Rockers Alice In Chains have lined up their first European tour in a decade, their first dates outside the US since the 2002 drug overdose of singer Layne Staley.

A judge in Fort Worth, Texas, who halted an execution because the inmate was mentally ill has agreed to force the man to take anti-psychotic medication so he can be put to death.

Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley died from an accidental overdose, according to a post mortem and toxicology report.

Heroin paraphernalia was found with the dead body of Layne Staley, the singer of the grunge rock group Alice in Chains.

Layne Staley, lead singer and guitarist for the US band Alice in Chains, has been found dead at his Seattle home, authorities said. He was 34.