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What Vince Neil Hated About Opening for Van Halen

Vince Neil revealed the downside to opening for Van Halen with Sammy Hagar during his ‘90s solo period.The singer had split with Motley Crue after being accused of having lost interest in making music. In a recent interview with the Outsider podcast (video below), he was asked if it had been difficult to head out as a solo artist in 1992.“No – it was great!” Neil said. “I opened for […]

todayMay 4, 2024 2

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Valerie Bertinelli Admits Eddie Van Halen Was ‘Not a Soulmate’

Valerie Bertinelli has opened up about her relationship with Eddie Van Halen, admitting the Van Halen guitar god was “not a soulmate.”In a video shared via her Instagram account (which you can see below), the actress explained that she recently watched her son Wolfgang Van Halen’s episode of Behind the Music.“It was not easy,” Bertinelli revealed. “I’d stopped it many times because it was just too brutal to watch for […]

todayMay 3, 2024 2

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How David Lee Roth Wrote About Van Halen Split: ‘It Disgusts Me’

David Lee Roth's brief, contentious and unproductive 1996 reunion with Van Halen left the singer wondering if the band had ever really shared the same vision.The following year, in his book Crazy From the Heat, Roth told his side of the original Van Halen lineup's short-lived second and final era. He says that it all began he offered an olive branch to Eddie Van Halen right around the time the […]

todayApril 30, 2024 2

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What Eddie Van Halen Said About Meshuggah’s Biggest Song

Eddie Van Halen was a Meshuggah fan, but it wasn't necessarily the Swedish metal act's guitar work that he admired the most.Wolfgang Dishes On Eddie's Love Of MeshuggahWolfgang Van Halen recently told Prog that his father "approved" of Meshuggah, especially what he saw of drummer Tomas Haake."I remember his joke when I showed him the video to 'Bleed,'" Wolfgang says in the latest issue of Prog. "He said, 'The drummer […]

todayApril 29, 2024 2

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Why ‘Van Halen III’ Featured Eddie on Drums Instead of Alex

Van Halen 3 producer Mike Post has revealed that Eddie Van Halen had to take over on drums in place of his brother Alex during the recording of the album.The 1998 record was the only Van Halen record to feature Gary Cherone on lead vocals, and was the band's first commercial failure. Post, who is best known for writing the theme songs to famous TV shows such as Rockford Files, […]

todayApril 14, 2024 2

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How Wolfgang Van Halen Remembers His Late Father Every Night

After every performance, Wolfgang Van Halen can be found pointing to the sky. He says that's a salute to his late father, Eddie Van Halen – and he has an emotional reason for continuing this tradition.The younger Van Halen now fronts his own solo project, dubbed Mammoth WVH, after a stint in Van Halen with his dad from 2006-2020. Eddie Van Halen died that year after a battle with cancer. […]

todayApril 5, 2024

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Van Halen Plays First Show on the Sunset Strip

On April 4, 1974, Van Halen took a major stride forward in their early career evolution, playing their first gig on the Sunset Strip at a club called Gazzarri's.The band already had plenty of gigs under its belt, having cut their teeth playing backyard parties, school events and any other show they could find. Still, Gazzari’s represented a significant step up in weight class, and no one in the band […]

todayApril 4, 2024 2

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Van Halen Fan Risks Life to Party With His Heroes

In 1984, the two-year-old MTV network still had a lot to prove about its rock credentials, and bosses were serious about proving it all. At the same time, Van Halen had nothing left to prove – but it didn’t stop the parties connecting to offer one of the most outlandish prizes ever to the band’s fans.Announcing the "Lost Weekend" contest (one of a series of such promos), the broadcaster listed the […]

todayMarch 21, 2024 2

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Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen Invade the Oscars: Photo Gallery

A couple of rock stars invaded the 96th Academy Awards, as both Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen took part in Hollywood’s biggest night.First the rockers hit the red carpet, each making a different yet distinctive impression. Slash opted for an all-black look on the night, wearing plenty of leather along with his distinctive top hat. The Guns N’ Roses legend was accompanied by his longtime girlfriend, Meegan Hodges, who donned […]

todayMarch 11, 2024 3

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