Editing Alice in Chains (section)

===Influences===
The band are influenced to a great extent by English metal music; in 2018, Jerry Cantrell proclaimed [[Black Sabbath]] guitarist [[Tony Iommi]] as "one of his biggest" inspirations,<ref name="Chapstick">{{cite news |last1=Chapstick |first1=Kesley |title=See Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell pick favorite Black Sabbath, AC/DC albums |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-alice-chains-jerry-cantrell-pick-favorite-black-sabbath-acdc-albums |access-date=July 18, 2020 |work=Revolver Magazine |date=October 22, 2018}}</ref> while Layne Staley named his "first influences" as Black Sabbath and [[Deep Purple]].<ref name="Brown" /> The group's work with recording engineer [[Dave Jerden]] came about because upon meeting the band, recalling: "'Metallica took Tony Iommi and sped him up. What you've done is you've slowed him down again.' And [Cantrell] looked at me and said, 'You got it.' That's how I got the gig. I totally understood what they were doing."<ref name=Bosso2013>Joe Bosso (2013). [https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/production-legend-dave-jerden-on-13-career-defining-records-586973 Production legend Dave Jerden on 13 career-defining records, Part 10: Alice in Chains - Facelift]. MusicRadar.com, accessed April 23, 2024</ref> Cantrell adjudged English rock singer Elton John as "the artist that made me want to be a musician."<ref name="Chapstick" /> In addition, members of Alice in Chains have cited artists including [[AC/DC]],<ref name="Chapstick" /><ref name="Hickie" /> [[Accept (band)|Accept]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.velvetthunder.co.uk/interview-accept-guitarist-wolf-hoffmann/|title=Interview – Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffmann|access-date=February 3, 2021|last=Vickers|first=Lee|work=Velvet Thunder|date=January 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Album Review: Too Mean to Die by Accept (Nuclear Blast) |url=https://www.gbhbl.com/album-review-too-mean-to-die-by-accept-nuclear-blast/ |access-date=January 25, 2021 |work=gbhbl.com |date=January 20, 2021}}</ref> [[Aerosmith]],<ref name="MoPopInf" /> [[The Beatles]],<ref name="Hickie" /> [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]],<ref name="Afropunk11">{{cite news |title=William Duvall Chats About his New documentary on Neon Christ and the Atlanta Punk scene |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/black-flag-mn0000091650/related |access-date=January 22, 2021 |work=Afropunk |date=February 21, 2011}}</ref> [[David Bowie]],<ref name="Hickie" /> [[John Coltrane]],<ref name="MoPopInf" /> [[Miles Davis]],<ref name="Hickie2" /> [[Dio (band)|Dio]],<ref>{{cite news |title=ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist: DIO 'Was A Leader And A Wonderful, Wonderful Human Being' |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-in-chains-bassist-dio-was-a-leader-and-a-wonderful-wonderful-human-being/ |access-date=January 25, 2021 |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> [[Funkadelic]],<ref name="MRadar">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Amit |title=William DuVall: These are the 11 guitarists who blew my mind |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/william-duvall-these-are-the-11-guitarists-who-blew-my-mind |access-date=January 20, 2021 |work=Music Radar |date=September 25, 2019}}</ref> [[Hanoi Rocks]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shipley |first1=Al |title=Alice in Chains are coming to the Armory on Friday, and here are 19 of their best deep cuts |url=http://www.citypages.com/music/alice-in-chains-are-coming-to-the-armory-on-friday-and-here-are-19-of-their-best-deep-cuts/508749241 |access-date=July 21, 2020 |work=City Pages |date=April 18, 2019}}</ref> [[Heart (band)|Heart]],<ref name="radio">{{cite news |title=Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell Sings Heart and Rush's Praises (A Top Story) |url=https://www.radio.com/2013/05/16/alice-in-chains-jerry-cantrell-heart-rock-hall/ |access-date=September 1, 2020 |work=Radio.com |date=May 16, 2013 |archive-date=September 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912191116/http://radio.com/2013/05/16/alice-in-chains-jerry-cantrell-heart-rock-hall/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Jimi Hendrix]],<ref name="roots">{{Cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2019/10/heavy-culture-william-duvall-alice-in-chains/ |title=Heavy Culture: William DuVall on Roots, Race, Solo Album, Jimi Hendrix, and Alice in Chains |last=Ramanand |first=Liz |date=October 17, 2019 |website=Consequence of Sound}}</ref> [[Iron Maiden]],<ref name="MoPopInf" /> [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]],<ref name="bienstock" />[[King's X]],<ref name="KXR">{{cite news |last1=Freeman |first1=Ray |title=Mike Inez (Alice In Chains) Gives King's X Some Love |url=http://www.kingsxrocks.com/ |work=Kings X Rocks |date=December 27, 2010}}</ref> [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]],<ref name="Hickie" /> [[Led Zeppelin]],<ref name="Hickie" /> [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]],<ref name="bienstock">{{cite news |last1=Bienstock |first1=Richard |title=Jerry Cantrell Talks New Alice in Chains Album, 'Rainier Fog' |work=Guitar World |date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> [[Metallica]],<ref name="MoPopInf" /> [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]],<ref name="gw" /> [[Eddie Money]],<ref name="bienstock" /> [[Motörhead]],<ref name="MoPopInf" /> [[Mudhoney]],<ref name="Grunge is Dead p.210-1" /> [[Ted Nugent]],<ref name="bienstock" /> [[Pink Floyd]],<ref name="Hickie" /> the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]],<ref name="gw">{{cite news |title=Jerry Cantrell: "I'd plug into Eddie Van Halen's amp and sound like Jerry Cantrell. Eddie would play through my s**t and sound like EVH. It's in the hands. It's in your flesh" |work=GuitarWorld |date=December 10, 2021}}</ref> [[Queen (band)|Queen]],<ref name="newquist96">{{cite news |last1=Newquist |first1=H. P. |title=Jerry Cantrell Interview: Grinding It Out |work=National Guitar Museum |date=February 1996}}</ref> [[Queensrÿche]],<ref name="BVM">{{cite news |last1=Hintz |first1=Marty |title=Interview with Alice in Chains |work=Bohemia Visual Music |date=February 1991}}</ref> [[the Rolling Stones]],<ref name="Hickie">{{cite news |last1=Hickie |first1=James |title=Jerry Cantrell: I knew what being a rock star was from an early age |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/jerry-cantrell-i-knew-what-being-a-rock-star-was-from-an-early-age-i-knew-it-wasnt-a-safe-path-but-ive-always-been-a-gambler/ |access-date=July 18, 2020 |work=Kerrang! |date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> [[Rush (band)|Rush]],<ref name="radio" /> [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]],<ref name="Blackett" /> [[Soundgarden]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7NNXB8WYjw |title=Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell remembers Chris Cornell |date=April 14, 2018 |via=YouTube |access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> [[The Stooges]],<ref name="teraz" /> [[Television (band)|Television]],<ref name="teraz" /> [[Thin Lizzy]],<ref name="MoPopInf" /> [[Robin Trower]],<ref name="newquist96" /> [[U2]],<ref name="Hickie2">{{cite news |last1=Hickie |first1=James |title=Alice in Chains' William Duvall: 10 songs that changed my life |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/alice-in-chains-william-duvall-the-10-songs-that-changed-my-life/ |access-date=July 18, 2020 |work=Kerrang! |agency=Kerrang! |date=November 27, 2019}}</ref> [[UFO (band)|UFO]],<ref name="Blackett">{{cite news |last1=Blackett |first1=Matt |title=Jerry Cantrell talks 'Devils & Dinosaurs' |url=https://www.guitarplayer.com/miscellaneous/1139/jerry-cantrell-talks-devils--dinosaurs/23310 |access-date=July 18, 2020 |work=Guitar Player |date=January 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009015503/https://www.guitarplayer.com/miscellaneous/1139/jerry-cantrell-talks-devils--dinosaurs/23310 |archive-date=October 9, 2014 }}</ref> [[Van Halen]],<ref name="Blackett" /><ref name="MoPopInf" /> [[the Velvet Underground]],<ref name="teraz">{{cite news |last1=Babula |first1=Jordan |title=William Duvall - Add to the Oven |work=Teraz Rock |date=November 2018}}</ref> [[Hank Williams]],<ref name="MoPopInf">{{cite web |title=MoPOP Oral History Interview: Alice In Chains' Musical Influences |date=November 23, 2020 |url=https://www.mopop.org/about-mopop/the-mopop-blog/posts/2020/november/mopop-oral-history-interview-alice-in-chains-musical-influences/ |publisher=Museum of Popular Culture |access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> and [[ZZ Top]] as influential or inspirational.<ref name="Chapstick" />