Seattle, US
Rock, Alternative, Metal
9.1bn all-time streams (6 Jun '26)
In many ways, Alice in Chains was the definitive heavy metal band of the early '90s.

Drawing equally from the heavy riffing of post-Van Halen metal and the gloomy strains of post-punk, the band developed a bleak, nihilistic sound that balanced grinding hard rock with subtly textured acoustic numbers.