Editing Alice in Chains (section)

===Musical style===
Although Alice in Chains has been labeled [[grunge]] by the mainstream media,<ref name="AM"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Karan|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/jar-flies-alice-chains-unleashed-accidental-master-203922 |title=With Jar Of Flies, Alice In Chains unleashed an accidental masterpiece|website=A.V. Club|date=May 6, 2014}}</ref> Jerry Cantrell identifies the band as primarily [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. He told ''[[Guitar World]]'' in 1996, "We're a lot of different things&nbsp; ... I don't quite know what the mixture is, but there's definitely metal, [[blues]], [[rock and roll]], maybe a touch of [[punk rock|punk]]. The metal part will never leave, and I never want it to."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adbdesign.com/aic/articles/art004.html |first1=Jeff |last1=Gilbert |first2=Andy |last2=Aledort |title=Go Ask Alice |work=Guitar World |date=January 1996 |access-date=October 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729233916/http://www.adbdesign.com/aic/articles/art004.html |archive-date=July 29, 2013 }} See also: [https://books.google.com/books?id=4R0xtoz_gQ8C&pg=142 1a], [https://books.google.com/books?id=4R0xtoz_gQ8C&pg=147 1b], [http://www.guitarworld.com/1996-guitar-world-interview-jerry-cantrell-alice-chains-discusses-songwriting-and-bands-new-self-titled-album?page=0,1 2].</ref> The ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'' has stated, "Living and playing in Seattle might have got them the grunge tag, but they've always pretty much been a [[classic metal]] band to the core."<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Murray|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/Alice+Chains+stroll+down+memory+lane+enthusiastic/8619032/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705155928/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/Alice+Chains+stroll+down+memory+lane+enthusiastic/8619032/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2013|title=Alice in Chains stroll down memory lane for enthusiastic Rexall fans|newspaper=[[Edmonton Journal]]|location=[[Edmonton]]|date=July 5, 2013|access-date=July 5, 2013}}</ref> A 1995 review of ''Alice in Chains'' from ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' dubbed the band "Seattle's most malevolent-sounding grunge outfit."<ref name="PeopleSTrev">{{cite web |title=Picks and Pans review: Alice in Chains |url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-alice-in-chains-vol-44-no-21/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=January 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024121501/https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-alice-in-chains-vol-44-no-21/ |archive-date=October 24, 2023 |date=November 20, 1995 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Over the course of their career, the band's sound has also been described as [[alternative metal]],<ref name="AM"/><ref>{{multiref2|1={{cite news|url=http://sundaygazettemail.com/Entertainment/201004140990 |title=Alice unboud: After a long absence, Alice In Chains is back |first=Bill |last=Lynch |newspaper=The Charleston Gazette |access-date=September 27, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203181715/http://sundaygazettemail.com/Entertainment/201004140990|archive-date=February 3, 2013}}|2={{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QhhXAAAAIBAJ&pg=5766,270821|title='Alice' will rattle some chains|first=Patricia|last=Crean|newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|access-date=September 27, 2012}}}}</ref> [[sludge metal]],<ref>{{multiref2|1={{cite web|url=http://vulturehound.co.uk/2012/07/how-havent-you-heard-alice-in-chains-dirt/|title=How Haven't You Heard&nbsp; ... Alice In Chains – Dirt|last=Conway|first=James|date=July 2, 2012|publisher=[[Vulture Hound]] Magazine|access-date=November 16, 2012|archive-date=July 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714053015/http://vulturehound.co.uk/2012/07/how-havent-you-heard-alice-in-chains-dirt/|url-status=dead}}|2={{cite news|title=Alice in Chains breaks free of a style|first=J.D|last=Considine|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1992/10/23/alice-in-chains-breaks-free-of-a-style/|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|location=Baltimore|date=October 23, 1992|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801233050/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-10-23/entertainment/1992297004_1_alice-in-chains-keith-jarrett-michael-bolton|url-status=live}}|3={{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE8F7148A842EF&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|title=THE METAL'S GONE, BUT THE TUNES AND MOODS REMAIN|publisher=Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA)|access-date=September 26, 2012}}|4={{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/aliceinchains-dirt/|title=Alice in Chains: Dirt|first=Michael|last=Christopher|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|date=September 23, 2003|access-date=September 28, 2012}}|5={{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/music/136701-music-previews-alice-in-chains-tegan-and-sara-and-will-young/|title=Music previews: Alice in Chains, Tegan and Sara and Will Young|first=Michael|last=MacLennan|publisher=[[STV (TV channel)|STV]]|access-date=May 11, 2013|archive-date=November 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114235844/http://entertainment.stv.tv/music/136701-music-previews-alice-in-chains-tegan-and-sara-and-will-young/|url-status=dead}}|6={{cite web|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/cd-alice-chains-devil-put-dinosaurs-here|title=CD: Alice in Chains - The Devil put Dinosaurs Here|first=Russ|last=Coffey|website=The Arts Desk|date=May 26, 