2/05/2009

And We Thought Audioslave Was a Bad Name

Sammy Hagar--who looks pretty good for a senior citizen--along with guitarist Joe Satriani, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, has formed a new band, the unfortunately called Chickenfoot. Seriously.

As for the band's music, the brief, untitled music clip on their homepage sounds like a slowed down "Poundcake" or something else off VH's F. U. C. K. album. Not promising. But...let's reserve judgement for now.

Chickenfoot, which Hagar has taken to comparing to Led Zeppelin in the press, plan on releasing an album in April. No word on what label, if any, is involved. (Wonder if Chickenfoot is actually the 21st century HSAS...)

Oh, in case you were curious: at 47 years of age, Smith is the youngest member of the band.