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Sammy Hagar Gets Michael Anthony To Open Up About His Departure from Van Halen

Matthew Wilkening — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:28:00 +0000

The last time Michael Anthony was on 'That Metal Show,' his former Van Halen (and current Chickenfoot) bandmate Sammy Hagar didn't feel his friend went into quite enough detail about his departure from one of rock's most famous and successful bands.

Hear Metallica, Chickenfoot + More Perform Deep Purple 'Machine Head' Classics From New Covers Album

Ultimate Classic Rock Staff — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:20:25 +0000

Based on the six songs we’ve heard so far from the upcoming Deep Purple tribute album ‘Re-Machined: A Tribute to ‘Machine Head’,’ fans are in for a much bigger treat than the sometimes dubious cover album format often delivers. The 10-song collection, which comes out on Sept. 25 in America, features Metallica, Chickenfoot, Iron Maiden, [...]

Chickenfoot Offer Time Lapse Video Detail of Concert Setup

Chad Childers — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:00:17 +0000

There’s a whole lot of roll out before Chickenfoot can rock, and the band is giving fans a chance to see exactly how much effort goes in to preparing for a show before they ever step onstage. However, if they actually posted the video in real time, you would lose a good portion of your [...]

Chickenfoot Discusses Their Creative Process

Dave Lifton — Mon, 28 May 2012 15:20:51 +0000

Sammy Hagar has nothing but love for Joe Satriani. In a new interview, the Chickenfoot lead singer praises his guitarist’s ability to write great music.

Chickenfoot, Slash To Perform At 2012 Rocklahoma

Dave Lifton — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:15:50 +0000

Once again, the hard rock world will spend Memorial Day Weekend converging on Pryor, Okla. for the seventh annual Rocklahoma Festival. Earlier today, AEG Live, the promoters of the festival, announced the lineup for the three-day event. As usual, this year’s roster brings together many top present and classic hard rock and metal acts from May 25-27.

Sammy Hagar Explains Why Chickenfoot Will Never Play Van Halen Songs

Jessica Sager — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:30:19 +0000

Outspoken Chickenfoot frontman Sammy Hagar has a few steadfast stances that he will never budge on. One is that Chickenfoot will never play any Van Halen or Hagar solo tracks live. Another is that air will eventually destroy us all.

Let him explain.

Chickenfoot Perform Two Songs on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Joe Robinson — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:35:15 +0000

Chickenfoot swung on by ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on Thursday night to rock out two songs — ‘Big Foot’ and ‘Three and a Half Letters’ — from their recently released second album, ‘III.” During the main segment of the show, Sammy Hagar and the boys tore through ’Three and a Half Letters (I Need a Job),’ a [...]

New Chickenfoot Album Scheduled for September 27 [VIDEO]

Jeff Giles — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:45:01 +0000

Confirming bassist Michael Anthony’s earlier report that work on the album was finished, Chickenfoot’s second studio set has been scheduled for a September 27 release.

The veteran supergroup — made up of Anthony, vocalist Sammy Hagar, guitarist Joe Satriani, and drummer Chad Smith — worked with producer Mike Fraser for the sessions, which produced songs such as ‘Last Temptation,’ ‘Something’s Gone Wrong,’ ‘Astral Years,’ and the lead single, ‘Bigfoot.’

It's a Small World for Ex Van Halen-ites

Adam West — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:49:47 +0000

It all comes full circle eventually, or so it seems for a couple of former Van Halen members, who are playing together... sort of. Sammy Hagar replaced David Lee Roth as Van Halen's singer. After their falling out, Sammy was replaced by former Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone. Sammy became good friends with original Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, and when the Red Rocker departed, eventually Anthony followed Sammy to the Waboritas, and also into Sammy's latest band Chickenfoot. Sound enough like a soap opera yet? Wait, we're not finished yet.