The second and quintessential album from Seattle sludge rockers Alice In Chains called Dirt is celebrating 30 years since it’s release. The album is a head first dive into the world of drug addiction and depression. Dirt is most well known for it’s incredible hits including opening track ‘Them Bones’, Jerry Cantrell’s ode to his father ‘Rooster’, the hauntingly beautiful, though often misinterpreted, love song ‘Down In A Hole’ and the band’s tribute to late Mother Love Bone front-man Andrew Wood ‘Would?’. Smashed between the hits are harrowing tales sung with unimaginable power and passion from the late great Layne Staley.
Now 30 years later Alice in Chains is releasing Dirt all over again but now with and crap ton of extras. Like all of this.
* Box with lid filled with metal shavings. Move shavings around to create your own dirt design using magnetic cover figurine
* Resin cover figurine fits atop vinyl records on your record player
* “Dirt” on orange 2LP for the first time with remastered audio
* “Dirt” on CD with remastered audio
* Five 7″ singles with brand new artwork on various colored vinyl: “Them Bones”, “Down In A Hole”, “Rooster”, “Angry Chair” and “Would?”
* 80-page hardbound book
* Exclusive “Dirt”-inspired art prints by Cody Melick, Victor Melendez, Brent McKee, and Eric Wolfe Sahlsten
* 2-sided foldout poster
* 8×10 band photo glossy
* Four reprinted show posters
* Reprinted setlist
* “Dirt” tour laminate
The box set is limited to 3000 copies so be ready to pay a hefty price! Just kidding, maybe? The whole package is $275 and available at the Alice in Chains store!
I had a chance to talk to Jerry last year and it was an incredible chat, check it out below!
