Last weekend, the tattooed drum kit of Dutch tattoo artist Henk Schiffmacher and music store Rock Palace had its first showcase during the Buddy Rich memorial concert in New York. In a sold-out Hammerstein ballroom Chad Smith played the drums from Holland for the first time live. Some of the songs he performed on the drums were Dani California of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Hocus Pocus of the legendary Dutch band Focus.
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Chad Smith showed himself very enthusiastic about this unique piece of drum art. Not only did he find the artwork fantastic, but he was also very fond of the sound of the drums.
Chickenfoot Recently Chad Smith formed a new band with prominent artists like Sammy Hager (ex- Van Halen), guitar legend Joe Satriani and Michael Anthony (ex-Van Halen). The band will record their first album in November 2008 and will use the tattooed drum kit during the recordings and the following tour. The music of the new band can be described as a cross-over of Led Zeppelin and the Chili Peppers.