Alice In Chains’ music catalogue sold to Primary Wave and Round Hill
nme.comAlice In Chains frontman Layne Staley and original bassist Mike Starr have sold their music rights to Primary Wave.Meanwhile, current members Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez and William DuVall have sold their catalogues with the band to Round Hill Music.As Variety reports, the latter deal was reportedly for $50million (£37m).
Round Hill is set to receive a 100 per cent interest in the four current members’ copyrights to Alice In Chains’ masters and publishing.
This includes 94 compositions and 159 recordings, including tracks like ‘Would?’, ‘Man In The Box’ and ‘Them Bones’.Josh Gruss, Round Hill’s founder and CEO said: “If you look at the grunge category, there was Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden.
There’s such a loyalty with the fan base and such quality to the music. Alice in Chains music still holds up really, really well, and there’s just nothing else like it.”Alice In Chains were formed by Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney in 1987, making their debut on Columbia Records in 1990 with ‘Facelift’.
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