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Alex Van Halen’s Second Book to Focus on a Crucial Van Halen Era

Alex Van Halen will offer Van Halen fans a guided tour through the band’s first golden era with a new book filled with ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wolfgang Van Halen digs rocking ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ behind his new album

The music Van Halen created for “The End,” which he’ll be touring behind when he plays the Tabernacle Saturday, was mainly spurred by his navigating the California wildfires.

The lead single from Van Halen’s 1991 album with Sammy Hagar combines a thunderous bassline with a revved-up power drill

Michael Anthony’s 16th-note bass grooves remained as much a part of the “Van Hagar” sound as Eddie Van Halen’s guitar pyrotechnics ...
American Songwriter

Mötley Crüe’s John 5 Picks Van Halen’s Self-Titled Debut Among His Favorite Albums; Says Eddie Van Halen’s Playing “Freaked Me Out”

According to John, who is a huge KISS fan, he bought the Van Halen album because of “the cover alone,” which he said mentioned Gene Simmons. Simmons, who is thanked in the album’s liner notes, often ...