Former Van Halen members join forces with Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ Chad Smith and guitarist Joe Satriani-
[amazon-product alink="0000FF" bordercolor="000000" height="240" tracking_id="bestclassicrock-20"]B000W1ZG8I[/amazon-product]Rock supergroup “Chickenfoot” is set to release their debut self-titled album in June. Comprised of former Van Halen and Montrose vocalist Sammy Hagar, Red Hot Chilli Peppers drummer Chad Smith, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and world renowned electric guitarist Joe Satriani, the band is being hailed as one of the most exciting rock and roll guitar bands since Led Zeppelin.
The debut album, which will be packaged in exclusive “heat sensitive” artwork, will be released on edel entertainment’s recently launched new international rock label earMUSIC in Europe, Australia and Japan on Friday June 5th and in the UK on Monday June 8th, the album will be released by Best Buy in America on Sunday June 7th.
Full “Chickenfoot” Track Listing
1. Avenida Revolution
2. Soap on a Rope
3. Sexy Little Thing
4. Oh Yeah
5. Runnin’ Out
6. Get It Up
7. Down the Drain
8. My Kinda Girl
9. Learning to Fall
10. Turnin’ Left
11. Future in the Past
The album will coincide with a European tour in June and July that will take in a number of outdoor festivals and intimate indoor dates, including a rare concert at the London 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Thursday June 25th.
On the Band-
A great band is nothing without a great rhythm section, and Chickenfoot has one of the best in the two-man team of bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Chad Smith.
As a founding member (and fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer) of Van Halen, Anthony laid the bedrock for which guitar genius Eddie Van Halen could fly. More than that, he provided a signature style of background vocal that became an intrinsic part of that band. “A total fluke,” the good-natured bassist humbly asserts. “I was just doing what came naturally.”
[amazon-product alink="0000FF" bordercolor="000000" height="240" tracking_id="bestclassicrock-20"]B00137VLSO[/amazon-product]Hagar sees Anthony’s abilities differently - “Michael keeps the band going. Listen, he’s never going to get the kind of credit he deserves - - he played next to Eddie Van Halen. Hell, Jack Bruce didn’t get much credit compared to Eric Clapton - - that’s just the nature of things. Mikey held down the fort, and he still does.”
Aiding Anthony in holding down the fort is Chad Smith, drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who have, since Smith joined the group in the late Eighties, gone from cult faves to a worldwide force. Â Heretofore thought of as a “funk/alternative” drummer, Smith gets to rock hard with Chickenfoot, and the percussion explosion he creates might come as a surprise to those who only know of his work from tracks like Under The Bridge.
“The guy’s from Detroit, for God’s sake!” says Hagar. “He can play the hell out of funk, but he’s a rocker. He plays hard, man. You could put one mic in a room with Chad, and you can hear all the parts of his kit - - he’s hard, but he’s balanced. The band wouldn’t exist without his groove.”
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