Alice In Chains Premiere Check My Brain Video

Hailed by Spin as "one of the catchiest songs of Alice In Chains' history," lead single "Check My Brain" has blanketed rock and alternative radio and rocketed straight to No. 1 on Billboard's Rock Songs Chart and No. 1 on the R&R Rock Chart. The riff-driven track appears on the band's highly anticipated new album, Black Gives Way To Blue (Virgin/EMI), available September 29th. Playboy gave the disc four stars, calling it "Alice In Chains' Back In Black," Revolver praised the record for its "dense tapestry of heavy guitars and soaring melodies" and Reuters wrote "the heavy guitars, submerged vocals and thunderous rhythm section assures fans that the band has lost none of its menace." The "Check My Brain" video premiered yesterday on MTV2's "Unleashed," airing every hour on the hour. It also debuted on MTVu, as well as on MTVMusic.com, MTV2.com and MTVu.com. The clip was directed by Alex Courtes, whose credits include U2's "Vertigo," Wolfmother's "Woman" and the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army." The video can be seen below. The band (guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, guitarist/vocalist William DuVall, drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Inez) has been previewing songs from the album during their current sold-out buzz tour, which wraps September 30th at the Avalon in Los Angeles. Alice In Chains will celebrate the release of Black Gives Way To Blue with a special two-night performance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on September 29th and 30th. Next up is a headlining tour of Europe, set to kick off November 12th in Glasgow. Tour dates are as follows: Sept. 15 Toronto, ON The Opera House - SOLD OUT Sept. 16 Cleveland, OH House of Blues - SOLD OUT Sept. 17 Detroit, MI St. Andrew's Hall - SOLD OUT Sept. 19 Chicago, IL House of Blues - SOLD OUT Sept. 20 Milwaukee, WI The Rave - SOLD OUT Sept. 21 Minneapolis, MN First Ave - SOLD OUT Sept. 24 Seattle, WA Moore Theater - SOLD OUT Sept. 26 Portland, OR Roseland Grill - SOLD OUT Sept. 28 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore - SOLD OUT Sept. 30 Los Angeles, CA The Avalon - SOLD OUT Nov. 12 Glasgow, Scotland Barrowland Nov. 13 Birmingham, UK Birmingham Academy Nov. 14 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy Nov. 16 London, UK The Forum Nov. 17 London, UK The Forum Nov. 19 Tilburg, Holland 013 Nov. 20 Antwerp, Belgium Trix Zaal Nov. 21 Weisbaden, Germany Schlachthof Nov. 23 Dortmund, Germany FZW Nov. 24 Prague, Czech Rep. Lucerna Nov. 25 Warsaw, Poland Stodola Nov. 27 Budapest, Hungary Petofi Csarnok Nov. 29 Vienna, Austria Gasometer Nov. 30 Munich, Germany Thearterfabrick Dec. 2 Milan, Italy Alcatraz Dec. 3 Fribourg, Switzerland Fri-Son Dec. 4 Paris, France Bataclan Check My Brain