Here is the place to find the latest news and rumors on Alice iN Chains.

If you find any interesting tidbits or facts....please e-mail them to me ASAP and i'll post them as soon as possable.

THANKS........ Rooster

Boggy Depot

On March 31, 1998 Jerry Cantrell will finally release his solo album titled "Boggy Depot"

Cantrell, axeman and songwriter for the

Seattle-based alt-grunge band Alice In Chains, will release

Boggy Depot, his first solo effort.



Here is the track list :

Dickeye

Cut You In

My Song

Settling Down

Breaks My Back

Jesus Hands

Keep The Light On

Satisfy

Hurt A Long Time

Between

Cold Piece



Susan Silver Quits



A strong rumor that is most probably true is that longtime

manager of AIC, Susan Silver, has given up her business.

After the breakup of Soundgarden, Sponge's dissappointing

album sales, and Alice In Chains future undecided, there

is no reason to keep it going. Word is that when asked

about AIC, she said they are about to "self-destruct"







Jerry Plays With Metallica



Jerry Cantrell was seen playing Lynrd Skynrd's "Tuesday's

Gone" with Metallica Oct. 18th near San Jose, California

at the Shoreline Amphitheater, in a beneift concert for the

Bridge School put on by Neil Young. Word is that he there

b/c he was working on his solo album in Sausalito, which

is a half hour away.







Jerry Solo Date Pushed Back



It seems that Jerry's solo album will be pushed back into

March 98'. There seemed to be some minor "glitches"

on the album that needed to be fixed. So I guess this

is an Alice In Chainless year.







Gangrene Rumor



There has been rumors of Layne having Gangrene. This is

100% TOTALLY FALSE . Layne is fine. Susan Silver

Management denied rumors, as shown on MTV's

Week In Rock. Read more about it here.







Jerry Solo Release!



The release date for Jerry's solo album as been anounced.

The current release date is set for Oct. 28th . The album

is in its final stages right now. The current working title

for the album is badly named "Bogey Depot". There

is no word on whether Jerry will tour for this album.

Rumor is Chris Cornell and even Layne might appear

on the album. Ill let ya know ;)!







Latest Rumors



Ok, first off, Layne's arms ARE NOT being "amputated" due to

his FORMER Heroin use or for any other reason. Layne is

fine and doing his thing so "dont worry". Second, I DONT

know when Jerry's solo album is due, it hasn't been anounced.

Third, the box set idea is off. The band said that they want

to put out more material before doing that kind of thing.

This also puts aside the rumor that AIC are breaking up.







Jerry and Layne Go Solo



Well, its FULLY confirmed, Jerry Cantrell is currently in the studio

in Northern California working on his first solo album with Alice

drummer Sean Kinney lending a hand. Cantrell and Kinney will

also be joined in the Bay Area studio by a trio of bass players

including Pantera's Rex Brown, Fishbone's Norwood Fisher, and

Primus's Les Claypool. As for Layne, it is rumored that he is

working on his own solo album as well. Its said to be harder than

any AIC album ever put out. NOTE: This does not mean AIC are

breaking up. I'll keep you posted.







Celebrity Auction



Alice In Chains memorabelia will be auctioned at a Celebrity

Auction Online as well as other entertainment related items to

aid the TJ Martel Foundation's fight to cure AIDS and Cancer.

For more information, Click Here.







Pleasurable Piercings



Jerry and Sean were seen signing autographs at a

Hawthorne, NJ store Pleasurable Piercings on Feb.

28th. (Info provided by NJPUNX97)







Private Parts Premiere



Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney appeared at Howard

Stern's Private Parts movie premiere March 7th.







Grammy Loss



The tradition continues! AIC lost once again at the Grammys

in the category Best Hard Rock Performance for "Again" to

Smashing Pumpkins. All four members attended the show

(Yes! Even Layne!) .







AIC Box Set/Solo Jerry/Mad Season



In a recent Rolling Stone article, it stated that AIC will be

coming out with a new album box set due out early 1997.

