Van Halen Archives

November 7, 2023 11:00am

Former Van Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar is not pleased that an Eddie Van Halen tribute concert has yet to take place. […]

November 5, 2023 9:49am

The war of David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar fans will forever plague Van Halen discourse. It might have been different if this star took the gig […]

October 29, 2023 10:04am

In a new interview, Wolfgang Van Halen explained that David Lee Roth is the reason that you can’t stream “A Different Kind of Truth” online. […]

October 13, 2023 11:39am

Among the 250 guitarists they acknowledge as the greatest, Rolling Stone says the greatest metal guitarist of all time is… […]

October 8, 2023 9:12am

It’s hard not to be starstruck by someone like Eddie Van Halen. When this grunge icon ran into him at a show, the reaction was pure euphoria. […]

October 1, 2023 7:00am

Van Halen’s debut was a massive fan and critical success. So why was the band not happy with it? Here’s the story. […]

September 23, 2023 10:32am

During a successful period on ‘SNL’, band leader G.E. Smith used good ratings as leverage to get the coolest musicians in the world to jam. […]

September 17, 2023 10:29am

While rock and metal were once again shut out by the VMAs in 2023, it’s bittersweet to remember a time when headbangers and MTV were a team. […]

September 16, 2023 10:09am

Since parting ways with Diamond Dave in 1984, the classic Van Halen lineup only appeared in public together once. It was a disaster. […]

September 16, 2023 9:18am

Few things in the world are more powerful than a kick-ass heavy metal guitar solo. Here are ten of the very best. […]