summer 2017 following Chris Cornell's death, we spoke to his friend Chester Bennington about the Soundgarden man's legacy. Sadly, it'd prove to be Chester's final interview Metal Hammer · Jul 20
The greatest Alice In Chains songs ever, picked by Kerry King, Max Calavera, Lzzy Hale and more The grunge icons’ best songs, chosen by 22 of today‘s biggest musicians Metal Hammer · Jul 4
“G&L is back for a short time”: The last G&L guitars ever made are now hitting stores – but you won’t find them everywhere Distribution firm Musical Instrument Reclamation Corp. has bought up the firm’s stock and is sending it out to its approved dealers Guitar World · Jun 25
“We started talking about Black Sabbath, and Buzz goes, ‘You know they did this thing called drop D.’ We said, ‘What’s that?’” Kim Thayil on how Soundgarden took rock guitar into the superunknown – and the unfinished Chris Cornell tapes With the Soundgarden guitarist‘s memoir, A Screaming Life, out now, he unpacks the story behind one of the most influential rock bands of the ’90s Guitar World · Jun 17
10 amazing covers by massive metal bands that you’ve (probably) never heard Iron Maiden going full prog! Ghost doing the Beatles! Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water! Only completists have heard these extraordinary covers Metal Hammer · Jun 3
The original Doom soundtrack joins 'our national playlist' in the US Library of Congress Bobby Prince's groundbreaking soundtrack is one of 25 recordings inducted into the famed Library of Congress today. PC Gamer · May 14
“I didn’t see it for 18 or 19 years. It disappeared, and it broke my heart”: Jerry Cantrell looks back on the guitar gift from Eddie Van Halen that went missing Cantrell opens up on the nearly-two decade search to find his Van Halen Music Man Guitar World · Apr 21
"I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned I was dead." How one final, heartbreaking TV performance marked the end of an era for Alice In Chains - and a swan song for their brilliant but troubled frontman, Layne Staley 30 years ago this week, Alice In Chains played a legendary MTV Unplugged set that has only grown more poignant with time Metal Hammer · Apr 11
"We're honouring a legend." Inside King Ultramega, the star-studded tribute to Chris Cornell featuring members of Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Mastodon, Anthrax and more How a spur-of-the-moment pandemic jam turned into a special tribute to a much-missed legend Metal Hammer · Apr 1
“He had a knife to my groin. I was petrified. He went for my guitar”: Mikael Åkerfeldt on nearly losing his prized PRS on the way to record a landmark Opeth album – and why he doesn’t deserve a signature model (even though he’s got one) The Opeth mastermind on being robbed as they made Blackwater Park, what he hated about Kurt Cobain’s ’53 Martin D-18 and loved about Hank Williams’ ’40s D-18, the ’90s band he still adores and the ’70s guitarist he still worships Guitar World · Mar 31
“I started hearing about these guitar contests that he would enter every year in Texas, and he was the best guitarist for six years running”: Jerry Cantrell recalls the first time he met the “otherworldly” Dimebag Darrell Back in 1985, Cantrell was a regular at one of Houston's legendary clubs when he came across Dimebag and hit it off “right away” Guitar World · Jan 20
"I sent that song to Elton and asked him to play piano on it...it meant the world to us." How Elton John and Dave Grohl helped one of the grunge era's greatest bands heal from an unimaginable loss With Dave Grohl lending his studio and Elton John playing piano on the album's most emotional track, this was a truly special comeback Metal Hammer · Dec 18, 2025
Metal Hammer · Dec 11, 2025 "Now I'm walking through hell." The story behind tragic Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley's final recording, a movie soundtrack cover featuring some of the biggest names in '90s rock "I didn’t recognize him. He looked like an 80-year-old man"
Guitar World · Nov 10, 2025 “After the show, they handed me what is to this day one of my most prized possessions”: Jim Carrey remembers Chris Cornell and Soundgarden’s generous guitar gift as he inducts them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Soundgarden played on the night with Mike McCready and Jerry Cantrell, while Olivia Rodrigo honored The White Stripes, the Tedeschi Trucks Band covered The Beatles, and Flea performed with Stevie Wonder
Louder · Nov 9, 2025 Chris Cornell’s daughter sings an emotional Fell On Black Days as Soundgarden are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame The Seattle grunge pioneers were inducted into the Hall Of Fame by Jim Carrey
Metal Hammer · Oct 20, 2025 Farewell to music on MTV: it's the end of an era (even if that era really finished a long time ago) MTV will cease broadcasting its music channels after this year. For generations of rock fans, this is a sad moment
Louder · Oct 15, 2025 "That experience in Vietnam changed him forever. It certainly had an effect on our family, so it was a defining moment in my life, too." How a devastating 90s war song brought its writer and his estranged father closer together Rooster by Alice In Chains was Jerry Cantrell’s tribute to his Vietnam veteran dad, and it showed a different kind of dark side to the band
Guitar World · Oct 6, 2025 “We were on at 10 a.m. We start playing, and nobody’s there yet. But by the time we got to the second or third song, there were thousands of people”: Disturbed's Dan Donegan on Ozzfest, the versatility of his ginormo-rig, and his migration to Schecter Disturbed's riff-master talks songwriting, longevity, how Soundgarden and Alice in Chains informed his guitar playing, and how the band gradually made millions down with The Sickness
Guitar World · Sep 23, 2025 “If I’m a little late to first period in the morning because I had to do an interview, my teachers are pretty lenient with me”: Ethan Kahn on Chained Saint’s face-ripping debut and how the new school of thrash metal is rewriting the rulebook With their debut LP, Blindside, produced by Alice In Chains’ William DuVall, the Florida quartet are flying the flag for hesher-approved audio violence
Guitar World · Sep 9, 2025 “We all talked to each other before we went on – Kirk, Zakk and Slash. Kirk said, ‘I’m nervous, man!’ I said, ‘I am too’”: Jerry Cantrell looks back at the “walk-off home run” of Ozzy Osbourne’s final show The Alice in Chains guitarist didn’t catch up with the Prince of Darkness before his death, but he’s satisfied to have been part of Back to the Beginning with musician friends Slash, Zakk Wylde, Kirk Hammett and others
Metal Hammer · Aug 15, 2025 “It’s when we started to find ourselves…”: How Facelift saw Alice In Chains go from hair metal local heroes to grunge superstars – with a little help from Soundgarden The Seattle rockers’ game-changing debut turns 35 this month and still sounds as vital as ever
Metal Hammer · Jul 21, 2025 "An evolving creation to pay tribute to the voice of a generation": Listen to new supergroup King Ultramega's cover of Soundgarden's Rusty Cage King Ultramega are made up of members of Alice In Chains, Mastodon, Anthrax and Metal Allegiance
Guitar World · Jul 6, 2025 “Hearing the crowd sing the War Pigs solo gave me chills”: Back to the Beginning was Ozzy Osbourne’s night – but it was also a tribute to Tony Iommi’s singular impact on guitar music Iommi’s world-altering riffs led to some of the all-star farewell show’s biggest singalongs – no wonder the supporting cast of guitar heroes had so much fun playing them