Matt Sorum (
VELVET REVOLVER,
GUNS N' ROSES) joined the Los Angeles all-star band
CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS — featuring guitarist
Jeff Kollman (
COSMOSQUAD,
GLENN HUGHES), bassist
Kevin Chown (
UNCLE CRACKER,
TED NUGENT), and keyboardist
Ed Roth (
GLENN HUGHES,
RONNIE MONTROSE) — for their appearance at the
Gakki Fair in Yokohama, Japan on November 7, 2009. Watch video footage of the performance below.
The
MEATBATS recently concluded a successful tour of Japan with special guest
Kenny Aronoff (
JOHN FOGERTY,
IOMMI) on drums filling in for co-founder
Chad Smith (
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS,
CHICKENFOOT). Several band shots and Tokyo live footage of
"Pig Feet" with
Aronoff can be viewed at
this location.
CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS' debut album,
"Meet The Meatbats", was released on September 15 via
Warrior Records/
Universal in North America and October 12 through
Edel/
earMUSIC in Europe.