AOL members can access it here, for web surfers,

click here.



Jerry Cantrell is currently working on his first solo

album. This is not FULLY confirmed yet.



As for Mad Season, Mike Mcready has finished the music for

the album and was waiting for either Layne Staley or Mark

Lanagen to finish it on vocals, but it seems that they both have

no interest in it. Mike Mcready will be looking for a new lead

singer and may change the name of the band.







AIC LIVE!!



Mike Inez stated in Metal Hammer Magazine that AIC will be

supporting KISS on thier upcoming Japanese Tour! He also

said that AIC have been writing new material for a while

now and there is a good chance there will be a new album

out this Spring! You can read the article on Hugo's page!







Grammy Nomination



Alice In Chains were nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award

for "Best Hard Rock Performance" for the video "Again".

Lets hope they break their losing tradition and take the

Grammy home!







New Video?



Word is, Jerry Cantrell appeared on Howard Stern Jan. 9th.

He said that AIC are working on a video for Sludge Factory

that should be by March. Some deny this is true though.





Pigeonhead



Jerry, Kim Thayil and Matt Chamberlin from Soundgarden,

and other Seatle bands will play on a side project called

Pigeonhed. Look for an album called The Full Sentence

in Jan. or Feb. on Sub Pop Records.





Jerry Maguire

I saw the new Cameron Crow movie Jerry Maguire and I must

say it was one great movie. Jerry, as you know, had a small part

in it as a Kinko's Copies worker. His lines were really weird and

he said something about balls. Anyways, the movie was great

and so was Jerry.









Latest Rumors

There have been alot of rumors concerning AIC lately. First,

Jerry Cantrell is rumored to be working on a solo album.

Theres also a rumor that AIC are working on a five song EP

due out around Christmas. Then theres the Mad Season rumor.









R.I.P. Demri

Demri Parrot, a very close friend of Layne, died last Oct. We

are sad about this loss, and hope Layne feels better soon. Any

rumors of Layne being suicidal 100% totally FALSE . The band

denied the rumors and so do I. I think Layne is capable of taking

care of himself and doesn't need all of you to worry about him.

So lay off.





Latest News Right Now



Tripod now allowed in Japan. heres the Scoop:

OK, as far as news goes, Jerry and Sean will be making a

trip to Japan for the duo release of both the Unplugged album

and the self titled Alice in Chains album in the Far East. The

release of the self titled album was delayed due to the legalities

and cultural opposition surrounding the three legged dog on

the cover. The band was forced to come up with a new cover

design specifically for the Japanese release. The alternative

artwork will be a white cover with a USDA approved Alice in

Chains stamp. All you collectors, get crackin', this one will be

worth a few Yen. While the guys are in Japan they will also att-

end the big MTV Halloween party. Both JC and SK will be in

costume, however we cannot give away their disguises....Spea-

king of "Alice in Chains Unplugged", the much anticipated video

was released on October 8, just in time for the holidays!! Hey,

who wouldn't want to find Layne, Jerry, Sean and Mike in their

stocking..?









Jerry Performs For President



Jerry performing for the President? Heres the Scoop!



Jerry participated in a jam session with Heart's own Ann

Wilson and Howard Leese. They performed for President

Clinton during his visit to Seattle on 9/18. It was planned

for the President to join Jerry and friends on the sax.

Unfortunately, President Clinton did not play that night,

but he did take a photo hugging our very own Jerry

"I'm the President's friend" Cantrell Said!.





New Mad Season Album



Well, its confirmed. MAD SEASON WILL RECORD ANOTHER

ALBUM! Yep, Barrett Martin said in Sworn and Broken, they are

currently working on a new album saying "Wer'e working on a new

Mad Season right now. Its going to be a double album."! Some have

said that Layne will sing on one cd and Mark Lanagen (Screaming

Trees) on the other. But no one knows if this information is actually

true. Layne said himself that he didn't even know about this. So far

all we know is that There *will* be another Mad Season album to

follow up Above.





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