"Them Bones" in Guitar Hero Smash Hits — Out Today!

Guitar Hero Smash Hits is in stores today, featuring “Them Bones” by Alice In Chains.

Album Title and European Dates Announced!

The title of Alice in Chains upcoming album is BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE and will be released in stores and online SEPTEMBER 29TH.

In touring news, the band has added a handful of very select and intimate headline shows throughout Europe following Sonisphere. This marks the band’s first appearance overseas since the Summer of ’06.

August 6 - Cologne, GR - Essigfabrik
August 8 - Berlin, GR - Columbia Club
August 10 - Hamburg, GR - Grunspan
August 12 - Amsterdam, NE - Melkweg

Tickets for all shows are available now. Tickets for Essigfabrik, Columbia Club, and Grunspan can be purchased online at www.mlk.com, or via the nationwide ticket hotline: +49 (0)1805 – 570 000 (0,14 EUR/min). Tickets for the Melkweg show can be purchased at www.melkweg.nl.

Detroit Ticket Links

Pre-sale and on-sale links and info for the Kid Rock / Alice in Chains / Cypress Hill show at Comerica Park on July 18 are below:

Presale - 5/7 @10am – 5/8 @10pm (EDT)
On-sale - 5/9 @ 10am

Presale Password - detroit

Detroit!

Alice in Chains will be joining Kid Rock at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 18. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. May 9 via Tickets.com and at the Comerica Park box office.

Jerry Performing at Road Recovery Benefit in NYC

Just a reminder that Jerry will be performing at the benefit show to support the "Road Recovery" charity on May 1st at the Nokia Theater in NYC.

For tickets and all info please visit www.roadrecovery.com/helpus.html

Win Tickets to Rock on the Range!

Head on over to VelvetHammer.net for your chance to win tickets to Rock on the Range and a signed poster from Alice in Chains!

AIC Record (and Beards) Finished!

As most of you who have been paying attention have already figured out, the new Alice In Chains album is finally complete. We've been in the studio since October, and since it all began we celebrated 6 major holidays, elected a new President of the United States, crowned new World Series and Super Bowl champs, endured fires, earthquakes, & blackouts in and around Los Angeles, took a 2 1/2 week break to go to Australia, and to cap it all off, William & Jerry finally euthanized their beards.



This long, arduous process is complete, and although there's still a lot of work to be done, the songs are in the can and that's the most important thing.

So what can I tell you when I look back on the last six months?

I can tell you that the monotony of 12 to 16 hour days in the studio can be broken up by multiple costumes & hair styles, hours and hours of dice games, any sort of dialogue delivered in a heavily accentuated southern drawl, and a slew of special guests dropping by the studio.

Most of all I can tell you that some amazing songs were written and recorded. From the heaviest riff-dripping gut puncher to the most sadly beautiful song I think this band has ever recorded, I honestly believe that this album will return Alice In Chains to the top of the hard rock heap.

So now the next few months are dedicated to things like album artwork, lining up interviews & press, shooting videos, planning tours, and figuring out whether to bury Jerry & William's beards at sea or donate them to science.

Hopefully these new songs will strike a chord and make a similar impact on all of you out there that were moved by this band in the first place. These songs have definitely done that with me, and frankly I'm getting pretty sick and tired of loving this stuff alone, so I can’t wait for it to be released so it'll become your favorite record of 2009 and we can discuss it at the shows.

So clear a slot in your CD shelf and schedule maternity leave from work in September, because the long drought will be over soon...

-Baldy