Wolfgang Van Halen
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Wolfgang Van Halen has dropped his initials from the Mammoth band name
By Phil Weller published
The band trimmed Mammoth WVH to Mammoth earlier this year – and for the multi-instrumentalist, it’s a change he’s been desperate to make

Wolfgang Van Halen pulls out of Black Sabbath’s last show – here’s why
By Phil Weller published
The Mammoth frontman has dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with his tour with Creed

Wolfgang Van Halen says he’s stopped listening to his dad’s music
By Phil Weller published
The Mammoth multi-instrumentalist has discussed why he no longer listens to his late father’s Van Halen back catalog

“With its tone knob backed off this thing gets sasquatch-hairy without losing clarity. It’s a surprisingly killer stoner rock machine”: EVH SA-126 Standard review
By Phil Weller published
Wolfgang Van Halen’s adventurous high-gain-friendly, semi-hollow signature gets a budget build – but does the magic carry across?

Wolfgang Van Halen used Eddie’s legendary Frankenstein to track the two-hand tapping sequence in his new single
By Phil Weller published
Wolfgang Van Halen has shared a clip of him using his father's iconic electric to record his latest song – which channels his love for contemporary greats while keeping Eddie’s guitar flame burning brightly

Wolfgang Van Halen goes big on the tapping in new single – and drops music video loaded with an Eddie Van Halen Easter egg
By Phil Weller published
Mammoth – now without the WVH tag – returns with a statement video that features rock royalty, Hollywood-level special effects, and one hell of a song

EVH delivers on its hardtail promise and launches the Wolfgang Standard T.O.M.
By Janelle Borg published
The firm's newest model puts a radical spin on the traditional Wolfgang template

Eddie Van Halen's former wife, Valerie Bertinelli, rules out Van Halen biopic
By Janelle Borg published
Bertinelli reveals that she told her son, Wolfgang, to not approve any biopics until after she's dead

Bill Corgan on the time Eddie Van Halen asked him to play guitar – during a Guitar World interview
By Janelle Borg published
Turns out EVH was impressed by the Smashing Pumpkins frontman's guitar skills

How a teenaged Wolfgang Van Halen helped bring Van Halen back from the brink
By Chris Gill published
In 2008, Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen sat down with GW to discuss how the latter came to join the band, the euphoria of their first show together, and the moment Wolfgang first heard Hot for Teacher
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