The Latest News & Info about The Mighty Van Halen
The Van Halen News Desk (VHND.com) was the first to report last December that Van Halen were set to record a new studio album with Grammy Award winning producer John Shanks. In January, Shanks confirmed this via his Twitter account. Today, respected Metal Show host, Eddie Trunk, tweeted that he heard gossip from a “reliable [...]
New Van Halen, Chickenfoot, and Cabo Wabo merchandise is always coming into stock at VanHalenStore.com. Check out all the officially licensed goods at their New Arrivals section. Eddie Van Halen “Frankenstein Guitar w/ Stars” Zip Hoodie! Sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL (True to size) Just $59.95. Order Now. Van Halen Rings of Fire Shirt [...]
The nationally syndicated rock star interview radio show In The Studio is streaming a new episode this week to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Van Halen’s 5150 album. Eddie and Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar discuss the classic album with the shows host, Redbeard. (The interviews aren’t new – they’ve been pieced [...]
From Rolling Stone By Andy Greene March 22, 2011 3:30 PM ET March 24th, 1986: Van Halen release 5150 It was widely presumed that Van Halen would collapse after David Lee Roth left the group in 1985. With the exceptions of Genesis and AC/DC, few bands had survived the departure of a high-profile frontman. Undaunted, Eddie [...]
EVH introduces two new Wolfgang guitar models, the Wolfgang USA Custom and the Wolfgang Stealth. Both are distinctive variations on the hugely successful original model, the U.S.-made EVH Wolfgang guitar designed by Eddie Van Halen. Perhaps the most uniquely elegant instrument in the Wolfgang series, the Wolfgang USA Custom represents Eddie Van Halen’s personal tribute [...]
The following David Lee Roth quotes were taken from a 1997 interview that Roth did with Frank Meyer from the now-defunct POPsmear magazine. Photographs by Robert Yager. “This band has been at each others throats since before the beginning. Once upon a time, no even before that. And out of this conflict comes marvelous, competitive, [...]
Last week, we asked for our readers for their reviews of Sammy Hagar’s autobiography RED: My Uncensored Life In Rock. Most of the 200+ comments weren’t reviews, so this time the comments below must be actual reviews from people who’ve read the book. What are YOUR thoughts of Sammy’s story? We welcome everyone’s and reviews [...]
Sammy Hagar’s hardcover autobiography RED: My Uncensored Life In Rock is released today! The first thing readers will notice is that there’s 32 pages of full color photos straight out of Sammy’s personal photo albums. The Foreward is written by Michael Anthony. It’s certainly a rags-to-riches story. Beginning with his musical coming of age, Sammy [...]
The Toronto Sun and Noisecreep.com have updates on the Chickenfoot record. From TorontoSun.com: Sammy Hagar on Chickenfoot IV Sammy Hagar has revealed the silly title of the second Chickenfoot album which he is currently recording with Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, solo guitarist Joe Satriani, and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith. “I’m going [...]
