chickenfoot

Hagar declared Aronoff "the man who saved the f----ing day" for taking Jason Bonham's drum seat on short notice.

Whether on his own or with Van Halen, Montrose, Chickenfoot or HSAS, he rarely takes his foot off the pedal.

The rock radio host got real about the delay.

In typical Roth fashion.

'It kind of just all fizzled,' says the bassist.

"It's been unofficial for many years."

After taking a couple months to recharge their batteries after their successful fall tour in support of their latest album, the boys in Chickenfoot have lined up a new string of dates that will see them rocking cities across the United States throughout May and June.

The lineup has been announced for Rocklahoma 2012. Rocklahoma is an annual three-day festival during Memorial Day weekend in Pryor, Okla. Check out the lineup after the jump!

It's just a 30-second clip -- a riff, really -- and you'll have to wait until September to hear the full album, but if you've been eager for a taste of the new Chickenfoot record, the band has what you're looking for.

Rock supergroups have always been notorious for flaming out quickly, so when we found out Sammy Hagar was teaming up with Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony, and Chad Smith to form Chickenfoot, we knew only time would tell if they stood the test of time. But in spite of the scheduling difficulties (and, no doubt, ego-juggling) that comes with a collaboration this size, the band has managed to defy the