Themes such as depression, war, death, nihilism, and especially drug abuse are explored thoroughly in the morbid lyrics and suitably complemented by the slow, methodical, bleak and doomy music and melody. There is no doubt that the material on this album has a very dark feel throughout. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell has stated that Dirt was the band’s best work. Like their 1990 debut album Facelift, this album was produced by Dave Jerden, with songs primarily written on the road prior to entering the studio. The album was very well received by music critics and sold well commercially, having been certified platinum four times over. With their second album, Dirt the band really came of age. ![]() The band which practically invented the genre of dark alternative metal, Alice In Chains bridged the gap between the “traditional” heavy metal and the new, alternative inspired “fusion” metals which began to proliferate in the 1990s.
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