Grunge became commercially successful due in part to at least one album by Alice in Chains.
Alice in Chains ( occasionally informally referred to as The Dog Album , The Dog Record , and Tripod ) is the self-titled third studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains . Dirt is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains , released on September 29 , 1992 , through Columbia Records . Grunge . Grunge became commercially successful in the early 1990s , due to releases such as Nirvana 's Nevermind , Pearl Jam 's Ten , Soundgarden 's Superunknown , Alice in Chains ' Dirt and Stone Temple Pilots ' Core .