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Van Halen Nominated for Golden Gods Awards (Cast your Vote NOW!)

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The 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Award nominations are out and Van Halen has been nominated in three categories!   VAN HALEN nominated for COMEBACK OF THE YEAR (Vote HERE!) . EDDIE VAN HALEN nominated for RIFF LORD (Vote HERE!) . WOLFGANG VAN HALEN nominated for BEST BASSIST (Vote HERE!) . The winners in each category [...]

Van Halen Playing Deep Cuts On Tour! (Updated Video)

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(Set List Spoiler alert!) Even though Van Halen’s 2012 tour has barely begun, they are already surprising us by pulling out some obscure fan favorites from their bag of tricks! At the opening show Feb. 18th in Louisville, they shocked everyone with “WOMEN IN LOVE” and “OUTTA LOVE AGAIN”. Two nights later, the Palace Of [...]

“Outta Love Again” Resurrected! (Video)

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During last night’s Van Halen Tour opener in Louisville, Van Halen surprised everyone when they suddenly ripped into “Outta love Again”, a deep track and fan favorite from 1979′s Van Halen II, which really showcases Alex’s powerhouse drumming style. An amature video has surfaced, and it really is quite a treat! The footage is nothing more [...]

Van Halen 2012 Tour Opening Night Reviews

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Van Halen kicked off their 2012 tour with a two-hour blitz of classics and new songs on Saturday night (Feb. 18) in Louisville, Ky. For the legendary group’s first trek in four years, in support of their long-awaited new studio album ‘A Different Kind of Truth,’ David Lee Roth and the musical Van Halen family [...]

Videos: Opening Night of Van Halen’s 2012 Tour (Louisville, KY)

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Some of the better videos flooding youtube today:

Van Halen’s 2012 Tour: Opening Night Set List (Louisville, KY)

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Here’s the complete set list for tonight’s (Feb. 18th) Van Halen Concert in Louisville, KY. This was the first night of their 2012 Tour. 1. You Really Got Me 2. Runnin’ With The Devil 3. She’s The Woman (NEW) 4. Romeo Delight 5. Tattoo (NEW) 6. Everybody Wants Some!! 7. Somebody Get Me A Doctor [...]

Van Halen Tour Opener Brings Rock Guitar Legend to Louisville

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Van Halen’s 2012 tour srtarts TONIGHT! From courier-journal.com: Written by Jeffrey Lee Puckett In the winter of 1978, the heads of teenage boys began exploding nationwide because of something called the “brown sound.” You can look it up. The guilty party was Eddie Van Halen, who happily confessed and then blew up some more. The [...]

David Lee Roth Explains “Stay Frosty” (Video)

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Below is David Lee Roth’s latest video to the fans – the ‘Song By Song’ for “Stay Frosty”. “Stay Frosty” is already a fan favorite. Even Rolling Stone magazine loves it – check out what they said about the song in their album review: “Toward the end [of the album], Roth reaches down between his legs, [...]

Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’: #1 Rock Album on Billboard!

That’s right, Van Halen’s new album is at the top of the Billboard’s Rock Album list! It’s the week’s top-selling album across all rock genres, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.

Slash: “New Van Halen CD is Pretty Badass”

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Slash (Guns ‘n’ Roses, Velvet Revolver)  posted yesterday,  “New Van Halen cd is pretty badass. In my humble opinion. iiiI; )’” Eddie Trunk responded with “I agree Slash! MUCH better than first single led me to think!”. Trunk also said, “Nice to see nearly 200,000 copies of the new VH sold in first week. Very [...]

Van Halen Allowing Fans To Shoot Photos & Video At Shows

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David Lee Roth has just informed VHND.com that the band is “totally okay with” fans shooting photos or video at the shows during their 2012 tour, which kicks off this Saturday, Feb. 18th, in Louisville, KY. So knock yourselves out and take all the pictures and videos you want! Just keep in mind that we [...]

Van Halen’s New Album Debuts at No. 2

Van Halen’ s new album A Different Kind of Truth debuted at #2 on the Billboard chart, selling an impressive 187,000 copies it’s first week on the charts. A hard rock album hitting the #2 position is an incredible achievement these days. It’s even more impressive when you figure that record industry sales of albums [...]