Alice in Chains personnel

The following is a list of the personnel and lineups in Alice in Chains' history, going back to the bands Sleze and Alice N' Chains as well as guest singers, side projects, and session/touring musicians.

Band members

Timeline

• Note: Alice in Chains was inactive from 2002 until 2005.

Lineup details

Early bands

Alice in Chains

Guest musicians

In the studio

• Mark Arm – guest vocals on Sap
• Chris Cornell – guest vocals on Sap
• Ann Wilson – guest vocals on Sap
• Tom Araya – guest vocals on Dirt
• April Acevez – viola on Jar of Flies
• Rebecca Clemons-Smith – violin on Jar of Flies
• Matthew Weiss – violin on Jar of Flies
• Justine Foy – violoncello on Jar of Flies
• David Atkinson – harmonica on Jar of Flies
• Randy Biro – additional vocals on Jar of Flies
• Darrel Peters – additional vocals on Jar of Flies
• Elton John – piano on Black Gives Way to Blue
• Lisa Coleman – vibraphone on Black Gives Way to Blue
• Chris Armstrong – tabla on Black Gives Way to Blue
• Stevie Black – string arrangement, performance, and engineering on Black Gives Way to Blue

Live

• Scott Olson – acoustic guitar on Unplugged
• Patrick Lachman – lead vocals on first reunion tour (2005–2006)
• Duff McKagan – rhythm guitar on first reunion tour (2005–2006)

Studio personnel

• Dave Jerden, producer, 1990, Facelift
• Alice in Chains, co-producer, together with:
  • Rick Parashar, co-producer, 1992, Sap
  • Dave Jerden, co-producer, 1992, Dirt
  • Toby Wright, co-producer/mixer, 1995, Alice in Chains
  • Nick Raskulinecz, co-producer/engineer, 2009 Black Gives Way to Blue
• Alice in Chains, producer, 1993, Jar of Flies
• Eddy Schreyer^†, mastering, 1990, 1992 Facelift and Sap
• Steve Hall and Eddy Schreyer, mastering, 1992, Dirt
• Stephen Marcussen, mastering, 1995, Alice in Chains
• Ted Jensen, mastering, 2009, Black Gives Way to Blue
• Bryan Carlstrom, engineer, assisted by by Annette Cisneros and Ulrich Wild, 1992, Dirt
• Toby Wright - engineer/mixer, 1993, Jar of Flies
• Randy Staub - mixer, 2009, Black Gives Way to Blue

^†Eddy Schreyer has also worked with former Alice N' Chains guitarist Nick Pollock; he mastered the albums Soulbender and Love’s Gentle Maw

Associated acts/bands

Note: This is a list of only each band's members or guests who have either been a part of or performed with Alice in Chains, or its predecessors Sleze and Alice N’ Chains. For full lineup details see the individual articles.

• Audioslave - Chris Cornell
• Black Label Society – Mike Inez
• Bl'ast - William DuVall
• Jerry Cantrell (solo) – William DuVall, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney
• Class of '99 – Layne Staley
• Comes with the Fall – William DuVall
• The Crying Spell – Johnny Bacolas
• Damageplan – Jerry Cantrell, Pat Lachman
• The Dehumanizers - Zoli Semanate
• Green River - Mark Arm
• Guns N’ Roses – Duff McKagan
• Heart – Mike Inez, Scott Olson, Layne Staley, Ann Wilson
• Lotus Crush - Johnny Bacolas
• Mad Season – Layne Staley
• Madfly – William DuVall
• Mudhoney – Mark Arm
• My Sister's Machine – Nick Pollock
• Neon Christ – William DuVall
• No Walls – William DuVall
• Ozzy Osbourne – Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez
• Second Coming – Johnny Bacolas, James Bergstrom, Layne Staley
• Slash's Snakepit – Mike Inez
• Slayer – Tom Araya
• Soulbender – Nick Pollock
• Soundgarden – Chris Cornell
• Spys4Darwin – Mike Inez, Sean Kinney
• Sun Red Sun – Mike Starr
• Tanks of Zen – Nick Pollock
• Temple of the Dog - Chris Cornell
• Velvet Revolver - Duff McKagan