Alice In Chains Black Gives Way To The Blue

2009, The span of nearly fourteen years between the self-titled album and ,,Black Gives Way To Blue" marks the longest gap between studio albums in Alice in Chains' career. The band had been working on new material since early 2006, shortly before hiring William DuVall as their new singer. By April 2007, Alice in Chains had been writing and demoing songs for the album, but the band did not show further signs of progress until October 2008, when they announced that they had begun recording with producer Nick Raskulinecz (of Foo Fighters, Stone Sour and Rush fame) in the studio. The writing and recording process was finally finished on March 18, 2009, guitarist Jerry Cantrell's 43rd birthday.