Album · Released 29 September 2009
Black Gives Way to Blue
The bend in the guitar riff on Check My Brain is a small detail with a big job. It makes the song sound familiar and slightly seasick at once. Black Gives Way to Blue understands that Alice in Chains' identity depends on those uncomfortable little movements as much as sheer weight. Released in 2009, the album introduced William DuVall to the band's studio records. His voice joins Jerry Cantrell's without making every song a demonstration of the…
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Black Gives Way to BlueOur album review · 20 March 2026
8.3 