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‘Sounds great, man; sounds great’: New Van Halen album is moving forward

David Lee Roth, of course, already let slip that Van Halen is at work on a new album. Now comes confirmation from Wolfgang Van Halen, by way of Mark Tremonti. You May Also Like: How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined My Sex Life (Again) Why Complaints About Van Halen’sRead More

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‘He’s a great bass player’: Incredibly, Michael Anthony holds no ill will toward Wolfgang Van Halen

Michael Anthony says he was watching a news conference about the reformation of Van Halen like everyone else when he found out that he’d been replaced by Wolfgang Van Halen You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown How Van Halen’s Jaw-DroppingRead More

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Van Halen begins delayed Japanese tour with expanded set, film from David Lee Roth

Van Halen belatedly began its 2013 tour of Japan with a jumbo set that expanded to include “Jamie’s Cryin,’” “Atomic Punk” and — just before the timeless “Ice Cream Man” — a special showing of David Lee Roth’s cool short film “Tokyo Story.” See video from today’s performance of “Panana”Read More

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‘You learn a lot’: For Wolfgang Van Halen, touring with Tremonti was a different kind of truth

For bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, who started his music career playing in sold-out arenas with his father’s band, joining Tremonti was a learning experience. He went back to smaller venues, reversing the trajectory of most rock stars. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind ofRead More

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‘I loved the vocal harmonies’: Wolfgang Van Halen’s childhood musical passion? You won’t believe it

You might have expected the youthful Wolfgang Van Halen, scion of the hard-rock guitar god Eddie Van Halen, to have been into some kind of horns-throwing metal group. Instead, he says, he always loved the vocal harmonies of Blink-182. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A DifferentRead More

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On tour with Tremonti, Wolfgang Van Halen gives health update on ailing father Eddie Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen has passed along encouraging news on how his father Eddie Van Halen is doing after undergoing surgery for a nasty case of diverticulitis. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown How Van Halen’s Jaw-Dropping First Album Ruined MyRead More

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‘Van Halen will always be his priority’: Tremonti says Wolfgang isn’t leaving his dad’s band

Fans shouldn’t worry that Wolfgang Van Halen’s new spot in Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti’s solo band means an end to Van Halen. Tremtoni says he’d like Wolfgang to stay, and they’ll work around any future commitments with his father’s group. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘ARead More

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‘No joke; that actually happened’: Wolfgang Van Halen discusses incident in hotel lobby with One Direction

Wolfgang Van Halen, filling in on Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti’s solo tour, says he arrived in Birmingham, England to a rude welcome — and from the British singing group One Direction, no less. You May Also Like: Why Complaints About Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Were Overblown HowRead More

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'The right mix of old and new': Wolfgang Van Halen on building fresh songs from previous sounds