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Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, Layne Staley

Inez and drummer Sean Kinney did pay tribute to Metallica, however, playing the intro to their hit song 'Enter Sandman' just before 'Sludge Factory' and the Intro to 'Battery' before 'Angry Chair' (this can be heard on the CD and the DVD). Mike Inez's bass had the phrase 'Friends Don't Let Friends Get Friends Haircuts.' written on it, directed at the members of Metallica who were in the audience and had recently cut their hair short. The performance featured some of the band's highest charting singles, including 'Down in a Hole', 'Heaven Beside You', and 'Would?', and introduced a new song, 'The Killer Is Me'. The show marked Alice in Chains' first appearance as a five-piece band, adding second guitarist Scott Olson. It is often hailed as one of the most memorable editions of MTV Unplugged, with a reputation comparable to the famous editions featuring Nirvana, Eric Clapton, and Bob Dylan.

The performance was one of the band's final appearances with vocalist Layne Staley. The album was re-released as a CD/DVD package on September 18, 2007. The songs 'Angry Chair', 'Frogs', and 'The Killer Is Me' were cut from the original MTV broadcast but are included on both the CD and home video releases.

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The album has received platinum certification by the RIAA and the home video release has received gold certification by the RIAA. A full length DVD of the concert was also later released in 1999. A live album of the performance was released in July 1996, which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, and was accompanied by a home video release. The show first aired on MTV on May 28, 1996.

Alice in Chains resurfaced on Apto perform their first concert in two and a half years for MTV Unplugged, a program featuring all-acoustic set lists.

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