Chad Smith is currently the drummer for Chickenfoot and still the drummer for the "on hiatus" Red Hot Chili Peppers, but that isn't stopping him from starting another group.

Introducing Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats starring guitar star Jeff Kollman, multi-faceted keyboardist Ed Roth, and Motor City bass ace Kevin Chown. Together, they comprise what is easily one of the most interesting and unpredictable instrumental bands to come along in years; Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats. Their sound creates a cutting edge sonic experience with a plethora of influences, fusing together styles as diverse as classic rock, old school funk, punk, and '70s R&B.

The Meatbats sound is as uncalculated and spontaneous as their accidental beginnings, forged as an outgrowth of Jeff, Ed, and Chad's recording and touring with rock legend, Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple, Black Sabbath). Kollman recalls, "Whenever I would jam with Ed and Chad at Glenn Hughes' rehearsals, we would warm up with some impromptu Jeff Beck kinds of grooves. One day Chad said, 'Hey, we should record something like this!' Next thing you know we were in the studio making an album!"