Alice In Chains Vocalist William DuVall Finds His Audience In Atlanta

"Leaving Atlanta seemed inevitable, but DuVall was reluctant. He wanted to spark something new at home, the same as he’d done before with Neon Christ, but things were no longer as simple as they had been when he was 14. “There was no punk rock in Atlanta so we made it happen; I thought we could make something else happen here, but when the industry and art consciously interface with commerce, it gets weird,” he says. “My family was coming down on me saying, ‘What are you going to do with your life?’ It was like that old Twisted Sister video — ‘I want to rock!’”

In 2000, Comes With the Fall moved to Los Angeles. Within a week, DuVall met Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell. A mutual acquaintance had given Cantrell Comes With the Fall’s second album, The Year Is One (released on DuVall’s DVL Recordings), and it caught his ear. “When I met Cantrell the first thing he said to me was, ‘Cool hair!’ The next thing he said was, ‘I’m a fan.’”

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Comment by Compound Egret on March 2, 2010 at 5:11pm: Duvall is a great singer, but he almost seems too healthy, upbeat, and positive for AIC's persistent doom and gloom. I say that as a fan of the band. Still I wish him luck. The other thing is that I haven't heard any coverage that reflects shock or surprise about a brother fronting this grunge behemoth.

Comment by Donovan on February 27, 2010 at 7:30am: Alice in Chains have always been a great band to me but this kinda elevated it.

Comment by PolarVibez on February 27, 2010 at 12:34am: This was an interesting read. Honestly, I wasn't up on William Duvall. His resume is pretty impressive. I immediately went to search out his earlier projects on the net. Those seem more interesting. I was never a huge fan of AIC but maybe I'll give this new record a listen now..

Comment by Lunakiss on February 26, 2010 at 4:17pm: Black American lead singer of one of my favorite 80s rock band Alice in Chains. How very cool! Thanks Afropunk. will check this out.