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Black Gives Way to Blue
Rock · 2009 · 11 tracks

Black Gives Way to Blue

Alice in Chains

Heavy-hearted sludge meeting polished alternative metal. A record defined by mourning, resilience, and the band's signature haunting vocal harmonies.

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It's the heaviest therapy session you'll ever hear, with riffs that could move mountains.

A resilient, heavy-hearted journey from the depths of mourning toward a fragile sense of hope.

Black Gives Way to Blue · vs · Alice in Chains
Grief+3.0σ

The writing leans far further into grief than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
All Secrets Known
4:42
02
Check My Brain
3:57
03
Last of My Kind
5:52
04
Your Decision
4:43
05
A Looking in View
7:05
06
When the Sun Rose Again
4:00
07
Acid Bubble
6:55
08
Lesson Learned
4:16
09
Take Her Out
3:59
10
Private Hell
5:38
11
Black Gives Way to Blue
3:03
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring, bent-note guitar hook of Check My Brain that feels like a physical tilt.
The sudden shift from acoustic fingerpicking to crushing sludge in Acid Bubble.
Elton John's delicate piano entrance on the title track providing a fragile contrast to the preceding heaviness.
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