--- title: "Red Hot Chili Peppers" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers" genre: "Funk Metal" country: "United States" formed: 1983 --- # Red Hot Chili Peppers **Red Hot Chili Peppers** is a funk metal band, from United States, active 1983 to present. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1982, consisting of Flea (bass), Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Chad Smith (drums), and John Frusciante (guitar). Their music incorporates elements of alternative rock, funk, punk rock, hard rock, hip-hop, and psychedelic rock, and has influenced genres including funk metal, rap metal, rap rock, and nu metal. With over 120 million records sold worldwide, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the top-selling bands of all time. They hold the records for most number-one singles on the American Alternative Songs charts (15), most cumulative weeks at number one (91), and most top-ten songs on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart (28). They have won three Grammy Awards, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, and in 2022 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Red Hot Chili Peppers | | Genre | Funk Metal | | Parent genre | Alternative Metal | | Origin | Los Angeles, United States | | Formed | 1983 | | Releases in catalog | 20 | ## Genres [Funk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/funk-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Anthony Kiedis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anthony-kiedis) | Lead vocals, Guitar | 1983 to present | Current | | [Chad Smith](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chad-smith-da8f13f1) | Drums (drum set) | 1988 to present | Current | | [Flea](https://themetalnet.com/musician/flea) | Bass guitar | 1983 to present | Current | | [John Frusciante](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-frusciante) | Guitar | 1988 to present | Current | | [Dave Navarro](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-navarro) | Guitar | 1993 to 1998 | Former | | [Arik Marshall](https://themetalnet.com/musician/arik-marshall) | Guitar | 1992 to 1993 | Former | | [Cliff Martinez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/cliff-martinez) | Drums (drum set) | 1983 to 1986 | Former | | [D.H. Peligro](https://themetalnet.com/musician/d-h-peligro) | Drums (drum set) | 1988 to 1988 | Former | | [DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dewayne-blackbyrd-mcknight) | Guitar | 1988 to 1988 | Former | | [Hillel Slovak](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hillel-slovak) | Guitar | 1983 to 1988 | Former | | [Jack Irons](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jack-irons) | Drums (drum set) | 1983 to 1988 | Former | | [Jack Sherman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jack-sherman) | Guitar | 1983 to 1984 | Former | | [Jesse Tobias](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jesse-tobias) | Guitar | 1993 to 1993 | Former | | [Josh Klinghoffer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/josh-klinghoffer) | Guitar | 2009 to 2019 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1984 | [The Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/album/cb453955-e748-31c2-91e6-db01681886a5) | Album | | 1985 | [Freaky Styley](https://themetalnet.com/album/9118a7ea-ad1f-3728-98c1-eb78438f4760) | Album | | 1987 | [The Uplift Mofo Party Plan](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d5601d8-9dda-381b-88ed-81bc299a9b2f) | Album | | 1988 | [The Abbey Road E.P.](https://themetalnet.com/album/6c51775b-5a59-3665-954f-cabe17d6e794) | EP | | 1989 | [Knock Me Down](https://themetalnet.com/album/5adf2d8f-59c1-4ae2-8d82-57cca03803a7) | EP | | 1989 | [Mother’s Milk](https://themetalnet.com/album/a73f5707-e5a3-3dbd-94b3-bd84ccc828d8) | Album | | 1991 | [Blood Sugar Sex Magik](https://themetalnet.com/album/68bee70d-b425-3813-aca7-dd7b912c3d11) | Album | | 1992 | [Freakin' Out](https://themetalnet.com/album/1d9153fc-3422-413e-bd8d-a1b000f3fd87) | Album | | 1992 | [Give It Away EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/e348f3eb-c36d-4105-b5e5-4e72e8fcaed5) | EP | | 1994 | [Porno Zombie](https://themetalnet.com/album/0462193b-3d10-46cd-adf4-aa435ac35868) | Album | | 1994 | [The Plasma Shaft](https://themetalnet.com/album/6edf7efc-7741-3816-b405-54a7a42a9f01) | EP | | 1995 | [One Hot Minute](https://themetalnet.com/album/0228aef5-0a09-369a-b848-349567572fa5) | Album | | 1999 | [Californication](https://themetalnet.com/album/ca5dfcc3-83fb-3eee-9061-c27296b77b2c) | Album | | 2002 | [By the Way](https://themetalnet.com/album/bbf6eaa8-1340-35c8-9599-34056896ebab) | Album | | 2006 | [Stadium Arcadium](https://themetalnet.com/album/19181d75-deda-366e-ace5-622293be9ef0) | Album | | 2011 | [I’m With You](https://themetalnet.com/album/c9ffebc3-0e00-4ba7-bef6-980c98d623b6) | Album | | 2012 | [Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Covers](https://themetalnet.com/album/b65bd837-4f8b-41dd-bb47-1601fb30c728) | EP | | 2016 | [The Getaway](https://themetalnet.com/album/831f10e3-32e5-4d22-b001-2f3ab1254be0) | Album | | 2022 | [Return of the Dream Canteen](https://themetalnet.com/album/8352fb0a-6150-42a2-94a8-8db876dffe76) | Album | | 2022 | [Unlimited Love](https://themetalnet.com/album/0580e402-e6e8-4b5b-894a-399a10c63adb) | Album | ## Related bands - [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together) - [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together) - [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together) - [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together) - [Rage Against the Machine](https://themetalnet.com/band/rage-against-the-machine) (listened together) - [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together) - [Led Zeppelin](https://themetalnet.com/band/led-zeppelin) (listened together) - [Queens of the Stone Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/queens-of-the-stone-age) (listened together) - [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together) - [Soundgarden](https://themetalnet.com/band/soundgarden) (listened together) - [Incubus](https://themetalnet.com/band/incubus) (listened together) - [Aerosmith](https://themetalnet.com/band/aerosmith) (listened together) ## Official and external links - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChiliPeppers - x: https://twitter.com/chilipeppers - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0L8ExT028jH3ddEcZwqJJ5 - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/182 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chilipeppers/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/889780 - website: https://redhotchilipeppers.com/ - youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCrSorX845CEWXzU4Z7BojjA --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers). 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