Coheed and Cambria guitarist Travis Stever says Van Halen's Women and Children First album was a life-changer. Stever was recently asked by Musicradar to list the 10 albums that changed his life. He put WACF in the number two spot right behind Led Zeppelin III. "I wouldn't by any means call it under-appreciated, because Van Halen is Van Halen -- all of their early … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH: ‘Goodbye’ (Official Lyric Video)
The deluxe edition of the self-titled debut Mammoth WVH album is out today and one of the three unreleased tracks "Goodbye" has just been delivered to fans via lyric video! The deluxe edition of the album originally released 6/11/21 features the bonus track from the Japanese version of the album - "Talk & Walk" - along with the unreleased tracks "As Long as You're Not … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar On The ‘Twister’ Era Van Halen Song We’ve Yet To Hear: ‘It’s In The Archives, They’ll Find It’
Sammy Hagar says the unreleased 1996 Van Halen track "Between Us Two" isn't hard to find and when it does finally see the light of day, it'll be worth the wait. During a recent appearance on the Kyle Meredith with...podcast, Hagar was asked about the ballad recorded for the soundtrack to Twister and whether he thinks the song will eventually be released. "Everyone keeps … [Read more...]
Rick Beato Asks: What Is Van Halen’s Greatest Song? [VIDEO]
Not even Tom Cruise can make this mission possible. Rick Beato is asking fans to come up with Van Halen's greatest song in his latest video. To help out with the video, the producer, composer, engineer, music theorist and now popular YouTube personality reached out to his fellow Van Halen fan friends including Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X, Dweezil Zappa and Dean DeLeo of Stone … [Read more...]
Jesse Harms Shares The Inside Stories On Working With Sammy Hagar & David Lee Roth In The 80s
Imagine working with both Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth during the most turbulent time in Van Halen history. Jesse Harms doesn't have to imagine it. He lived it and oh, the stories he has to tell. Harms was a guest on the RetroZest podcast to talk about his stellar five-decade career, which included a stint as keyboardist and background vocalist for Sammy Hagar from … [Read more...]