ALICE IN CHAINS Putting Finishing Touches On New Album; More Spring/Summer Tour Dates Announced

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ALICE IN CHAINS has announced dates for the second leg of its North American headline tour, which kicks off August 22 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, B.C. The new dates are part of a worldwide trek that will see ALICE IN CHAINS performing across North America and Europe. ALICE IN CHAINS is currently putting the finishing touches on the much-anticipated follow-up to 2013's critically acclaimed album "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here". Due out later this year, the new disc was recorded at Henson Studios in Los Angeles with Nick Raskulinecz, who produced both "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" and its predecessor, 2009's "Black Gives Way To Blue". The latter entered Billboard's Top 200 at No. 5, spawned two No. 1 hit singles, garnered two Grammy nominations and critical acclaim. ALICE IN CHAINS tour dates: Apr. 28 - Boston, MA - House of Blues Apr. 30 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theatre May 01 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall May 03 - Washington DC - Anthem May 04 - Charlotte, NC - Carolina Rebellion May 05 - Virginia Beach - WNOR Lunatic Luau May 07 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom May 08 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom May 10 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy May 12 - St. Louis, MO - Pointfest May 13 - Somerset, WI - Northern Invasion May 15 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre May 16 - South Bend, IN - Morris Performing Arts Center May 18 - Columbus, OH - Rock on the Range May 19 - Philadelphia, PA - WMMR BBQ / BB&T Pavilion Jun. 16 - Leeds, UK - O2 Academy Jun. 17 - London, UK - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire Jun. 20 - Stockholm, Sweden - Grona Lund Jun. 21 - Halden, Norway - Tons of Rock Festival Jun. 22 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell Jun. 24 - Clisson, France - Hellfest Jun. 25 - Zagreb, Croatia - INmusic Festival Jun. 28 - Padua, Italy - Sherwood Jun. 30 - Bezirk-Landstrasse, Austria - Arena Open Air Wien Jul. 01 - Budapest, Hungary - Budapest Park Jul. 03 - Berlin, Germany - Huxley’s Neue Welt Jul. 04 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall Jul. 08 - Belford, France - Les Eurockeennes 30 Jul. 10 - Milan, Italy - Ippodromo Snai San Siro Jul. 13 - Madrid, Spain - Mad Cool Festival Jul. 14 - Lisboa, Portugal - NOS Alive Jul. 17 - Tel Aviv, Israel - Caesarea Jul. 18 - Tel Aviv, Israel - Caesarea Aug. 22 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre Aug. 28 - Paso Robles, CA - Vino Robles Amp Aug. 29 - Los Angeles, CA - Palladium Aug. 31 - Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium Sep. 01 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl Sep. 03 - Tucson, AZ - Tucson Music Hall Sep. 04 - El Paso, TX - Abraham Chavez Theatre Sep. 06 - Austin, TX - ACL Live Sep. 07 - Houston, TX - Revention Music Center Sep. 08 - Dallas, TX - Pavilion @ Toyota Music Factory Sep. 10 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theatre Sep. 11 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre Sep. 13 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Sep. 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" was the band's second disc with singer William Duvall, who joined in 2006 following the death of Layne Staley. "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" sold 62,000 copies in its first week of release. It followed up 2009's "Black Gives Way To Blue". The first two singles from "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here", "Hollow" and "Stone", both hit No. 1 on the rock radio airplay charts, while the album itself debuted on the Billboard album chart at No. 2.

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