Alice In Chains' gives fans a video twofer - one bad and one good!

Black Gives Way to Blue is a great Alice in Chains album. However, the new video for "Acid Bubble" is nowhere near as excellent.

The band (or more likely the vid's director) tried to pull together a "groundbreaking interactive video," but instead ended up creating something that is visually boring. You can check out the video minus the interaction below. And the actual version here.

I recommend just cranking the album and avoiding this video altogether.



UPDATE: Turns out Alice in Chains released another music video for "Lesson Learned inbetween the time it took me to make another post! This one is a better video and reminds me strongly of Cantrell's solo album Degradation Trip.

Music Video Roundup: Alice In Chains "Your Decision" and Scar Symmetry "Ascension Chamber"

Two new videos. I dig the Alice In Chains one and great choice for a single. Scar Symmetry's is a little cheesy, but the song is still pretty good.



Go here for the full Alice In Chains video.


SCAR SYMMETRY - Ascension Chamber

SCAR SYMMETRY | MySpace Music Videos

Alice In Chains Unplugged 2

High quality unplugged performance from Alice In Chains. Congrats to the band for making it to No. 5 on the Billboard Charts with "Black Gives Way to Blue".

Alice In Chains: "Black Gives Way to Blue" Listen Now!

What could be the biggest rock album of the year is almost here. I haven't had time to listen to "Black Gives Way to Blue" online yet, but I have heard only positive things so far.

"Black Gives Way to Blue" comes out this upcoming Tuesday, Sept. 29. Take a sneak peak (or more like full peek) at this Web site.

Alice In Chains "Black Gives Way to Blue" Short Film

Metal Show Playlist September 21

Metal Show Playlist Monday 9/21 (8 p.m. to 9 p.m.)

1) Ace Frehley- Outer Space (CD)
2) Shadows Fall- The Path to Imminent Ruin (CD)
3) Shadows Fall- My Demise (CD)
4) Behemoth- Transmigrating Beyond Realms Ov Amenti
5) 3 Inches of Blood- Snake Fighter
6) Megadeth- Bodies
7) The Agonist- Thank You Pain
8) Alice In Chains- Check My Brain
9) The Black Dahlia Murder- Throne of Lunacy
10) Identity Crisis- Deception of the Fourth Dimension (CD)
11) Judas Priest- Deal With the Devil
12) Blaze Bayley- While You Were Gone

Somebody "Check My Brain"...

So... this week looks to involve very little sleep. And to top things off I might have to miss The Metal Show tomorrow night due to the Buckethead concert...

I hate to miss shows, but I can't pass up Buckethead! Please forgive me! The Metal Show will be back next Monday September 21, bigger, badder and better than ever, with new tunes from Ace Frehley, Shadows Fall, Megadeth, 3 Inches of Blood, The Black Dahlia Murder and Dying Fetus, not to mention some great metal classics in between.

Now onto the good news. Alice In Chains released another video, this time for the song "Check My Brain". A great Alice In Chains tune!

This is much more straightforward than the video for "A Looking In View", but still shows the band rockin' out in all its glory.

September 29 Couldn't Come Sooner

Watch Alice In Chains perform "Nutshell" during a live unplugged set.

Alice In Chains: One Step Closer to Release, Album Cover is Revealed!

I like it. The heart of Alice In Chains is definitely still alive and beating.

UPDATE: Now you can listen to the new song "Check My Brain" at the Metal Insider page. I like the trippy riff at the beginning and the song is catchy as hell. I'm surprised the band didn't release these as the first single.

UPDATE #2: "Check My Brain" is also available from YouTube below. The more I listen the more I can hear some Cantrell "Degradation Trip" influences, which is cool in my book.

Sunday Night Acoustic Jam: Phil Anselmo Covers Alice In Chains' "Nutshell"

Phil Anselmo may not be in top shape vocally anymore due to the drugs and alcohol, but he still is one of the better frontmen in all of metal history.

"Nutshell" comes off Alice In Chains' "Jar of Flies" EP.

In September We Go Broke

List of Albums Coming Out in September (if all goes to schedule):

September 1: Megadeth- "Endgame"
September 8: 3 Inches of Blood and Dethklok albums
September 15: Ace Frehley- "Anomaly", Shadows Fall- "Retribution" and Black Dahlia Murder- "Deflorate"
September 22: Vader- "Necropolis"
September 29: Alice In Chains- "Black Gives Way to Blue"

Also scheduled for release in September: New Kiss Album

Alice In Chains: "A Looking In View" Out Now

The new single "A Looking View" off the forthcoming "Black Gives Way to Blue" is out on iTunes and Amazon retailers. Holy Jesus it's good!

William Duvall does Layne Staley justice and Jerry Cantrell in company deliver a tune that is darker and heavier than anything the band has put out.

If the rest of the album sounds this good, it could be a heavy contender for album of the year. I heard the video comes out tomorrow so I will post it ASAP when it does.

Alice in Chains is back. Staley would be proud.

UPDATE: No video yet. Not sure when it's going to be released. But you can listen to the song now below.

UPDATE 2: The video has arrived. Very professional looking and fits the song.

Alice In Chains: "Black Gives Way to Blue"

Yeah, "Black Gives Way to Blue" is the name of the new Alice In Chains album which will be released on September 29!

The album title is interesting and definitely not what I saw them choosing (I figured it would be some type of play on the band's resurrection). However, I am still betting on this release being huge and hopefully a good one too.



Also if you thought Jerry Cantrell was dead all of those years away from Alice In Chains you were very wrong. In fact Degradation Trip is one of my favorite albums (although a bit depressing) and an essential buy. Make sure you get the double-album though.

Alice In Chains Release New Teaser Video

So awhile back I made the prediction that the new Alice In Chains album will be one of the biggest releases of 2009 and the band just keeps building on the hype by releasing these in the studio vids.

Check out the latest one below which features an ominous and heavy Alice In Chains riff. Lets hope the rest of the album will sound that good!

Week 11 Update