Alice In Chains Announce New Album
Pamela Littky
A recent hearing of soul-metal act Alice In Chains in London found the four-piece delivering a mix of classic fan favourites and strong new material. Somehow the group weaves a warm connection with their followers but via pounding icy melodies, a heady but nonetheless eerie vocal blend and biting guitar runs from veteran member Jerry Cantrell. There was a moment of pure abandon when he spotted an effigy Rooster during that very number! Now, a new album referencing Seattle in the title will soon be released…
Alice In Chains have announced a Friday 24th August 2018 release for the long-awaited ‘Rainier Fog’, their first album in five years.
They’re giving fans another sneak preview of the album with the release of second track ‘So Far Under. ’
You can listen to the song in this article.
‘So Far Under’ follows the recent release of ‘The One You Know’ and its Adam Mason-directed companion video, which has already amassed over 2.3 million views.
Both ‘The One You Know’ and ‘So Far Under’ are available as instant downloads by clicking HERE to pre-order ‘Rainier Fog’.
The album will be available digitally, as well as on CD and limited-edition double 180-gram clear LP with white and black splatter available only from the band’s online store HERE.
About ‘So Far Under’, Alice In Chains vocalist/guitarist William DuVall says, “It’s about feeling completely up against it – outnumbered, surrounded, facing seemingly unbeatable odds and being really pissed off about it. It was inspired by personal circumstances, as well as events in the wider world. But it’s not as resigned to defeat as it may seem. The lyric is a cold, hard assessment of a difficult situation but the music has a message all its own. There’s still room to flip the script. Every aspect of writing and recording this song will always be remembered with a lot of joy – from recording the basic tracks and the guitar solo at Studio X in Seattle to doing further overdubs at Nick Raskulinecz’s studio in rural Tennessee. Everyone in the band and our studio team really stepped up and knocked it out of the park on this one. We’re extremely proud of this song and the entire album.”
‘Rainier Fog’ marks a few firsts for the band: in addition to being their first album in five years, it’s their first album for BMG and their first time recording in their hometown of Seattle in more than 20 years (worth noting that the album title is a tribute to Seattle). They recorded at Studio X, the same facility where they tracked 1995’s self-titled Alice In Chains album (back when the studio was known as Bad Animals).
The ‘Rainier Fog’ recording process also saw the band spend time at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles and at the Nashville studio of producer Nick Raskulinecz. ‘Rainier Fog’ is the third straight Alice In Chains album recorded with producer Nick Raskulinecz and engineer Paul Figueroa. The album was mixed by Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool).
‘Rainier Fog’ follows 2013’s Grammy nominated ‘The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here’, which entered Billboard’s Top 200 chart at No. 2 and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Hard Rock Albums charts and the iTunes Rock Album Chart. Its first two singles, ‘Stone’ and ‘Hollow’, both shot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and ‘Voices’ hit No. 3. All three tracks stayed on the chart for over 20 weeks.
Alice In Chains (vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell, vocalist/guitarist William DuVall, drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Inez) are currently touring Europe following two triumphant sold-out shows in the UK at Leeds O2 Academy and Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
Over the course of their remarkable career, Alice In Chains have garnered multiple Grammy nominations, sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and amassed a diehard international fanbase whose members number in the millions. They remain one of the most successful and influential American rock bands of all time.
‘Rainier Fog’ Album Tracklisiting
- The One You Know
- Rainier Fog
- Red Giant
- Fly
- Drone
- Deaf Ears Blind Eyes
- Maybe
- So Far Under
- Never Fade
- All I Am
Pete Sargeant
