Guitar World's Chris Gill has shared video of his exclusive interview with Wolfgang Van Halen! In the 4 1/2 minute video above, Wolfgang talks about his performance at London's Wembley Stadium for the Taylor Hawkins tribute, how it all came together and the process he went through to prepare. The segment is part of a much longer interview that will appear in print in the … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen News
Wolfgang Says The Likelihood Of An Eddie Van Halen Tribute Are Slim, His Closure Came With Taylor Hawkins Tribute Performances
Wolfgang Van Halen says dysfunction is to blame for no Eddie Van Halen tribute and the chances of if ever happening are slim. "When it comes to Van Halen and entities surrounding the band it’s unfortunate, certainly compared to Foo Fighters who have their shit together with inter-personal relationships," Wolfgang said in a new interview with Classic Rock. "I don’t know what … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Says A Sammy-Era/Dave-Era Eddie Van Halen Tribute Would Make Rock History
Sammy Hagar says he's willing to meet David Lee Roth halfway for an Eddie Van Halen tribute. But would Roth be satisfied with that idea? In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Hagar said the recent Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts got him thinking about the Eddie Van Halen tribute that's been often discussed among fans and the media over the last two years but yet to … [Read more...]
Watch Wolfgang Van Halen Play ‘Panama’ For Taylor Hawkins
Last night, the stars gathered in Los Angeles for the second tribute concert to the late Taylor Hawkins. Following the epic all-dayer in London's Wembley Stadium earlier this month, the drummer's friends and favorite artists came together to celebrate the life and legacy of a true rock'n'roll legend and, once again, Wolfgang Van Halen showed up to play a few Van Halen … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH Announces Deluxe Edition Of Debut Album With Previously Unreleased Tracks
Wolfgang Van Halen's self-titled debut Mammoth WVH album will be re-issued in deluxe edition format on November 11th with three bonus tracks. The deluxe edition will feature the bonus track from the Japanese version of the album - "Talk & Walk," along with two previously unreleased tracks - "As Long as You're Not You" and "Goodbye." To coincide with … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Honors 45th Anniversary Of ‘Eruption’
Forty-five years ago today, Eddie Van Halen recorded his iconic solo "Eruption". Wolfgang shared a video on social media today to commemorate the anniversary. Below is the tweet Wolf sent out today: In honor of Eruption being recorded 45 years ago today, here’s me playing part of it on the guitar it was recorded on in 2015 while tracking some guitars for the first … [Read more...]
He Really Is THAT Good! Rick Beato Shuts Down The Wolfgang Doubters
Wolfie just can't win with some folks. Thankfully, he has Rick Beato to shut 'em down! Wolfgang's performance of "On Fire" and "Hot For Teacher" on guitar at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London Saturday (September 3) was so good that there are actually those who feel it was too good to be true. Beato took to YouTube to respond to the doubters. Beato is a … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Performs Van Halen Classics At Taylor Hawkins Tribute! [VIDEO]
Wolfgang Van Halen joined Dave Grohl, Josh Freese (Devo, Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails) and Justin Hawkins of The Darkness to perform scorching covers of Van Halen's "On Fire" and "Hot For Teacher" at today's Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert at London's Wembley Stadium! “It should come as no surprise that Taylor Hawkins was a huge fucking Van Halen fan,” said Grohl, who … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH To Hit The Road With Alter Bridge In 2023
Mammoth WVH have announced a 2023 North American tour with Alter Bridge. The 30-city tour will be split up into two legs. The first begins on January 25th in Tampa, Florida, and runs through February 18th in Chicago. Following a short break, the bands return on March 10th in Quapaw, Oklahoma, with the tour finishing up on April 1st in Highland, California. In addition to … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Comments On Van Halen Tribute
Will a Van Halen tribute eventually happen? Was it ever planned at all? David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, Jason Newsted and Joe Satriani have all commented on the record. Wolfgang Van Halen, however, has had little to say about it...until now. During a recent interview with Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt, Wolfgang was asked a series of questions regarding the much-publicized … [Read more...]
Longtime Girlfriend Makes Mammoth Commitment to Wolfgang Van Halen
Yes, Wolfgang Van Halen and his longtime girlfriend, Andraia Allsop, are now engaged! The Mammoth WVH leader and son of Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli revealed the news on social media today, with a photo with the caption, "She said yes!! " HUGE CONGRATS to Wolfgang and Andraia! We wish you both a lifetime of happiness together. View this post on … [Read more...]
What Are The Ten Best Van Halen Deep Cuts?
Just how deep will you go when it comes to your Van Halen fix? Of the 131 songs in Van Halen's catalogue, 56 of them were released as singles. That leaves another 75 songs that can be referred to as "album tracks" or "deep cuts". Just recently, Metal Injection's Andrew Kapper posted his own ten best Van Halen deep cut list, which included the tracks "Baluchitherium", … [Read more...]