Layne Staley wasn’t okay here—and you can feel it “Sludge Factory” – Alice In Chains (1996, MTV Unplugged) When Alice In Chains got back on stage for their acoustic debut in April 1996 after a 2 year break of silence, they weren’t simply translating old songs—they were confronting a deeper reckoning. “Sludge Factory,” a track BORN from the band’s frustration with label pressure and creative tension had landed in that set not as filler but as a statement. Originally this track appeared on Alice i