Bet You Forgot This Singer Once Fronted Alice In Chains
LAS VEGAS - SEPTEMBER 22: Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell performs during a sold-out show at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to kick off the band's first national tour in more than a decade September 22, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The group recently released the two-disc greatest hits collection, "The Essential Alice in Chains." (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
No matter how much you think you know about your favorite bands, there’s always that one random factoid that can sneak up and blow you away.
Case in point: back in 2006, as Alice In Chains were still trying to forge a path forward without late frontman Layne Staley, the band appeared on VH1 to perform “Would” with Duff McKagan sitting in and Pantera‘s Philip Anselmo on lead vocals. Get the full story here, via Loudwire. Watch the performance below.
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