To coincide with the band's European tour,
ALICE IN CHAINS will release a new single,
"Your Decision", on November 16 in the U.K.
"Your Decision" is the second single to be lifted from band's first all-new album in 14 years, titled
"Black Gives Way To Blue", which sold 126,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 5 on The Billboard 200 chart (behind latest albums from
PARAMORE,
MARIAH CAREY,
BARBRA STREISAND and
BREAKING BENJAMIN).
ALICE IN CHAINS took part in
"Stripped",
Clear Channel Music Group's exclusive in-studio performance series created for artists who thrive on performing without the typical studio and video embellishments. The three-song performance, which was taped on September 9 at the PC Richard & Son Theater in New York City, can be viewed below.
Acoustic versions of the following songs are available:
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"Check My Brain"*
"Your Decision"*
"No Excuses"ALICE IN CHAINS will perform on the October 30 edition of
NBC's
"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien".
ALICE IN CHAINS recruited pop legend
Elton John to contribute piano to the CD's title track, which is written in tribute to
Staley.
William DuVall had played with his own group,
COMES WITH THE FALL, as well as in
Jerry Cantrell's solo band, before joining up with
ALICE IN CHAINS in 2006.
"Black Gives Way to Blue" was recorded with producer
Nick Raskulinecz (
FOO FIGHTERS,
RUSH) at the Northridge, California studio of
FOO FIGHTERS frontman
Dave Grohl.
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