In 1994, Saunders went into a Minneapolis drug rehabilitation facility, where he met Pearl Jam's Mike McCready.

After completing treatment, Saunders and McCready returned to Seattle and formed a band called The Gacy Bunch with vocalist Layne Staley of Alice in Chains and drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees.

Mad Season's 1995 album Above was awarded a gold record for sales in the United States.

[2][3] In April 2002, Mad Season vocalist Layne Staley also died of an overdose.

[4] Lanegan died nearly 20 years later, in February 2022, leaving Mike McCready and Barrett Martin as the only members of Mad Season still alive.