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Mad Season
12+ albums
Grungealternative rockrockseattlealternative
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Mad Season was an American rock supergroup formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1994, featuring guitarist Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, vocalist Layne Staley of Alice in Chains, drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees, and bassist John Baker Saunders. The band combined members of the Seattle grunge scene and released a single studio album, "Above", in March 1995. The album included the single "River of Deceit", which achieved radio success, and was certified gold by the RIAA in June 1995. The band originated when McCready and Saunders met during rehab in Minnesota and returned to Seattle to form a side project with Martin. They wrote early material including "Wake Up" and "River of Deceit" and recruited Staley to complete the lineup. The band performed several unannounced shows in late 1994 under the name The Gacy Bunch. In early 1995, they appeared on Pearl Jam's "Self-Pollution" satellite radio broadcast before recording "Above" at Bad Animals Studio with co-production by Brett Eliason. The album featured contributions from Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan and reached number 24 on the Billboard 200. Following the album's release and a series of live performances, the band went on hiatus in 1996 due to members returning to their primary bands and Staley’s struggles with substance abuse. In the late 1990s, McCready, Martin, and Saunders attempted to revive the project with Lanegan as vocalist under the name Disinformation, but scheduling conflicts and Saunders' death from
