William Duvall

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William Bradley DuVall (born September 6, 1967) is an American singer best known as the current co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Alice in Chains.

In 2006, Duvall joined Alice in Chains, replacing Layne Staley, the band's original lead singer, who died in 2002, and sharing vocal duties with guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell.

DuVall's current catalog includes three albums, Black Gives Way to Blue, 2013's The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, and 2018's Rainier Fog.

In 1996, DuVall received an ASCAP Pop Music Award for co-writing the song "I Know" for Dionne Farris. DuVall is also a co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, and lyricist for Comes with the Fall.

DuVall, the lead vocalist for Giraffe Tongue Orchestra since 2016, is the group's lead vocalist.

DuVall has been active in many bands throughout his career, one of which being the influential punk rock band Neon Christ. One Alone, DuVall's first solo album, was released on October 4, 2019.

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Early life and career (1983–1992)

William Bradley DuVall was born in Washington, D.C., on September 6, 1967. His maternal grandmother, who was of Dutch and North African descent, was of Dutch and North African descent. When DuVall was fourteen years old, he and his mother and stepfather, who had taken up a job in Atlanta, moved to Atlanta, Georgia.

Since listening to his cousin's copy of Band of Gypsys and being captivated by Hendrix's guitar, DuVall has cited Jimi Hendrix as an early influence.

DuVall's music career began in the early 1980s in Atlanta, where the hardcore punk scene was thriving. Awareness Void of Chaos was his first band.

DuVall formed Neon Christ, a troubled Atlanta-based hardcore punk band, in 1983, playing guitars and lyrics to the band's albums. Randy DuTeau, bassist Danny Lankford, and drummer Jimmy Demer were among the band's others. Neon Christ had ties to Corrosion of Conformity and Bl'ast, among other hardcore luminaries. The politically driven band was on the rise, with a couple of short East Coast tours and two albums. The band used its fame to help many charitable causes, including those that helped free Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

Neon Christ disbanded in 1986, reuniting for a one-time display starring the original members on December 24, 2004. Later this year, the participants were confirmed to be filming A film, which comes with a show at Lawrenceville, Georgia's punk haunt The Treehouse, which comes on February 2, 2008.

DuVall was briefly the second guitarist in the well-known Northern California hardcore punk band It's in My Blood, released on the hardcore punk-alternative label SST Records, created by Greg Ginn of hardcore punk band Black Flag, when Neon Christ first broke up. Duvall did not, on the other hand, stay with the band long enough to be on the album.

Randy Gue (a former Neon Christ roadie), Corrosion of Conformity bassist Mike Dean, and drummer Greg Psomas completed the Final Offering in 1987. However, Psomas' heroin use discouraged them from working effectively. Dean will return to Corrosion of Conformity; Psomas died of an overdose in 1994.

DuVall spent the 1980s with No Walls, a Hendrix-inspired band. Hank Schroy, a jazz bassist, and drummer Matthew Cowley were among the band's others. Vernon Reid, the lead guitarist for Living Colour, died of an accident while enjoying a tape of The Rolling Stones in 1989. Reid later joined No Walls in the Black Rock Coalition and helped with some shows for them in New York. During Reid's mentorship, they also recorded a demo at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios in New York. In 1992, No Walls released one self-titled album and then disbanded the following year.

DuVall earned a degree in philosophy with an emphasis on religion from Georgia State University in the 1980s.

DuVall and Milton Davis co-wrote the song "I Know" for fellow Atlanta musician Dionne Farris in 1994. For 38 weeks, the track stayed on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 104. Farris has been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Performance. In 1996, DuVall received an ASCAP Pop Music Award for its effort.

DuVall formed Madfly in the late 1990s with Nico Constantine, Bevan Davies, and Jeffery Blount. He appeared on stage, as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Two albums were released: Get the Silver and White Hot in the Black. The former was released on Killing Floor Recordings and the latter on Blackheart Records, respectively.

Duvall, Bevan, and Nico all recovered from their 1999 debut in the fall, with Adam Stanger as their bassist. In 2000, CWTF's first album, Comes with the Fall, was released, and their second, The Year is One, was released in 2001.

Comes with the Fall, a descendant of Los Angeles, in early 2000. DuVall's first album, which arrived in the city less than a week, met Alice in Chains guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, who introduced Cantrell to Comes from a mutual acquaintance who introduced Cantrell to Comes as a result of the Fall's self-titled debut album. Cantrell began hanging out with the band and occasionally accompanying them onstage. Comes with the Fall was both the opening act on Cantrell's second solo album, Degradation Trip, and also the singer's backing band, with Duvall playing Layne Staley's appearances at the concerts from 2001 to 2002. Although DuVall's band was on tour with Cantrell, Staley died of a heroin overdose on April 5, 2002.

DuVall performed Alice in Chains during the band's reunion performances in 2006 and became the band's first public performance with the band at VH1's Decades Rock Live concert, in which he sang Alice in Chains' "Rooster." DuVall was only discovered after an audition, according to Jerry Cantrell. DuVall performed Alice in Chains' "Love, Hate, Love" during his first rehearsal with the band. "I think the hunt is pretty much over" after he finished, drummer Sean Kinney glanced at his bandmates and said, "I think the hunt is pretty much over." DuVall didn't attempt to imitate Staley, and that's what attracted them to him, according to bassist Mike Inez. Ann Wilson of Heart was supposed to sing "Rooster" at the show, but Ann Wilson of Heart's was on stage and Ann hadn't made it downstairs, so they asked, "Would you sing 'Rooster' for the camera blocking?" "Well, he did." Ann Wilson is credited with DuVall's appearance on the television show because the time was right for the new incarnation of Alice in Chains.

