Today we wish a Happy Birthday to Van Halen's third singer, Gary Cherone! A few years ago, Rolling Stone conducted an in-depth interview with Gary on his three years in Van Halen: This interview with Gary Cherone was conducted by Andy Greene just as Van Halen's 'A Different Kind of Truth' was being released (February 2012). 'I was one of the three singers in the mighty Van … [Read more...]
Gary Cherone News
The former Van Halen singer has released the second album for his band Hurtsmile. Extreme is touring briefly in 2015, and hopes to write new music on the near future.
Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone playing together in Arizona
Gary Cherone's current side project, HURTSMILE, will be opening for Sammy Hagar and the Wabos one night only--this Saturday, June 4th in Tucson, Arizona--at the AVA Amphitheater at Casino Del Sol. (more info). FYI for those who live in Arizona - Hurtsmile is also playing this Friday, June 3rd at Club Red in Tempe, Arizona. For more about Hurtsmile & their killer debut … [Read more...]
Hurtsmile video premiere / Gary Cherone on “Eddie Trunk Rocks!” radio show
The brand new video for Hurtsmile’s “Just War Theory” is premiering today and can be viewed below. Hurtsmile is frontman extraordinaire Gary Cherone’s (Extreme/ex-Van Halen) latest project and features Cherone collaborating with his brother, guitarist Mark Cherone. The Boston Globe referred to “Just War Theory” as a “revved-up rocker(s)” and the video is an … [Read more...]
Gary Cherone on Hurtsmile, Extreme, and Van Halen’s “Vaults Of Music”
Gary Cherone recently talked to Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles about his new band Hurtsmile (which has a record out and available at iTunes, Amazon, Best Buy, etc), Extreme's future, and Van Halen's "vaults of music" and what he thought of their last two tours with Sammy and Dave. The Van Halen segment is below. For the full interview, check out Bravewords.com. Cherone … [Read more...]
Gary Cherone’s new band’s CD, HURTSMILE, released today
Former Van Halen singer Gary Cherone has teamed up with his brother Mark to write his most succinct record to date, which is released today, February 15th. The self-titled, HURTSMILE hits you like a raw sonic sucker punch to the face! Hurtsmile is a powerful guitar-driven rock 'n' roll album. From the opening buzz saw riff of “Just War Theory” to the epic finale of ”Slave” … [Read more...]
Gary Cherone on Van Halen and Chickenfoot
Gary Cherone was recently on the Eddie Trunk show. Here are the segments where they discussed Van Halen and Chickenfoot. Listen here. Extreme's new video, "Run": … [Read more...]
New song by Anklelock features Gary Cherone on vocals
A new song "Coming To Get You" from the Boston band Anklelock features Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen, Tribe of Judah) on vocals. Anklelock's guitar player Bill Bracken tells the VHND: "I just released a song with a side project called Anklelock. It features Gary Cherone on vocals. Gary and I have worked together off and on for the past eleven years and I asked him to … [Read more...]
Extreme’s new live DVD out now
The VHND has an update for all of our readers who are keeping up with ex-Van Halen singer, Gary Cherone, and Extreme. 1) Extreme released a live DVD last week, on May 4th. Below is a trailer for the DVD, along with one of the 4 bonus music videos on the DVD. Extreme 'Take Us Alive' DVD Trailer: Extreme - King of the Ladies (Official Video) 2) From … [Read more...]
Van Halen songs in the movies
The following is a list of all the Van Halen, David Lee Roth, and Sammy Hagar songs that were featured in movies throughout the years. A "*" indicates that the song was released on the official soundtrack for the film. Thanks to Dave Vincent and to the Van Halen Encyclopedia for this list. This is as complete of a list as we can come up with. Can anyone add to this list? … [Read more...]
Extreme Performs “Mean Street”
August 8th: Extreme wrapped up their Summer 2009 tour at the House Of Blues in Boston. The band was in perfect form, ripping it up for the hometown crowd (over 200 family and friends were on the guest list!). Their incredible two-hour-plus set closed with a blazing rendition of Van Halen's "Mean Street." The show was filmed for an in-concert DVD that Gary Cherone tells us will … [Read more...]
Gary Cherone on Fronting Van Halen
A couple of us from the Van Halen News Desk just had the fortune of seeing Extreme perform in last week in Phoenix. Their show was absolutely killer! They're an unbelievably talented band and one of the top rock acts around. They put on a really fun show. David Carr at KNAC.com recently interviewed Gary Cherone to discuss Extreme's latest album, Saudades de Rock, and … [Read more...]
Extreme to tour this summer
Gary Cherone and his band, Extreme, are about to hit the road this summer in a co-headlining tour with Ratt. The tour kicks off July 12 in Amarillo, Texas and runs through August 7 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. Extreme are touring in support of their latest album, Saudades de Rock, which was released last summer. The band, which features vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist … [Read more...]