Producer Dave Jerden, who had previously worked with the band on their debut, Facelift, wanted to work with them again. The recording of Dirt began in the spring of 1992. 6 on its list of '50 Greatest Grunge Albums' in 2019.Īlice in Chains' fourth studio album, Black Gives Way to Blue, was released on the 17th anniversary of Dirt, on September 29, 2009. Loudwire named it as one of the best Metal albums of the 1990s, and Rolling Stone ranked it at No.

Guitar World named Dirt as the best guitar album of 1992. It was voted ' Kerrang! Critic's Choice Album of the Year'. Dirt was included in the 2005 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. 26 on its list of the 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. In retrospect, the album has continued to receive acclaim, with Rolling Stone placing the album at No. Most of the music from the album was written by guitarist Jerry Cantrell, but for the first time vocalist Layne Staley wrote two songs by himself ('Hate to Feel' and 'Angry Chair'), both also featuring Staley on guitar. The track 'Iron Gland' features Tom Araya from Slayer on vocals. The songs on the album focused on depression, pain, anger, anti-social behavior, relationships, drug addiction (primarily heroin), war, death, and other emotionally charged topics. The music video for 'Would?' was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film, as the song was featured on the soundtrack to Cameron Crowe's 1992 film Singles. Dirt was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. The album spawned five singles: ' Would?', ' Them Bones', ' Angry Chair', ' Rooster', and ' Down in a Hole', all with accompanying music videos. It was also the band's last album recorded with all four original members, as bassist Mike Starr was fired in January 1993 during the tour to support the album. It has since been certified five-times platinum by the RIAA making Dirt the band's highest selling album to date. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, the album received critical acclaim. Dirt is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released on September 29, 1992, through Columbia Records.

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