Tag Archives: Van Halen

Metal By Numbers: When No Charts Sang – 12/17/2023

Posted by on December 17, 2023

    Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Metal By Numbers is back! We appreciate your patience during a brief hiatus. The past few months have been exceptionally busy, leading to some delays. We are excited to share an extensive […]

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Van Halen “Unchained” covered by members of High on Fire and Fall Out Boy

Posted by on February 9, 2022

  You can hear a cover of Van Halen’s “Unchained” as performed by Matt Pike from High on Fire and Andy Hurley of Fall Out Boy on the “Two Minutes to Late Night” metal talk show. Host “Gwarsenio Hall” aka Jordan Olds recruited musicians Matt Pike and Andy Hurley to the show. Pike sings lead […]

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David Lee Roth’s Las Vegas Residency cancelled

Posted by on January 4, 2022

  David Lee Roth’s Las Vegas residency has been cancelled. While no official statement has been revealed from Roth’s team, a representative for the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay broke the news to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.  Roth’s New Year’s Eve and Day performances were cancelled over the weekend, with the following statement: “Due […]

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Watch video of Eddie Van Halen Memorial Plaque Unveiling Ceremony

Posted by on October 20, 2021

  On October 11th a plaque was unveiled to honor guitarist Eddie Van Halen in his hometown of Pasadena, CA. The plaque was placed on a wall outside of the Pasadena Civic Auditorium where Van Halen played many times during the early days before the band became a global force in music. Council-member Felicia Williams […]

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Eddie Van Halen memorial plaque presented in Pasadena Ca

Posted by on October 12, 2021

  Eddie Van Halen is among the elite of generational guitarists, his passing last year left many musicians and fans alike devastated. Monday morning (11th), Van Halen’s hometown of Pasadena Ca, honored the legendary musician with a memorial plaque placed right near the Pasadena Convention Center next to the Civic Auditorium where a young Van […]

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Watch Mr. Bungle cover Van Halen classic “Loss of Control”

Posted by on May 19, 2021

Mr. Bungle have released a live video honoring the late Eddie Van Halen by covering the Van Halen classic “Loss of Control. The group debuted their rendition  during their Halloween 2020 Livestream, The Night They Came Home, which will be available as a live album on June 11th via Ipecac Recordings.   Trey Spruance comments: […]

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Grammy Awards criticized over brief Eddie Van Halen tribute; Wolfgang Van Halen issues statement

Posted by on March 15, 2021

  While it’s no longer a surprise and more of a tradition at this point, The Grammy Awards continue to more or less shelve metal and rock music. Despite previous efforts, The Recording Academy somehow continues to find a way for us to discover something new that has angered the metal and rock community. We’ve […]

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Eddie Van Halen’s official cause of death revealed

Posted by on December 15, 2020

  It’s been over two months since the passing of rock legend Eddie Van Halen and now we know a little more about his official cause of death.  TMZ published Van Halen’s death certificate on Monday (14th), reporting that the cause listed on it was a cerebrovascular accident, better known as a stroke. The certificate […]

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BPMD (Overkill, ex-Machine Head, etc.) share Eddie Van Halen tribute video with “D.O.A.” cover

Posted by on October 12, 2020

  BPMD, the supergroup featuring Bobby Blitz (Overkill), Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo), Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance), and Phil Demmel (Vio-Lence, ex- Machine Head) have released a tribute video to the late Eddie Van Halen. The clip features the group’s Van Halen cover of “D.O.A.,” which is taken from the group’s debut […]

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Alex Van Halen makes first comment since brother Eddie’s passing

Posted by on October 9, 2020

  The music world was shocked and disheartened by the news of Van Halen guitarist/founder Eddie Van Halen’s passing on Tuesday (October 6). While musicians and fans have all been sharing their grief, one man has remained silent until now: Eddie’s brother and bandmate Alex Van Halen.  On Thursday, Alex took to the Van Halen […]

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