Initially, Cantrell and the other veterans of the band said that the reunion didn't really forecast a future for the band and that it was just a salute to Staley and their fans. Kinney went even further, claiming that he would have liked to change the band's name and adding, "I don't see going back as Alice and replacing someone." DuVall shared similar feelings when it came to the task of filling in for Staley. However, the reformed Alice in Chains sparked a lot of excitement among fans and persuaded the foursome to keep the name.

Alice in Chains began touring with Velvet Revolver and Kill Hannah in 2007. The ReEvolution tour was split into two parts. Many European cities and the eastern United States welcomed the first crowds. The second part, which also went by the name of "The Libertad Tour," was mainly a cross-country tour that spanned three Canadian cities. Alice in Chains was the second headliner on the Soundwave Festival in five years for the first time in fifteen years. The Alice in Chains website reported that the band, now with DuVall officially listed as lead singer, was producing new material for a new album, The Black Gives Way to Blue, which is scheduled to be out on September 29, 2009. The recording process was complete on Cantrell's 43rd birthday, which was also the day DuVall's son was born on March 18, 2009. DuVall performs vocal duties with Cantrell, who performs lead vocals on the majority of the songs on the album. "Last of My Kind" is the only song on the album that features DuVall on lead vocals, without harmonizing with Cantrell. The song's lyrics were also written by Duvall. DuVall wrote "Tongue Tied" about his friend Sean Costello, who died by suicide in 2008, but the song was stripped from the album.

Alice in Chains took time off in 2011 after visiting more than thirty countries and remembering the loss of their original bass player, Mike Starr. However, DuVall speculated that another album might be released in the near future, adding, "It't come this far and do all this stuff for another 15 years," DuVall said.

Alice in Chains will debut a new album in March 2011. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here album was released in May 2013. On the songs "Hung on a Hook" and "Phantom Limb," DuVall sings lead vocals. He also wrote the lyrics and the guitar solo for the song, the first solo he wrote for Alice in Chains.

Cantrell is Alice's primary lead singer, while DuVall takes center stage when performing the band's old songs live.

In 2016, DuVall released Broken Lines with the help of guitarist Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan, guitarist Brent Hinds of Mastodon, drummer Thomas Pridgen of The Mars Volta, and bassist Wielbert Collinson of Dethklok and Zappa.

Rainier Fog, Alice in Chains' sixth studio album (and third with DuVall), was released on August 24, 2018. DuVall wrote "So Far Under," his second album, but he also performed the guitar solo on the track. DuVall and Cantrell, who also perform lead vocals, co-wrote the verses and the pre-chorus, while Cantrell sings the chorus. The song was inspired by DuVall's grandmother's death and Chris Cornell, the singer of Soundgarden.

DuVall and Jerry Cantrell were tied at No. in December 2018. The "15 best rock guitarists in the country right now" poll by Total Guitar/MusicRadar.

At the Chris Cornell tribute concert "I Am the Highway," DuVall, Pearl Jam's guitarist Stone Gossard, and drummer Josh Freese performed "Hunted Down" by Jeff Ament and bassist Jeff Ament.

DuVall's first solo album, One Alone, was released on October 4, 2019, via his label DVL. On July 21, 2019, the lead single, "Til the Light Guides Me Home," made its world premiere on BBC Radio 1's Rock Show. On October 1, 2019, the second single, "White Hot," was released.

In Atlanta, the United States tour to market the album started on October 21, 2019. In addition, Duvall has confirmed a European tour for March and April 2020.

DuVall appeared in the 2001 science fiction film Mimic 2 and had a non-speaking uncredited role in the 2003 film Confidence, starring Ed Burns and Rachel Weisz. In the opening scene, he played a bar patron.

Ancient to Future: Milford Graves, DuVall produced a documentary about jazz drummer Milford Graves. The film is listed as being in post-production as of 2022.

In 2011, the artist and his Neon Christ bandmates reunited to produce All Alone Together: Neon Christ and Atlanta Hardcore, which the artist said was first pitched to him in 2005.

DuVall performed vocal duties with MC5/DTK at the Meltdown Festival in 2008, which was curated by Massive Attack.

Framus Guitars introduced the "William DuVall Talisman Signature" model in February 2018, which was created by DuVall himself.

Solo career

DuVall's first solo album, One Alone, was released on October 4, 2019, by his label DVL. On BBC Radio 1's Rock Show's World Premiership on July 21, 2019, the lead single, "Til The Light Guides Me Home," made its world premiere. On October 1, 2019, the second single, "White Hot," was released.

In Atlanta, the United States Tour to support the album debuted on October 21, 2019. In addition, DuVall has announced a European tour for March and April 2020.

Duvall appeared in Mimic 2's 2001 science fiction film Mimic 2 and had a non-speaking uncredited role in the 2003 film Confidence, starring Ed Burns and Rachel Weisz. In the opening scene, he appeared as a bar patron.

titled Ancient to Future: Milford Graves, DuVall produced a documentary about jazz drummer Milford Graves. The film is listed as being in post-production as of 2022.

In 2011, the artist and his Neon Christ bandmates collaborated on All Alone Together: Neon Christ and Atlanta Hardcore, which he said had first pitched to him in 2005.

DuVall performed vocal duties at the Meltdown Festival in 2008, which was curated by Massive Attack.

Framus Guitars introduced the "William DuVall Talisman Signature" model in February 2018, which was created by DuVall himself.

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