10 Best William DuVall Era Alice In Chains Songs

10. A Looking In View

A Looking in View marked the return of Alice in Chains and their debut recording with William DuVall on co-lead vocalist duties. This bombastic slab of metal returned AiC to the consciousness of the rock and metal community in a big and loud way.

This song is certainly one of their heaviest. The drums, bass, and guitar work in sync to deliver a battering intro which gives way to the crushing riffs of metal god Jerry Cantrell. His riffs here are at their simplest and most crushing and the influence of Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is undeniably noticeable.

One of the biggest talking points around this song is that the new singer DuVall is relegated to mostly backing duties. Cantrell takes the lead on A Looking in View with his soothing-yet-eerie vocal, interspliced with impressive screams from DuVall. The song is also curiously lacking a solo which drags out the already-lengthy song.

Despite it's long runtime (7:06) it remains one of the most important tracks of Alice in Chains' second coming.