Guitarist Greg Howe said when it came to creating rock and roll music that could really swing, there was nobody better than Eddie Van Halen. "For me Eddie Van Halen, honestly, was the king of swing when it comes to rock guitar players," said Howe in a recently released clip of Dweezil Zappa's podcast Runnin' With The Dweezil. "I don't know that I've heard a rock guitarist … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
Jason Becker Recovering From Health Scare, Posts Thank You Message To Fans
Former David Lee Roth guitarist Jason Becker is back home after a hospitalization last month. He recently took to social media to update and thank his many fans for their support. “Hey everyone, I'm finally starting to feel like myself again, after many months of scary health issues, and thinking I was on my way out," Becker said. "Once again, thank you for all your prayers … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Used His Dad’s Original Frankenstein Guitar On Two New Mammoth WVH Songs & Chances Are You’ve Already Heard Them
The image is forever ingrained in the minds of Van Halen fans around the world - Eddie Van Halen’s original red, black and white striped Frankenstein guitar. We’ve all seen and heard Eddie playing it many times over the years but there’s a good chance you’ve heard it a few more times recently; only this time it's played by Eddie’ son Wolfgang. In a new interview with Total … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Nancy Wilson Breaks Down Arrangement Of Eddie Van Halen Tribute Song ‘4 Edward’
Nancy Wilson said her Eddie Van Halen tribute song "4 Edward" had to include three important ingredients: A little bit of classical, a little bit of rock and a whole lot of joy. Wilson was a guest on KLOS FM's "New & Approved" virtual show hosted by Matt Pinfield. She appeared to talk about her debut solo album 'You and Me', which was released last Friday (May 7th) and … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth- “Lo-Rez Sunset” (Short Fan Animation)
Ridin' off into the "Low-Rez Sunset" with Diamond Dave! Check out this short fan animation video created by artist Ramses Rios who has a YouTube channel devoted to David Lee Roth called The Mojo Dojo. The video features original character and art illustrations from Roth's The Soggy Bottom series and his immersive interactive comic The Roth Project along with the song "Lo-Rez … [Read more...]