Metal Hammer recently caught up with Alice In Chains frontman William DuVall, grilling him on the 10 albums that influenced him as a musician. An excerpt from the rundown is available below:

The first album I bought was…

DuVall: "Jimi Hendrix – Band Of Gypsys (1971). My cousin Donald, who’s 10 years older than I, moved in with my mother and me when I was eight, and he brought a handful of records with him. One of the records he brought was Band Of Gypsys and that got me into Hendrix."

A kid asks me what metal is, I hand them a copy of…

DuVall: "Metallica – Ride The Lightning (1984). I’m gonna have to go with Ride The Lightning. I remember the day that came out and I really felt like it pushed the whole genre forward."

No one will believe I own a copy of…

DuVall: "Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair (1985). I don’t know if it’s really embarrassing but I know I have Tears For Fears’ Songs From The Big Chair. I thought that was an amazing record when it came out, I just loved the sound of it, and I bought it on vinyl, too."

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After celebrating over 40 years together with the same trio lineup, UMe continues the celebration of the Rush catalog with the release of three 40th anniversary expanded editions of the band’s classic 1976 album, 2112.

On December 16th, 2112-40th will be released in three distinct variations. The 2CD/DVD edition will include a newly remastered CD of the original 2112 album by Abbey Road Studios, and an additional CD of rare, live and previously unreleased material including newly-recorded tracks from 2112 featuring Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters along with Nick Raskulinecz, Billy Talent, Steven Wilson from Porcupine Tree, Jacob Moon and Alice In Chains.

Listen to Alice In Chains’ cover of the 2112 track “Tears”, streaming below: