Alice in Chains on Tuesday will become the first band to ever perform on the "The Loupe" atop Seattle's iconic Space Needle.
The revolving glass floor, installed in the Space Needle as part of a $100 million U.S. renovation to the city's most recognizable landmark, is said to be the first attraction of its kind in the world.
“I’ve visited the Space Needle many times in my life and it's going to be a real honour and a total trip for us to play there,” guitarist Jerry Cantrell said, in a statement. “We're so proud of this album and to be able to celebrate its release with a performance at one of our town's most iconic landmarks is really special.
“It sorta reminds me of the time we did the ‘Again’ video, but instead of being six feet in the air rocking out on a glass floor, we'll be 50 stories high...slight difference.”
Alice In Chains' sixth studio album, Rainier Fog, is due out Friday.
Named for one of the mountains that dominates the landscape near the band's home city, Rainier Fog is also the first album in over 20 years that Alice In Chains recorded in the Pacific Northwest.
Cantrell told Metal Hammer about the unease he felt returning to Seattle to record Rainier Fog at the same studio where the band crafted its 1995 self-titled record.
“We were wondering if those ghosts would be there when we rolled in, but a lot of years have passed; we're a totally different unit in a different space, and it never came up,” he said. “It was much more of a good feeling being home, recording in our hometown and reconnecting with where we came from.”
Original article by Andrew Magnotta at iHeartRadio