by Metal Insider | Jan 27, 2012 | Headbangers Brawl
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. On February 7, Van Halen will finally be releasing their...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 12, 2012 | Jump...To Conclusions
When Sammy Hagar stated this past November that the new Van Halen album was supposedly full outtakes from the early days, most fans shrugged it off. Now, though, it looks like the Red Rocker might not be so off his rocker. Shortly after the video for Van Halen’s first...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 10, 2012 | Video
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/34261064[/vimeo] It’s been 28 years since Van Halen made an album with David Lee Roth. Today, we finally get to hear the first single from A Different Kind of Truth, and “Tattoo” is, well, a decidedly low key way to lead off...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 6, 2012 | Metal on Metal, Touring
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4pJ8ZVxZus[/youtube] Last night was Van Halen’s coming out party for their new album, A Different Kind of Truth. The band played a 13-song set at the 250-capacity Cafe Wha? in Manhattan’s East Village. They also...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 26, 2011 | Jump...To Conclusions, Touring, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL7kp2zzcs4[/youtube] While it’s not the new album announcement that everyone’s waiting for, visitors to Van Halen’s website will find the above video, announcing that the band will be on tour next year, with...