2013|access-date=May 27, 2013}}|7={{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/reviews/album/2013/05/23/alice-in-chains-the-devil-put-dinosaurs-here-chris-familton/|title=ALICE IN CHAINS The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here|first=Chris|last=Familton|publisher=The Music.com.au|access-date=May 24, 2013|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055157/http://themusic.com.au/reviews/album/2013/05/23/alice-in-chains-the-devil-put-dinosaurs-here-chris-familton/|url-status=dead}}}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref>{{multiref2|1={{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Sarah |date=December 13, 2018 |title=Alice in Chains Unveil 'Rainier Fog' Companion Film |url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/alice_in_chains_detail_rainier_fog_inspired_film_project |access-date=January 20, 2024 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |quote=... the long-running alt-rock outfit have revealed plans for a companion film}}|2={{Cite web |last=Geslani |first=Michelle |date=May 9, 2016 |title=Alice in Chains announce North American tour |url=https://consequence.net/2016/05/alice-in-chains-announce-north-american-tour/ |access-date=January 20, 2024 |website=Consequence |quote=Alt rock titans' summer outing commences in July}}}}</ref><ref name="AM"/> [[doom metal]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/204863|title=ALICE IN CHAINS – "It's Not Like We're Trying To Recapture Dirt&nbsp; ... We Already Made That Fucking Record!"|first=Martin|last=Popoff|author-link=Martin Popoff|magazine=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|date=May 30, 2013|access-date=June 12, 2013|archive-date=June 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610051758/http://www.bravewords.com/news/204863|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=sputnik>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/56786/Alice-In-Chains-Alice-in-Chains/|title=Review: Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains|first=Brendan|last=Schroer|website=Sputnikmusic|access-date=March 16, 2014}}</ref> and [[hard rock]].<ref name="AM"/><ref name="About">{{cite web|url=http://rock.about.com/od/aliceinchains/p/Alice.htm|title=Alice in Chains Biography and Profile|first=Tim|last=Grierson|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=September 26, 2012|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006144237/http://rock.about.com/od/aliceinchains/p/Alice.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Furthermore, the band have also incorporated styles including [[blues rock]],<ref name="BandCalledAlice">{{cite magazine |author = Gillian G. Gaar |title = A Band Called Alice |journal = [[Goldmine (magazine)|Goldmine]] |pages = 54–56, 58 |date = August 5, 1994 |issn = 1055-2685}}</ref> [[folk rock]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.com:80/artists/AliceInChains/bio.html |title=Alice In Chains Timeline |website=SonyMusic.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991007164204/http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/AliceInChains/bio.html |archive-date=October 7, 1999 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 11, 2019 }}</ref> [[funk metal]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weiss |first1=Dan |title=The 10 Best Alice in Chains songs |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1903099/the-10-best-alice-in-chains-songs/franchises/10-best-songs/ |website=Stereogum |date=October 6, 2016 |accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref> and [[jangle pop]]<ref name="stereogum">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1903099/the-10-best-alice-in-chains-songs/franchises/list/|title=The 10 Best Alice In Chains Songs|author=Weiss, Dan|date=October 6, 2016|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> into their music. Regarding the band's constant categorization by the media, Cantrell stated: <blockquote>When we first came out we were metal. Then we started being called alternative metal. Then grunge came out and then we were hard rock. And now, since we've started doing this again I've seen us listed as: hard rock, alternative, alternative metal and just straight metal. I walked into an HMV the other day to check out the placement and see what's on and they've got us relegated back into the metal section. Right back where we started!<ref name="Brown">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YmocmZU2eJcC&q=%22grunge%22+%22alternative+metal%22&pg=PT42 |title=Alice in Chains: In the Studio - Jake Brown |date= June 2011|access-date=November 19, 2012|isbn=9780983471646 |last1=Brown |first1=Jake |publisher=SCB Distributors }}</ref></blockquote> Drummer Sean Kinney rejects the grunge label, stating in a 2013 interview "I mean, before we first came out there was no grunge, they hadn't invented that word. Before they invented the word grunge we were alternative rock and alternative metal and metal and rock, and we didn't give a shit whatever, we were a rock and roll band!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2013-10-07/Interview_Alice_In_Chains.html|title=Interview: Alice in Chains|date=October 7, 2013|work=The National Student|access-date=February 3, 2017|archive-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722144706/https://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2013-10-07/Interview_Alice_In_Chains.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to Mike Inez, they were always the metal stepchildren of the Seattle scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/interview-jerry-cantrell-discusses-alice-chains-2009-comeback-black-gives-way-blue?page=0,2|title=Interview: Jerry Cantrell Discusses Alice in Chain's 2009 Comeback, 'Black Gives Way to Blue'|work=Guitar World|access-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref>