Red Hot Chili Peppers and Chickenfoot skinbeater Chad Smith has announced that a new album by his other band, the Bombastic Meatbats, entitled More Meat, will be released on 19 October. Which leads us to ask the burning question: Where does he find the time?

After all, it was only last year, during the midst of a Chickenfoot tour and the planning stages of the next Chili Peppers album, that the jazz-funk fusion-y Bombastic Meatbats (which also includes keyboardist Ed Roth, guitarist Jeff Kollman and bassist Kevin Chown), released their debut album, Meet The Meatbats.

Barely two records into their career, the Bombastic Meatbats are quickly leaving their mark on musicians across the globe. As guitarist Kollman notes, "There's already a Meatbat tribute band in Japan! I haven't had a chance to check them out yet."

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The first single Shag ("The title says it all - go make some babies," Roth says) will be added to Smooth AC radio on 27 September. And despite their nearly full dance cards, the Bombastic Meatbats have shows booked for Los Angeles, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Syracuse, New York over the coming months.