No HIM isn't HER here they're HIM ;) but I do recall that they called themselves HIM/HER briefly because "His Infernal Majesty" was the name of a Canadian band.
Yes, Layne after Layne Staley.
I think that Pat Lachman (Damageplan) would've made a great new lead singer for Alice In Chains, too bad that they only used him for that tour.
I turned the music off for a little while...