New Alice In Chains: What Do You Think?

Back on June 30th, Alice In Chains released "A Looking In View", the first single from their album Black Gives Way To Blue, due out on September 29th, 2009.  This is, obviously, the first album with new singer William DuVall.

Wow, thats actualy pretty good. Never expected them to still sound like Alice in Chains after all this time. 

I normaly dont like new singers in bands. I think if the singer leaves then you should make a new band, but this guy fits for some reason. The only other band that I didnt hate a singer swap in was The Misfits, and thats becouse Danzig is an over rated hack who has a shit voice. 

This is . . . surprisingly good. Then again, why wouldn't it be? Cantrell still kicks ass.

Song is awesome. Can't wait for this album to come out.

Pretty damn good, I was never a big fan but the music video is also great, thanks for the post!

Sounds like an Alice in Chains song, that's good enough for me.

That was one intense video, wow.  And they sound very much like the Alice In Chains I dug from back in the day....unexpected but very cool. I'll keep an eye out for the Sept. release now...thanks jacob 187.

I don't think the intro sound 'that' Alice in Chainsy, but overall it differently sound like Alice in Chains song. I think the two singers and strange harmonics is a big part of their sound - even if they did get a new singer.

Everyone seems to be enjoying music today! There are quite a few blogs on different kinds of music. :P

Wow, awesome! I didn't know about this and I really like AiC. I was impressed with the new song, had the awesome vocal harmonies and Cantrell riffs I would expect.

The Song itself is 100% Alice in Chains, but the singer.. I dunno. Layne gave it that distint sound to it, very grundgy, edgy and deep. This guy sounds like hes trying to do his best impersonation at it. good song though, just the singer i'm iffy about.

I like it.

That is all.

That was terrible... shit
Oh don't bash on me... Just my opinion... I thought the music was pretty good... But the lyrics were just a little to draggy and repetitive for me

" @Jesus: I will say that the song could've been shorter and still been fine from it.  7 minutes seems a bit long for the same riff...  Then again, it's mud-rock.  lol  That's what happens when you write like you're on heroin, eh? "

Meh, it was ok.  But I have to agree that 7 minutes is a little too long for an AiC song.

Sounds good, but does look like there trying to find a way to stay popular. 

Little long, boring draggy melody, but yeah the Vocalist isn't bad.

" Little long, boring draggy melody, but yeah the Vocalist isn't bad. "

that band died with the singer

i will get it ofcourse and give it a listen, but without layne this isnt AIC

" @agentboolen said:

" Sounds good, but does look like there trying to find a way to stay popular.  "

???  I don't think I understand that phrase one bit.  This sounds like Alice in Chains.  I think they are trying to sound like Alice in Chains would sound...and frankly, whether that's popular or not is not up to the band...but to the people who listen to them and buy their records. "

I am hardly a legitimate music critic in any sense of the word, and I will not pretend to be one now, but I will say that I liked old Alice in Chains very much and I also like this song. I would have been disappointed if the new guy tried too hard to sound like Layne Staley. That would have been a poor choice and they successfully avoided it.

I've been listening to the new album, all day! It's fantastic, I'm really glad that the album didn't turn out to be a disaster.