Editing Alice in Chains (section)

===Influence===
[[Pantera]] and [[Damageplan]] guitarist [[Dimebag Darrell]] had expressed his admiration for Cantrell's guitar work in an interview for ''Guitar International'' in 1995, saying that "the layering and the honest feel that Jerry Cantrell gets on [Alice in Chains' ''Dirt''] record is worth a lot more than someone who plays five million notes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/08/20/diamond-dimebag-darrell-the-pantera-interview/ |title=Diamond "Dimebag" Darrell: The Pantera Interview |publisher=Guitar International |date=September 1995 |access-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111121852/http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/08/20/diamond-dimebag-darrell-the-pantera-interview/ |archive-date=January 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Street musician [[Wesley Willis]] wrote a song about the band entitled "Alice in Chains", featured on his 1996 album ''Feel The Power''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Feel the Power - Wesley Willis |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/feel-the-power-mw0000648886 |access-date=May 2, 2018 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/wesley-willis-dies-20030822 |title=Wesley Willis Dies |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 22, 2003 |access-date=May 2, 2018 |archive-date=October 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001181118/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/wesley-willis-dies-20030822 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Billy Corgan]] revealed that the song "Bleeding The Orchid" from [[the Smashing Pumpkins]]' 2007 album ''[[Zeitgeist (The Smashing Pumpkins album)|Zeitgeist]]'' has a bit of a homage to Alice in Chains in the harmonies and was indirectly inspired by the death of Staley.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spfreaks.com/track/bleeding-the-orchid/|title=Bleeding The Orchid|website=SPfreaks|access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=435704 |title=Corgan Talks New Pumpkins Art, Inspirations |date=July 6, 2007 |website=Friday Morning Quarterback |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708162701/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=435704 |archive-date=July 8, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 26, 2018}}</ref>

Elton John stated that he is a fan of Alice in Chains and a big admirer of Cantrell.<ref name="Guitar World 2013"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/elton-john-joins-alice-in-chains-new-album-to-honor-layne-staley-20090811|title=Elton John Joins Alice in Chains' New Album to Honor Layne Staley|date=August 11, 2009|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 2, 2018|archive-date=September 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919144322/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/elton-john-joins-alice-in-chains-new-album-to-honor-layne-staley-20090811|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to Jon Wiederhorn of [[MTV]], [[Godsmack]] has "sonically followed Alice in Chains' lead while adding their own distinctive edge." Godsmack singer and founder [[Sully Erna]] has also cited Staley as his primary influence.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBtiIA4YzlY&t=8m59s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/bBtiIA4YzlY| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|title=GODSMACK INTERVIEW: FACELESS (Part 1) |date=May 3, 2007 |via=YouTube |access-date=May 22, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453568/20020423/alice_in_chains.jhtml |title=MTV.com – "'He Got Me To Start Singing': Artists Remember Layne Staley" |access-date=November 8, 2007 |author1=D'Angelo, Joe |author2=Vineyard, Jennifer |author3=Wiederhorn, Jon |date=April 22, 2002 |publisher=MTV | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001103909/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453568/20020423/alice_in_chains.jhtml| archive-date= October 1, 2007 | url-status= dead}}</ref> Godsmack was named after the Alice in Chains song "God Smack" from the album ''Dirt''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0yuxiKV6zU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/P0yuxiKV6zU| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Godsmack Got Their Name From The Alice In Chains' Song | website=YouTube| date=April 5, 2018|access-date=May 22, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Godsmack/2006/06/18/1639165.html|title=The music and magic of Godsmack|work=Canoe.com|date=June 18, 2006|access-date=May 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122190335/https://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Godsmack/2006/06/18/1639165.html|archive-date=November 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2001/02/02/alt-metal-godsmack-to-smack-into-hard-rock-live-in-march/|title=Alt-metal Godsmack To Smack Into Hard Rock Live In March|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=February 2, 2001|access-date=May 22, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511143251/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2001-02-02/entertainment/0102010491_1_daytona-international-speedway-daytona-beach-african-children-choir|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Staind]] has