Facelift (Alice in Chains)

Alice in Chains' 1990 debut album, one of the first records to carry the heavier, metal-leaning end of the Seattle sound to a national audience. Its single "Man in the Box" gained MTV rotation ahead of the 1991 grunge explosion, signaling that the scene's commercial moment was near. The album established the band's signature of slow, doom-laden riffs and eerie harmonies.