The mockumentary The Nona Tapes was released to promote the album and became a cult hit.Īs with their previous releases, the album's songs focus on heavy subject matter such as depression, isolation, drug use, relationships, anger, and death. The album received double platinum certification from the RIAA and has sold over three million copies worldwide.

'Grind' and 'Again' were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. The tracks ' Grind', ' Heaven Beside You' and ' Again' were released as singles. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 189,000 copies, and stayed on the chart for 46 weeks. This is the band's first full-length studio album to feature bassist Mike Inez their last album to feature original lead vocalist Layne Staley, who died in 2002 and their last album to be released on Columbia Records. It was released on Novemthrough Columbia Records, and was the follow-up to the highly successful Dirt (1992).

Alice in Chains (occasionally informally referred to as The Dog Album, The Dog Record, and Tripod) is the third studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains.

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