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Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Chad Smith and Michael Anthony will join forces once again as Chickenfoot to release their sophomore album on September 27th, according to Noisecreep. The album still has no title as of yet and Smith will most likely not tour with the band considering Red Hot Chili Peppers are going to be touring a whole bunch starting… Read More

Red Hot Chili Peppers/Chickenfoot/Bombastic Meatbats drummer Chad Smith made his second appearance on the Rock it Out! Blog and, like the first time, we were honored to have him. Now many of you have sent in questions you wanted me to ask Mr. Smith but the one EVERYBODY asked was, "When is the new RHCP album coming out?!" We have an answer.
Chad told the RiO!B exclusively that the new album from the Chili Peppers will be in stores by the end of August. So far there's no album title… Read More

I'll be interviewing Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers on Friday night in New York City. We'll talk RHCP along with Chickenfoot and his side-project, Bombastic Meatbats, but what would you like to ask him? Submit your questions and I'll try to get to as many as I can within the interview. And no, I will not ask him anything regarding his insane Will Ferrell doppelganger status. Send in those questions! Read More

Chad Smith, drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers/Chickenfoot/Bombastic Meatbats, was kind enough to sit down for a chat with the RiO!B. He was really under the weather (as evidenced by his bottle of Pepto Bismol) but was… Read More

One of the bands I'm always asked to give updates on are Red Hot Chili Peppers. Between John Frusciante leaving, recruiting Josh Klinghoffer as their new guitarist and heading into the studio to begin work on their new album, RHCP fans always clamoring for any kind of news on the funky rockers. So I bring you an update courtesy of drummer Chad Smith.
In an interview with MusicRadar.com,… Read More

In a collaboration that you never would have thought of no matter how high you were, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer and comedic actor Dick Van Dyke have released an album.
The Will Ferrell lookalike and diagnosis murderer teamed up to record a kids album called Rhythm Train which also features singer Leslie Bixler. Songs on the record include incredible titles like "Roly Poly in my Guacamole", "Cherry Pants" and "Lotta Dinosaur" (some band in Williamsburg… Read More

The oddly named supergroup Chickenfoot, comprising of Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Chad Smith and Michael Anthony, have begun work on a second album.
"The four of us are all on the same page as far as this project goes, we're all committed to doing a Chickenfoot number two," said guitarist Satriani to BestOfWNY.com. "As a matter of fact, Sammy and I have already begun the writing process together."
The band's self-titled debut album sold over 500,000… Read More