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Alice In Chains
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Soundgarden isn’t the only Seattle band with as much in common with alternative music as heavy metal. Alice In Chains also prayed to Black Sabbath when they weren’t writing slacker-rock anthems, which may be why Metallica and Staind have both recorded tributes to Layne Staley. The sorely missed singer can be found nailing notes on the following Alice In Chains classics: the sneaky soft/loud segues of “Rooster,” the poison-dipped pop hooks of “No Excuses,” and the brutal, heart-tearing honesty of “Heaven Beside You,” which flips the script with the acoustic guitar and Staley-like lead vocals of Jerry Cantrell — the quartet’s secret weapon all along (see also: a spare, vapor-rubbed rendition of “Nutshell”).