How great would it be to hear his voice again on some original music!  We will keep you posted on when we might expect to have the first final notes.  I for one can't wait.  Check out details so far below.  -Amy

Some new music may be on the way from Alice In Chains' late frontman Layne Staley.

Reports from Seattle indicated that eight previously unreleased songs, presumably slated for a Staley solo concert, are being restored and mixed by Seattle audio engineer Jesse Holt, who's also recruited Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready -- who formed the band Mad Season with Staley -- to help with the project.

Staley died from a drug overdose during April of 2002; Besides the solo album, at the time he was slated to record with the Michigan band Taproot and was being recruited by members of Rage Against The Machine for Audioslave -- a job that subsequently went to fellow Seattle singer Chris Cornell of Soundgarden.

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Alice In Chains' official music video for 'No Excuses'. Click to listen to Alice In Chains on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/AICSpotify?IQid=AICRoo As featured on Greatest Hits.

Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist who not only covers music but has written books on Bob Seger, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.