caption associated_acts years_active alias label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
mad barrett martin , layne staley , john baker saunders and season mike mccready in 1995 , left to right : screaming trees , alice in chains , pearl jam 1994 2014 -- 2015 -rrb- -- 1999 -lrb- partial reunion : 2012 , gacy bunch disinformation columbia mad season -lrb- band -rrb-
 barrett martin mike mccready john baker saunders layne staley group_or_band alternative rock , grunge , blues rock layne staley and mad season.jpg seattle , washington , u.s. mad season
mad season -lrb- band -rrb-

mad season was an american rock supergroup formed in seattle , washington in 1994 by members of three popular seattle-based bands : alice in chains , pearl jam and screaming trees .
mad season released only one album , `` above '' , and is best known for the single `` river of deceit '' .
the band went on a semi-permanent hiatus in 1996 due to the band members ' conflicting schedules and vocalist layne staley 's problems with substance abuse .
attempts were made in the late 1990s to revive the group without staley ; however , the band dissolved following the death of bassist john baker saunders in 1999 .
staley died three years later of a drug overdose .
