Shredding mastermind John 5 recently joined the Hard Rock Nights radio program to talk about his new solo record, The Art Of Malice, and working with Rob Zombie, David Lee Roth, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rob Halford, Lita Ford, etc. John talks about working with David Lee Roth on his DLR Band CD at 1:59 into the interview. Then at 5:06 they ask him about Eddie... Q: "Now Dave, of … [Read more...]
That Metal Show wants new Van Halen music
VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" is a roundtable talk show celebrating all things hard rock and heavy metal and hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine ("Crank Yankers", "Inside the NFL", "Meet The Creeps"), and Don Jamieson ("Inside The NFL", "Dice Undisputed", "Meet The Creeps"). On last week's show (Season 5, Episode 2 with guest Zakk Wylde) Eddie Trunk started the show off … [Read more...]
Chickenfoot: Second album update & new video
Lots of Chickenfoot news lately: 1) Second album update from Reuters.com: Chickenfoot steps toward second album DETROIT (Billboard) - Its all-star members may be working on other projects -- the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album for Chad Smith, solo sets for Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani -- but Chickenfoot has already started work on its sophomore album. "This time … [Read more...]
Annihilator covers Van Halen’s “Romeo Delight”
Van Halen's "Romeo Delight" has been covered by Canadian melodic thrash metal pioneers, Annihilator. The track comes off Annihilator's 13th (self-titled) album, which released today (May 25th) in Europe. RadioMetal.com spoke with Annihilator's founder and guitarist, Jeff Waters, about covering "Romeo Delight:" At the end of the record, there’s a cover of VAN HALEN’s … [Read more...]
“Unchained” stripped: Eddie’s isolated guitar track
Here's Eddie Van Halen's isolated guitar track for "Unchained." This classic has long been considered one of the favorite songs of many Van Halen fans. It was voted favorite song by the fans in issue #7 (Winter 1997) of The Inside magazine. From the classic opening chords, the fast paced riff, to it's conclusion, this song is a masterpiece, and simply shows VH at their … [Read more...]