NEWS

CHICKENFOOT TO RELEASE A DELUXE LIMITED EDITION OF THEIR SELF-TITLED ALBUM, EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH BEST BUY ON NOVEMBER 1st, 2009;
PRE-SALE HAS ALREADY BEGUN ON BESTBUY.COM

CHICKENFOOT’S SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM WAS RECENTLY CERTIFIED GOLD BY THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Chickenfoot, 2009’s stand out rock collaboration comprised of guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith, and Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony will release a Deluxe Limited Edition of their eponymous debut album, recently certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America with over 500,000 in album shipments.  The album will be exclusively released through Best Buy and is available for pre-sale beginning today at www.bestbuy.com/chickenfoot.

On Sunday, September 27th, Chickenfoot was presented with a Recording Industry of Association (RIAA) Gold Certified record for their hit debut album, having shipped over 500,000 in albums. The album was also certified gold in Europe by Impala with over 100,000 in shipped album.

Chickenfoot’s Deluxe Limited Edition will feature a reverse design from that which was featured on their self-titled debut. The original black album artwork was printed with heat sensitive ink and the new design will feature a white background printed with flourescent ink.  In addition, the package will include one bonus track, ”Bitten by the Wolf,” and a bonus DVD containing an hour of behind the scenes footage of the band, music videos, interviews and concert footage from their European and US Tours.  It will be available initially for a sale price of $9.99, exclusively through Best Buy.

Chickenfoot recently completed a 30-city cross-country US Tour in support of their debut album. The band made their first ever TV performing appearance during the first week of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien on Friday, June 5th. The self-titled debut is a hard rock album that sets the standard for rock music. “The album is an 11-song slab of raging rock,” says writer Joe Bosso of Guitar World magazine. Chickenfoot is produced by Andy Johns (Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones) and mixed by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Metallica).

For more information about Chickenfoot, the upcoming self-titled debut album Chickenfoot and tour dates, please visit www.chickenfoot.us. Fans can also stay connected with Chickenfoot by becoming a fan of the band on Facebook or following their Twitter updates at twitter.com/chickenfootjoe.