1. Michael Allen Inez was born on May 14,1966 and is an American rock musician and bassist.
27 Facts About Mike Inez
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Since 1993, Mike Inez has been the bassist of the American rock band Alice in Chains.
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Mike Inez is recognized for his work with Ozzy Osbourne from 1989 to 1993.
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Mike Inez has connections with Slash's Snakepit, Black Label Society, Spys4Darwin, and Heart.
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Mike Inez has earned seven Grammy Award nominations as a member of Alice in Chains.
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Mike Inez began his career in music by playing guitar and saxophone.
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Mike Inez was an official member of Osbourne's band during their recording of the No More Tears album.
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However, Bob Daisley was brought in to record the bass and none of Mike Inez's playing is on the final album.
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Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr had left the group after the release of their album Dirt and Inez replaced him.
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Mike Inez toured throughout 1993 with Alice in Chains on the strength of the Dirt album.
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In 1995, Mike Inez played with Slash on the Guns N' Roses guitarist's side group, Slash's Snakepit.
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The group recorded It's Five O'Clock Somewhere although Mike Inez did not play any live shows during the corresponding tour.
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Mike Inez briefly rejoined Ozzy Osbourne's band on the Retirement Sucks tour after Geezer Butler resigned due to the pressures of touring.
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In 1997 Mike Inez played with his Alice in Chains bandmate, Jerry Cantrell, on his debut solo album, Boggy Depot.
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At around this time, Mike Inez formed the band Spys4Darwin with Sean Kinney, Chris DeGarmo from Queensryche, and Vinnie Dombroski from Sponge.
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In mid-August 2001, Mike Inez temporarily replaced Black Label Society bassist Steve Gibb, who was sent home in the middle of their Ozzfest tour.
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In 2003, Black Label Society's Robert Trujillo joined Metallica; Mike Inez replaced him in Black Label Society, joining for a short two-week west coast tour of the United States and a short tour of Japan for their The Blessed Hellride album.
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In 2004, Mike Inez recorded the track "Crazy or High" with Black Label Society for their studio album release Hangover Music Vol.
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Mike Inez appears on Heart's 2003 release, Alive in Seattle, a double CD live recording that documents a 2002 concert at Seattle's Paramount Theatre.
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Mike Inez played bass and tambourine on Heart's 2004 album Jupiters Darling.
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In late 2002, Mike Inez was considered to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica.
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Mike Inez is the only musician who has been a member of both bands.
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Mike Inez was a guest player on "Under the Gun" from Motorhead's 2006 album Kiss of Death.
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In early 2008, Mike Inez recorded a "Behind the Player" instructional DVD with the help of John Tempesta.
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In 2019, Mike Inez was a guest bass player on Mark Morton's debut solo album Anesthetic.
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Mike Inez married his fiancee Sydney Kelly on May 8,2010, at the estate of Susan Silver, Alice in Chains' manager.
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Mike 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.