Black Gives Way to Blue is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, which was released on September 29, 2009. The first Alice in Chains album in nearly fourteen years, Black Gives Way to Blue is their first release with new vocalist William DuVall, who replaced the late Layne Staley. Black Gives Way to Blue marks the first Alice in Chains album released on Virgin Records, their first venture away from Columbia, who released all of their previous releases. The span of nearly fourteen years between the self-titled album and Black Gives Way to Blue Read more on Last.fm.