tour with various guest singers to fill in for the late Layne Staley. The main singer for the band's tour was William DuVall. The band was also featured on Decades of Rock: Heart and Friends where they performed "Would?" with Phil Anselmo and "Rooster" with William DuVall. DuVall would go on to be made the permanent singer of the group, which has since released three studio albums with Duvall and toured extensively since 2006. Guest appearances In late 2002, Inez was considered to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica. At the 2007 VH1 Rock Honors, Alice in Chains performed the tribute to Heart. Inez is the only musician who has been a member of both bands. Inez was a guest player on "Under the Gun" from Motörhead's 2006 album Kiss of Death. In early 2008, Inez recorded a "Behind the Player" instructional DVD with the help of John Tempesta. The DVD features lessons of some of Mike's favorite Alice in Chains songs, and a sit down in depth interview. In 2019, Inez was a guest bass player on Mark Morton's debut solo album Anesthetic. Personal life Inez married his fiancée Sydney Kelly on May 8, 2010, at the estate of Susan Silver, Alice in Chains' manager. Basses and amps According to Bass Player Magazine, Inez uses the following basses: Warwick Streamer Stage I (x2) Warwick Alien acoustic bass Alvarez acoustic bass Gibson Les Paul bass Fender Telecaster bass Fender Precision bass Warwick Streamer 5-string Kubicki Factor bass Spector NS-2 Gibson Thunderbird They are strung with medium-gauge Dean Markley Blue Steel strings. Inez uses four Ampeg SVT-2PRO heads, two of them plugged into four 1x18" cabinets for the lows, and the other two plugged into two 8x10" cabinets. In addition, he sends his signal direct to the mixing board with a Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI. Discography Other appearances Filmography References External links Mike Inez biography Alice in Chains official website 1966 births Living people Alice in Chains members Alternative rock bass guitarists American alternative rock musicians American heavy metal bass guitarists American male bass guitarists American heavy metal guitarists American musicians of Filipino descent American rock saxophonists American male saxophonists Grunge musicians Heart (band) members Guitarists from California People from San Fernando, California Slash's Snakepit members The Ozzy Osbourne Band members Alternative metal bass guitarists 20th-century American guitarists Black Label Society members 21st-century saxophonists Spys4Darwin members