Two Unreleased Layne Staley Tracks to Appear in Upcoming Film 'Grassroots'

Classic Rock is reporting that two previously unreleased tracks from late Alice In Chains vocalist Layne Staley will be featured in the upcoming film Grassroots, as well as on the film's soundtrack.

Grassroots, which stars Jason Biggs (American Pie), follows a Seattle-based music critic who runs for the city council.

Watch the trailer for Grassroots below.

Layne Staley passed away in 2002 after a lengthy battle with drug addiction.

Josh Hart

Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.