Black Sabbath mastermind Tony Iommi recently shared his thoughts about Eddie Van Halen's guitar skills. MetalHeadZone.com reports on what Iommi said at Whitley Bay Film Festival. The Van Halen segment is below: “I couldn’t do what he does. He’s very technical, he does all the tapping. But one time he came over and we got to play together. He wanted to play… He said, ‘We … [Read more...]
Paul Stanley on ‘Did Eddie Van Halen Almost Join KISS?’
Kiss's Gene Simmons claims that he once had to talk Eddie Van Halen out of leaving Van Halen and joining Kiss. Gene has repeated this story several times over the last 25 years, but here's what bandmate Paul Stanley has to say about it, in the video above. So there you have it straight from Paul... he says Eddie never almost joined KISS. But wait, there's more. The Van … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen/David Lee Roth Play To Debut Off-Broadway in January
Here's something we haven't seen before! In January 2019, a play based on the story of Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth will open up off-Broadway. "Eddie and Dave" will run at the Atlantic Theatre Company from Jan. 10 through Feb. 10. The play's website calls Eddie and Dave "A raucous retelling of the rise and fall of Pasadena’s most groundbreaking 80s rockers told … [Read more...]
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween, VHND'ers! The above photo was posted by Ed today on his social media, with the caption "Happy Halloween Kids! #october31st #halloween" Here's a few pics we received today... Scott shows of his VH pumpkin! Another VH pumpkin from Mike! Marlana and Dale show off their "Runnin' with the Devil" costumes. Very nice job! Ashley's going as … [Read more...]
The Time David Lee Roth & Gene Simmons Turned Into Werewolves
It turns out Ozzy Osbourne isn't the only rocker who likes to bark at the moon. This is the time of year horror movies are all over TV and streaming services and one that's a "must-see" if you come across it is the most recent in "The Wolfman" franchise. The original 1941 starring Lon Chaney Jr. is an obvious classic but the 2010 reboot starring Benicio del Toro is, I think, … [Read more...]