The Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator has just released a cover of Van Halen's "Romeo Delight". Grab your whiskey, find somebody to squeeze and turn the volume up! The track, which also features Dave Lombardo (Slayer) on drums and Stu Block (Iced Earth, Into Eternity) on vocals, is included on Annihilator's album due out February 18th titled Metal II . As you'll hear, … [Read more...]
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Van Halen Holiday Light Tributes [VIDEO]
Credit: Jeffrey Sprigg (YouTube) ‘Tis the season for fans to celebrate the holidays with the music of Van Halen! Check out these videos posted over the years by some very creative fans who synched up the music of Van Halen with homes that “light up the sky!”. LIGHT ‘EM UP!!! by W0000DSTOCK (2010): A short but sweet video featuring the opening to Van Halen's "Right … [Read more...]
LISTEN: ‘Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen’ Authors Exclusive Interview
The VHND's Eric Senich talked with Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen authors Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill for an exclusive, in-depth discussion of Eddie Van Halen's legendary career! Throughout the interview Tolinski and Gill give their insight and opinions on a wide range of EVH topics including: Eddie's childhood days overcoming his shynessHis relationship … [Read more...]
Debunking David Lee Roth’s Frankenstein Stripes Origin Story
Chris Gill, author of Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen and EVH guitar expert, says: "C'mon Dave....gimme a break!" This past weekend David Lee Roth released a video in which he told the story of how Eddie's iconic red, black and white Frankenstein guitar design began. Roth claimed that sometime in the mid-70s he told Eddie to pinstripe his white guitar since it … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth On The Frankenstein Guitar Design & Eddie Van Halen’s Business Ingenuity
David Lee Roth, in his own inimitable way, has taken fans down Van Halen memory lane. This story includes a plain white guitar, some tape, some paint and a whole lot of Eddie Van Halen ingenuity! In the video above titled "Separated At Birth?", Dave explains the history of Eddie's iconic red, white and black striped guitar along with a photo of a DLR painting. You may … [Read more...]
Podcast Explores Van Halen’s Rare & Unreleased Recordings
Credit: Neil Zlozower It's the biggest question among Van Halen fans: Will we ever get to hear what's in the 5150 vaults? The fascination with Van Halen's vast collection of unreleased material was pretty intense back in the 80s and 90s but with the emergence of the internet, it grew to mammoth (pun intended) proportions. The Wax Audio Show podcast recently released … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Out To Prove Rock Is Very Much NOT Dead
So Gene Simmons thinks rock is dead? Wolfgang Van Halen has something to say about that. During a recent appearance on New Hampshire's Rock 101 WGIR FM, host Greg Kretschmar brought up Mammoth WVH's upcoming 2022 co-headlining tour with Dirty Honey. He asked if Wolfgang and Dirty Honey are out to prove the naysayers like Simmons, who stated in 2014 that rock is dead and has … [Read more...]
Author Greg Renoff On The History & Legacy Of Van Halen
Author Greg Renoff sat down for an in-depth discussion on Eddie Van Halen and Van Halen history during a recent appearance on the Making Waves with Tom Prather podcast. Prather covered a wide range of Van Halen-related topics while also learning some Greg Renoff history. Long before writing his critically acclaimed books Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview: ‘Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock’ Author Michael Christopher
The Van Halen News Desk's Eric Senich talked with music journalist Michael Christopher about his new book Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock! Below is the complete interview conducted by Senich for his podcast Booked On Rock. Christopher discusses a wide range of topics related to Van Halen including: The band's early days in Pasadena and original bassist Mark … [Read more...]
WATCH: Van Halen Photographer Neil Zlozower Interview At Sunset Sound Studios
Photographer Neil Zlozower has shot as many classic Van Halen photos as Van Halen has recorded classic songs. That's a lot, which means he has just as many stories to tell. Zlozower sat down for a lengthy interview at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California to share the stories of his time "hangin', gettin' into trouble together and workin' together" with David Lee … [Read more...]
Is ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge’ Van Halen’s Best Album? This Fan Says ‘YES!’ [VIDEO]
What is Van Halen's best album? Popular opinion would say Van Halen's '78 debut. Others may say it's Fair Warning or 1984. Some may go with 5150. But For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge? There is one fan who says it is. Author Martin Popoff hosts a video podcast called The Contrarians. The title speaks for itself. The theme of the podcast is to hear from those who tend to oppose … [Read more...]
35 Years Ago: Van Halen Plays Final Show Of ‘5150’ Tour [RARE VIDEO]
On this night 35 years ago Van Halen's 5150 tour finished on a high note with the last of four shows at the jam-packed Cow Palace Arena in Daly City, California. The Cow Palace shows ran from October 31st through to November 3rd and would cap off a highly successful 111-date tour which began on March 27th, 1986 in Shreveport, Louisiana. As was the case with many of the … [Read more...]