Fueled by the hit single “Check My Brain,” currently No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Rock Songs and Alternative Charts, the new ALICE IN CHAINS album BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE (Virgin/EMI) entered Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart at No. 5 with sales exceeding 126,000 copies. You can purchase the album on iTunes here. The debut comes amidst a flurry of activity surrounding the band, including heavy radio and video airplay (the “Check My Brain” video is currently featured on MTV2′s Elite 8), a sold-out U.S. buzz tour, and back-to-back performances on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last Tuesday and Wednesday. The album has also been drawing rave reviews from both…

Alice in Chains have just posted their newest single, “Check My Brain,” on their Myspace page. The single comes off the highly anticipated album Black Gives Way To Blue – scheduled for release on September 29th. About The Band: Conceived during a Seattle party in 1987, Alice in Chains ascended to stardom by advancing the 1990s grunge scene alongside Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, despite lying sonically closer with heavy metal and hard rock. Dark, intense, and harrowingly introspective, Alice in Chains offers a bleak portrait of life‚ and most unspoken afflictions. And yet still, the band has always maintained a distinct melodiousness which propels them far beyond the confines…