covered Alice in Chains' song "Nutshell" live, which appears on the compilation ''[[The Singles: 1996-2006]]'', and also wrote a song entitled "Layne", dedicated to Staley, on the album ''[[14 Shades of Grey]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Snierson, Dan |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/04/06/layne-staley-gets-born-again/ |title=Layne Staley gets ''Born Again'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 7, 2004 |access-date=January 6, 2007 |archive-date=January 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125013128/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,631523,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Three Days Grace]] also performs a cover of "[[Rooster (song)|Rooster]]", which can be seen on the DVD ''[[Live at the Palace (DVD)|Live at the Palace]]''. Other bands that have been influenced by Alice in Chains include [[10 Years (band)|10 Years]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/10/25/10-years-jesse-hasek/|title=10 Years Singer Jesse Hasek Discusses Being Raised in the Church, His Unlikely Career (INTERVIEW)|first=Chris|last=Epting|website=Noise Creep|date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=October 28, 2012}}</ref> [[Avenged Sevenfold]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/avenged_sevenfold/related_artists.jhtml?influencedBy=true |title=Avenged Sevenfold &#124; Related Artists &#124; Discover New Music |publisher=MTV |access-date=June 26, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805023628/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/avenged_sevenfold/related_artists.jhtml?influencedBy=true |archive-date=August 5, 2011}}</ref> [[Breaking Benjamin]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Breaking Benjamin - Similar Artists, Influenced By, Followers |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/breaking-benjamin-mn0000934367/related |access-date=May 25, 2013 |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=Rovi corporation}}</ref> [[Bush (British band)|Bush]],<ref name="ihrrossdale">{{cite news |title=Gavin Rossdale On His Special Bond With Alice In Chains & Jerry Cantrell |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnZIknYMhyc |access-date=May 12, 2024 |work=iHeartRadio |publisher=YouTube |date=February 4, 2024}}</ref> [[Creed (band)|Creed]],<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine| last1=Erlewine | first1=Stephen Thomas | last2=Prato | first2=Greg |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=alice in chains|bio=true}} |title=Alice in Chains Biography |magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> [[Dallas Green (musician)|Dallas Green]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2015/12/03/city-and-colour-green-reveals-five-key-influences/rsDGyhkYDpoKKye3Kg5DDI/story.html |title=City and Colour's Green reveals Five Key Influences |last=Cummings-Grady |first=Mackenzie |date=December 5, 2015 |website=Boston Globe}}</ref> [[Days of the New]],<ref name="billboard.com"/> [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]],<ref name="Brinn">{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Music/The-hazan-who-became-Disturbed|title=The hazan who became disturbed|first=Davd|last=Brinn|date=January 2, 2011|work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> [[Hoobastank]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150808073656/http://www.mtv.com/artists/hoobastank/related-artists/?filter=influencedBy Artist Influences For Hoobastank] ''[[MTV]]''</ref> [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/incubus-singer-brandon-boyd-talks-influences-at-musicians-institute/ |title=Incubus Singer Brandon Boyd Talk Influences at Musicians Institute |website=Loudwire |date=March 7, 2012}}</ref> [[Korn]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/alice-in-chains-stories-from-korn-slipknot-zakk-wylde-device-five-finger-death-punch-mad-season-and-more/10446664 |title=Alice In Chains Stories from Korn, Slipknot, Zakk Wylde, Device, Five Finger Death Punch, Mad Season, and More |publisher=[[Artistdirect]] |date=April 1, 2013 |last=Florino |first=Rick |access-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-date=April 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404010544/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/alice-in-chains-stories-from-korn-slipknot-zakk-wylde-device-five-finger-death-punch-mad-season-and-more/10446664 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Manic Street Preachers]],<ref name="Trendell">{{cite news |last1=Trendell |first1=Andrew |title=Nicky Wire tells us about the Manics' 'Gold Against The Soul' reissue: "It's a strange and curious record" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nicky-wire-manic-street-preachers-gold-against-the-soul-reissue-its-a-strange-and-curious-record-2623673 |access-date=November 1, 2020 |work=NME |date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> [[Mudvayne]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/argusleader/access/1690951961.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+29%2C+2009&author=Bryann+Becker&pub=Argus+Leader&desc=RADIO+HAS+HELPED+THE+GROUP+FIND+ITS+PLACE+IN+THE+METAL+MUSIC+GENRE&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216170920/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/argusleader/access/1690951961.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+29,+2009&author=Bryann+Becker&pub=Argus+Leader&desc=RADIO+HAS+HELPED+THE+GROUP+FIND+ITS+PLACE+IN+THE+METAL+MUSIC+GENRE&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 16, 2013 |title=Radio Has Helped The Group Find Its Place In The Metal Music Genre |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=January 29, 2009 |access-date=March 11, 2013 }}</ref> [[Nickelback]],<ref name="billboard.com"/> [[A Pale Horse Named Death]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therocktologist.com/a-pale-horse-named-death-interview.html|title=Interview with Sal Abruscato of A Pale Horse Named Death|publisher=The Rocktologist|access-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref> [[Puddle of Mudd]],<ref name="billboard.com"/> [[Queens of the Stone Age]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Queens of the Stone Age - Similar Artists, Influenced By, Followers |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/queens-of-the-stone-age-mn0000376422/related |access-date=May 25, 2013 |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=Rovi Corporation}}</ref> [[Rains (band)|Rains]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://audioinkradio.com/2012/04/rains-singer-alice-in-chains-soundgarden-tool-influences/ |title=Rains Singer Counts Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Tool as Influences |date=April 4, 2012 |website=Audio Ink Radio |access-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> [[Seether]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/seether-feels-the-cold/778217|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504012746/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/seether-feels-the-cold/778217|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2018|title=Seether feels the cold|work=FasterLourder|date=July 18, 2006|access-date=May 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=58368610&itype=CMSID
|title=Concert preview: Seether adds melody to the metal|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=September 9, 2014|access-date=May 2, 2018}}</ref> [[Skunk Anansie]],<ref name="skin2020">{{cite book |author1=Skin |last2=O'Brien |first2=Lucy |title=It Takes Blood and Guts |date=2020 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |location=London |isbn=9781471194931 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oebNDwAAQBAJ |access-date=May 12, 2024}}</ref> [[Smile Empty Soul]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fredericksburg.com/featuresit/smile-empty-soul-chats-with-it-about-bush-musical-influences/article_7508376f-841e-5923-b5d0-8bf3c5812a48.html |title=Smile Empty Soul chats with it! about Bush, musical influences and dad |date=March 25, 2004 |website=Fredericksburg.com |access-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> [[Stone Sour]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_2816000/2816203.stm |title=Stonesour: full interview |date=March 3, 2003 |publisher=BBC |access-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> [[Tantric (band)|Tantric]],<ref name="Remembering Layne Staley"/> [[Taproot (band)|Taproot]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1458234/taproots-second-album-is-really-their-third-kind-of/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109221152/http://www.mtv.com/news/1458234/taproots-second-album-is-really-their-third-kind-of/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 9, 2016 |title=Taproot's Second Album Is Really Their Third ... Kind Of |date=October 18, 2002 |website=MTV News |access-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> and [[Theory of a Deadman]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://canadianbeats.ca/2014/08/13/interview-theory-of-a-deadman/ |title=Interview – Theory of a Deadman |date=August 13, 2014 |website=Canadian Beats |access-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref> [[Metallica]] said they have always wanted to tour with the band, citing Alice in Chains as a major inspiration for their 2008 release, ''[[Death Magnetic]]''.<ref name="RS1-oct08">{{cite magazine |title=Metallica: Metal Machines (Louder Faster Stronger) |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 2008 |pages=58–67}}</ref>

Alice in Chains has also had a significant influence on modern heavy metal. Their songs were covered by various metal bands such as [[In Flames]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/in-flames-covers-depeche-mode-alice-in-chains-nine-inch-nails-on-down-wicked-no-good-ep.html|title=IN FLAMES Covers DEPECHE MODE, ALICE IN CHAINS, NINE INCH NAILS On 'Down, Wicked & No Good' EP|work=Blabbermouth|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=May 2, 2018|archive-date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924033322/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/in-flames-covers-depeche-mode-alice-in-chains-nine-inch-nails-on-down-wicked-no-good-ep.