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14 Year-Old Girl Shreds Van Halen’s “Eruption”

Eddie Van Halen's revolutionary guitar solo,"Eruption," is arguably the most inventive, groundbreaking and utterly mind blowing rock guitar demonstration of the past 35 years. To

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Tom Morello: It Doesn’t Get Better Than Early Van Halen

"Eddie was so innovative and kicked so much ass, and David was indisputably the Greatest Man in America."

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Mitch Malloy: “Eddie told me I was in Van Halen!”

Mitch reveals more about the time he was offered the spot in VH!

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VHND’s All Access Photo: I Was So Hammered…

This week's photo and caption from Dave...

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Def Leppard Members Praise Van Halen

Four members of Def Leppard rave about VH!

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The Roth Show, Episode 15: A Personal History with Professional Wrestling (Part 1)

In this episode, your host, David Lee Roth, discusses professional wrestling, as he saw it, when he was growing up.

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VHND’s All Access Photo: Eddie Backstage ’82

This week’s photo is from Van Halen’s “Hide Your Sheep” 1982 tour. Check out the rare guitars! “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be exclusives that have never been seen anywhere before, and [...]

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Van Halen To Play California’s Mid-State Fair!

From Pollstar & Kcoy.com: You can add a second U.S. show to Van Halen’s slowly growing 2013 touring schedule.  The California Mid-State Fair has booked the band for one night in July with tickets going on sale next week. The Chumash Grandstand Arena in Paso Robles is the place you’ll want to be July 24. Tickets ranging in price [...]

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Happy Birthday, Alex Van Halen!

Alexander Arthur Van Halen was born on May 8th, 1953. He was raised in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Through a government-incentive program to reunite families, the Van Halens moved to the U.S. when Alex was about 9 years old. Because the family spoke little English, Alex and Eddie formed a bond during this time that has lasted [...]

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In Defense of Van Halen (By a Guy Who Just Drove 4 Hours to see Them)

From MerchantsOfRock.com: Written by Kevin Cenedella  There’s been a movement within people who are roughly my age to dismiss Van Halen’s music entirely. I drove four hours to see them with David Lee Roth in Greensboro North Carolina last spring, and my reaction to their reformation and tour was nothing short of “This is going [...]

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VIDEO: Eddie Van Halen & LL Cool J interviewed on Piers Morgan Live

Watch the complete segment of Eddie Van Halen and LL Cool J interviewed on Piers Morgan Live. May 3rd, 2013.

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VHND’s All Access Photo: And so it began…

“And so it began, our fantastically fractured family fairytale …” -David Lee Roth This week’s photo is from Van Halen’s first world tour in 1978. “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be exclusives [...]