With two weeks to go before the arrival of new Alice in Chains album Rainier Fog (BMG), anticipation is ramping up with today’s release of new single “Never Fade” – click here to listen.

“Never Fade” is the third Rainier Fog song release following “So Far Under” and  “The One You Know” and all three tracks are available as instant downloads by clicking here to pre-order the album ahead of its August 24^th release date.

Fans can also get a sneak preview of the album by attending “Alice In Chains Night” at Safeco Field in Seattle on August 20^th. That evening will see Major League Baseball’s Seattle Mariners celebrate the release of Rainier Fog and honor hometown band Alice In Chains with a special pre-game listening party that sees attendees receiving a CD, t-shirt and more. Click here for more info.

In addition, limited edition Alice In Chains merchandise, rare photos, memorabilia, music gear and more will be on display at the Alice In Chains Pop-Up Shop and Retrospective at The Crocodile on August 23^rd and 24^th (click here for more info), to be followed by the band’s August 25^th performance at KISW’s “Pain In The Grass” at the White River Amphitheatre.

Recorded with producer Nick Raskulinecz (his 3^rd consecutive album with the band) and mixed by Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool), Rainier Fog will be available digitally, as well as on CD and limited-edition double 180-gram clear LP with white and black splatter (the latter is available only from the band’s online store here).

Alice In Chains (vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell, vocalist/guitarist William DuVall, drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Inez) recently added a third leg to their worldwide headlining tour. Dates are listed below and ticket info can be found here.

Rainier Fog follows 2013’s Grammy nominated The Devil Put Dinosaurs here, which entered Billboard’s Top 200 chart at No. 2 and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Hard Rock Albums charts and the iTunes Rock Album Chart. Its first two singles, “Stone” and “Hollow,” both shot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and “Voices” hit No. 3. All three tracks stayed on the chart for over 20 weeks.

Don’t miss Alice In Chains live – dates are as follows:

Aug 22 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
August 25 – Seattle, Washington – White River Amphitheatre
August 26 – Portland, Oregon – Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre
Aug 28 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amp
Aug 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Palladium
Aug 31 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Sept 1 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
Sept 3 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Music Hall
Sept 4 – El Paso, TX – Abraham Chavez Theatre
Sept 6 – Austin, TX – ACL Live
Sept 7 – Houston, TX – Revention Music Center
Sept 8 – Dallas, TX – Pavilion @ Toyota Music Factory
Sept 10 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theatre
Sept 11 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
Sept 13 – Denver, CO – Fillmore
Sept 15 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
September 16 – San Diego – KAABOO
October 14 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
October 16 – Salt Lake City – The Depot
October 18 – Colorado Springs – Pikes Peak Center
October 20 – Newkirk, OK – First Council Casino
October 21 – Durant, OK – Choctaw Grand Theater
October 23 – New Orleans – Saenger Theatre
October 24 – Birmingham, AL – BJCC Concert Hall
October 26 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
October 27 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
October 28 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Events Center
November 2 – Santiago, Chile – Solid Rock Chile
November 4 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Solid Rock Argentina
November 8 – Curitiba, Brazil – Solid Rock Curitiba
November 10 – São Paulo, Brazil – Solid Rock São Paulo
November 11 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – KM de Vantagens Hall