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Opeth]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=89988 |title=OPETH Covers ALICE IN CHAINS, ROBIN TROWER During New Album Sessions |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016083830/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=89988 |archive-date=October 16, 2009}}</ref> [[Dream Theater]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBzzkSRW5n0 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126120759/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBzzkSRW5n0| archive-date=January 26, 2012 | url-status=dead|title=Dream Theater - "Would" Alice in Chains Cover |publisher=YouTube |date=September 5, 2006 |access-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref> [[Secrets of the Moon]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thenewreview.net/news/secrets-of-the-moon-post-cover-of-alice-in-chains-them-bones |title=SECRETS OF THE MOON Post Cover Of ALICE IN CHAINS' "Them Bones" |publisher=Thenewreview.net |date=September 19, 2010 |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120220306/http://thenewreview.net/news/secrets-of-the-moon-post-cover-of-alice-in-chains-them-bones |archive-date=November 20, 2012 }}</ref> [[Suicide Silence]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/suicide-silence-cover-alice-in-chains|title=Suicide Silence Cover Alice In Chains|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209023539/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/suicide-silence-cover-alice-in-chains/|archive-date=December 9, 2010}}</ref> [[36 Crazyfists]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTURHZ8PFcw | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/aTURHZ8PFcw| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|title=36 Crazyfists - Alice In Chains We Die Young (Cover) Metal Hammer Goes 90s |date=July 26, 2017 |via=YouTube |access-date=May 2, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Cane Hill (band)|Cane Hill]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8yOl63Iiow | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/S8yOl63Iiow| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Cane Hill - We Die Young (Alice In Chains Cover) |date=September 14, 2016 |via=YouTube |access-date=May 2, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Ektomorf]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ektomorf-covers-alice-in-chains-soundgarden-on-new-single/ |title=EKTOMORF Covers ALICE IN CHAINS, SOUNDGARDEN On New Single |date=June 23, 2010 |website=Blabbermouth |access-date=May 2, 2018}}</ref> Dritt Skitt,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/04/22/i-dont-mind-this-black-metal-cover-of-alice-in-chains-angry-chair/ |title=I Don't Mind This Black Metal Cover of Alice in Chains' "Angry Chair" |date=April 22, 2015 |website=Metal Sucks |access-date=May 2, 2018}}</ref> [[Grave (band)|Grave]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=51745 |title=GRAVE Cover ALICE IN CHAINS' 'Them Bones' |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111210449/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=51745 |archive-date=January 11, 2012}}</ref> and [[Thou (American band)|Thou]], who described their 2018 EP ''[[Rhea Sylvia (EP)|Rhea Sylvia]]'' as "a melodic grunge, Alice in Chains homage."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1998990/thou-the-changeling-prince/music/album-stream/ |title=Thou – "The Changeling Prince" |last=Nelson |first=Michael |date=May 31, 2018 |website=Stereogum |access-date=January 23, 2019}}</ref> In 2009, Anders Fridén of Swedish melodic death metal band [[In Flames]] cited Layne Staley as an inspiration for his vocals on the band's later albums.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ludOLGX2t6I&t=196 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/ludOLGX2t6I| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Anders Fridén (IN FLAMES) - When I Was A Teenage Headbanger |date=July 10, 2009 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In addition to fellow musicians, the band has also received praise from critics, with Steve Huey calling them "one of the best metal bands of the '90s" upon reviewing the 1999 compilation ''[[Nothing Safe]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Huey |first=Steve |title=Nothing Safe - Alice in Chains |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=nothing-safe-r422574/review |pure_url=yes}} |access-date=August 17, 2011 |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=Rovi corporation}}</ref>

In 2009, the [[Vitamin String Quartet]] released the album ''The String Quartet Tribute to Alice in Chains'', featuring instrumental versions on viola, violin and cello of 12 of the band's biggest hits.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vitaminstringquartet.com/products/the-string-quartet-tribute-to-alice-in-chains |title=The String Quartet Tribute to Alice in Chains |date=March 24, 2009 |website=www.vitaminstringquartet.com |access-date=May 2, 2018 |archive-date=November 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118005812/https://www.vitaminstringquartet.com/products/the-string-quartet-tribute-to-alice-in-chains |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The String Quartet Tribute to Alice in Chains - Vitamin String Quartet |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-vitamin-string-quartet-tribute-to-alice-in-chains-mw0000824381 |access-date=May 2, 2018 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>