---
title: "Alice n’ Chains"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/alice-n-chains"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1984
disbanded: 1987
---

# Alice n’ Chains

**Alice n’ Chains** is a heavy metal band, from United States, active 1984 to 1987.

Alice N' Chains was an American glam metal band from Shoreline, Washington, formed in 1984, who became known for being the first band Layne Staley sang for. Sleze went through several lineup changes before changing their name in 1986, and recording demos, with the lineup of Staley, guitarists Johnny Bacolas and Nick Pollock, bassist Mike Mitchell, and drummer James Bergstrom. The band broke up in 1987; a few months later, Staley formed the successful grunge band Alice in Chains.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_N'_Chains

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Alice n’ Chains |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | United States |
| Formed | 1984 |
| Disbanded | 1987 |
| Releases in catalog | 0 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Layne Staley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/layne-staley) |  |  | Current |
| [James Bergstrom](https://themetalnet.com/musician/james-bergstrom) |  |  | Current |
| [Nick Pollock](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nick-pollock) |  |  | Current |
| [Yanni "Johnny" Bacolas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/yanni-johnny-bacolas) |  |  | Current |

## Related bands

- [Led Zeppelin](https://themetalnet.com/band/led-zeppelin) (listened together)
- [Alice in Chains](https://themetalnet.com/band/alice-in-chains) (shared members)
- [Wednesday 13](https://themetalnet.com/band/wednesday-13-239a6be5) (same tags)
- [Heed](https://themetalnet.com/band/heed) (same tags)
- [Markus Grosskopf’s Bassinvaders](https://themetalnet.com/band/markus-grosskopf-s-bassinvaders) (same tags)
- [Liquid Steel](https://themetalnet.com/band/liquid-steel) (same tags)
- [Edgedown](https://themetalnet.com/band/edgedown) (same tags)
- [Maarja Kivi](https://themetalnet.com/band/maarja-kivi) (same tags)
- [Fungus](https://themetalnet.com/band/fungus) (same tags)
- [Faithful Breath](https://themetalnet.com/band/faithful-breath) (same tags)
- [Jim Gillette](https://themetalnet.com/band/jim-gillette) (same tags)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/alice-n-chains](https://themetalnet.com/band/alice-n-chains). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt