If you're going to hang out and listen to Van Halen albums with Wolfgang Van Halen, don't stress over which album to bring along - he's a fan of all of 'em. "I think there´s something great to be found on every Van Halen album," Wolfgang told the Sweden online magazine Rocksverige. He was asked to give his thoughts on Van Halen's 1986 album '5150', which had just reached its … [Read more...]
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Zakk Wylde: ‘With King Edward, Every Record Was Almost Like A Box Of Crackerjacks’
Guitarist Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society) said every Van Halen album was like a box of Cracker Jacks . He never knew what surprise Eddie Van Halen would have in store for him each time. "Every guitar player [was] waiting to see what new thing he was gonna invent and what he had in store for the next album," said Wylde during a recent interview with Eddie … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH ‘Mammoth’ Official Lyric Video
Wolfgang Van Halen has released another lyric video today - this time for the song "Mammoth". The track is the latest single from the debut Mammoth WVH album due out June 11th. Check out the official video above. "Mammoth" Lyrics: Wide awakeNow I'm homeRight awayHow we've grown Not okayto blame yourselfand lay down and die like everybody elseNot okayto just give up … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Reveals Favorite Mammoth WVH Track, Recalls Good Times In Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen said his favorite Mammoth WVH Track is one fans haven’t heard yet. “I’m really proud of [the song] ‘Stone’,” said Wolfgang when asked by Metal Hammer’s Rich Hobson to nominate his favorite track from Mammoth WVH, the album due out on June 11th. “I don’t really count ‘Distance’ because it’s a bonus track, ‘Stone’ is the one I consider the album closer … [Read more...]
Def Leppard’s Rick Allen Captures Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Infectious’ Spirit With Paint
Forty three years ago this week (May 16th, 1978) Black Sabbath performed a concert at Sheffield City Hall in England. In the audience that night was the future drummer of Def Leppard Rick Allen. While Allen remembers Black Sabbath, it was the opening act Van Halen and the band's wildly innovative lead guitarist he'll never forget. "Eddie [Van Halen], in particular, it was a … [Read more...]
Watch: Mr. Bungle Pays Tribute To Eddie Van Halen With Cover Of ‘Tora! Tora!/Loss Of Control’
Mr. Bungle has lost control! Check out the video above featuring the avant-garde metal group including singer Mike Patton (Faith No More), guitarist Scott Ian (Anthrax) and drummer Dave Lombardo (Slayer) performing a killer cover of Van Halen's "Tora! Tora!/Loss Of Control". The performance is part of Mr. Bungle's Halloween 2020 streaming special 'The Night They Came Home', … [Read more...]
Absolutely EPIC Footage of Van Halen Live, 1979!
Amidst the screams of sweat-soaked teenaged fans, fists raised high in the air, comes the voice of Van Halen's toast master David Lee Roth giving his bandmate Alex Van Halen the cue: "Help 'em dance the night away Al!!!" And with that, the party raged on... It was on this night in 1979 that Van Halen brought their very first headlining tour into Rochester, New York for a … [Read more...]
All 12 Van Halen Studio Albums Covers Ranked
What's your favorite Van Halen album cover? What's your least favorite? The website Classic Rock History has made their choices. In fact, they've come up with a ranking of all twelve of the band's studio albums. Before you give us your list, let's take a look at the Van Halen album covers that ranked in the top five as chosen by CHR's Brian Kachejian: #1 - … [Read more...]
Watch: ‘Panama’ Cover By Guitarist Sophie Burrell
Meet Sophie Burrell. She is currently Britain's rising star of the guitar and, as you're about to find out, well versed in Van Halen. Burrell releases a series of videos on YouTube featuring covers of classic guitar rock songs; among them are nearly a handful of Van Halen songs. Her most recent (above) is of "Panama". Burrell, now 21, has gone from launching her own … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH To Perform At Louder Than Life Festival This Fall
Mammoth WVH will be among the performers at this fall's Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. The festival, headlined by Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and KORN, will take place Thursday September 23rd through Sunday the 26th at the Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center. Mammoth is set to perform on Sunday. The festival will feature nearly 70 music acts over … [Read more...]
Van Halen Performs First Of Two ‘Live: Right Here, Right Now’ Concerts On This Night In 1992
Twenty nine years ago tonight (May 14th, 1992) Van Halen performed the first of two shows at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. They would go on to make up the band's very first live album - 1993's "Live: Right Here, Right Now". The audio of the concerts, mixed by Eddie and Alex Van Halen along with engineer Jon Ostrin at 5150, were first heard courtesy of the … [Read more...]
Arena Releases Official Video For ‘Dreams’ Cover In Memory Of Eddie Van Halen
Arena has just released an official video for its cover of Van Halen's "Dreams" in memory of Eddie Van Halen. The video (above) takes place in 1993 in an arcade and stars a kid rockin' his Van Halen T-Shirt while dancing to the sound of Arena's synthwave cover of "Dreams". Also included is classic video footage of Van Halen displayed on video game screens along with Eddie … [Read more...]