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Rainier Fog

Alice In Chains
Rainier Fog

[Album]
24 August 2018
Grunge Rock

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Performers:

Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell (Vocals / Guitar)
Mike Inez
Mike Inez (Bass Guitar)

TheBigBlack Review
(28 October 2023)

Rating - 4 Stars

Alice In Chains are one of those bands that are able to make an album that is immediately obvious as them, and yet every album is distinctly different from the ones prior. From the opening notes of 'The One You Know' this is obviously them, but this one is nastier and darker than the last (The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here). Jerry Cantrell again shows his amazing ability to weave heavy riffs into a fabric that also allows brighter moments to seamlessly stand alongside. 'Rainer Fog' and 'So Far Under' sound like vintage AIC, whereas 'Red Giant' and 'Drone' grind along in ways only the post-Layne version of the band can. The Cantrell / DuVall vocal harmonies are used heavily again, but not as extensively and obviously as previously, giving the songs some more breathing room. 'Maybe' sounds like it is straight off a Cantrell solo album, whereas 'Never Fade' is DuVall's chance to vocally shine. Overall, this is possibly the best 'reunion' album Alice In Chains have released to date. As a side note, this was the last album recorded at Studio X, previously Bad Animals, in Seattle before its doors closed. Not only had AIC recorded there previously themselves (their self-titled album in 1995), but other legendary albums from the alternative rock genre were also recorded there by Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., TAD, Hole and even Jerry Cantrell solo during the 90s.
Tracks:  
(1/1) 1.
Alice In Chains - The One You Know (04:49)
(1/1) 2.
Alice In Chains - Rainier Fog (05:02)
(1/1) 3.
Alice In Chains - Red Giant (05:26)
(1/1) 4.
Alice In Chains - Fly (05:18)
(1/1) 5.
Alice In Chains - Drone (06:30)
(1/1) 6.
Alice In Chains - Deaf Ears Blind Eyes (04:44)
(1/1) 7.
Alice In Chains - Maybe (05:37)
(1/1) 8.
Alice In Chains - So Far Under (04:33)
(1/1) 9.
Alice In Chains - Never Fade (04:40)
(1/1) 10.
Alice In Chains - All I Am (07:15)

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