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There are only 12 songs Alice In Chains never played live with original singer Layne Staley, and there are 24 songs the band never played live at all.

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Seattle audio designer Jesse Holt tweeted that he's finishing tracks recorded by the late frontman of Alice in Chains before he died in 2002.

Alice in Chains were never a grunge band in the Sub Pop sense of the word, but they came to define a metallic edge of the genre.

While the world wouldn't know it for another two weeks, it was 14 years ago today that the reclusive frontman of Alice in Chains died of a heroin overdose.

Watch a pre-Alice in Chains Layne Staley rock with his high school band Sleze.

After leaving Alice in Chains and struggling with drug addiction, vocalist Layne Staley had an opportunity to become the lead singer of Audioslave.

The 14th Annual Layne Staley Tribute show, which honors the late Alice In Chains frontman, will take place on Aug. 22 at The Crocodile in Seattle and will feature three tribute bands.

Earlier this week Alice in Chains played Canada's Fox Fest in Burnaby, British Columbia, and invited a very special guest onstage. They were joined by Phil Staley, the father of the band's late vocalist Layne Staley. A video of his appearance can be seen above, while the band also posted a photo on their Instagram (see below).