Wolfgang Van Halen showcases his mean bass chops on snippet of debut solo album By Michael Astley-Brown The Van Halen and Tremonti bassist shares sneak peek of new material
Sammy Hagar predicts Van Halen “will probably be on tour next year” By Richard Bienstock “If they want to get it together, they just have to call Dave or have to call Sammy,” the singer says
Eddie Van Halen allegedly pulled a gun on Fred Durst - just to get his guitar gear back By Richard Bienstock “The greatest guitar player ever plays with the worst band ever,” Durst reportedly said of aborted EVH jam session
Sammy Hagar: “I always got blamed for the keyboard songs in Van Halen. It was not me - Eddie wanted to do that!” By Richard Bienstock Don’t like the synthy sounds of the Van Hagar era? Talk to Ed, the singer says
Turns out Billy Sheehan was offered the Van Halen bass player slot three separate times By Richard Bienstock “As much as I would have loved to do that, I want to see Michael Anthony in the band,” says the Mr Big bassist
The Circle: "We do Montrose, Van Halen, Hagar, Zeppelin and even Chickenfoot... I get to play all these great guitar parts from all these legendary players" By Richard Bienstock Bassist Michael Anthony and guitarist Vic Johnson on the Sammy Hagar-fronted band's debut album, Space Between
The top 20 guitar stories of 2019 By Richard Bienstock From Queen to Gilmour, JoBo to Tool, here are the stories that got the guitar world talking this year
David Lee Roth: I "structured" the guitar solos on Van Halen’s debut album - and EVH's guitar stripes were my idea By Richard Bienstock In a new interview ahead of his Las Vegas residency, Diamond Dave talks up his creative role in the Van Halen catalog
Van Halen's The Japanese Singles 1978 - 1984 is available now By Sponsored The vinyl boxed set collects some of the band's greatest songs
Watch Brad Paisley play Van Halen's Hot For Teacher with a 6-year-old drummer By Damian Fanelli Brad Paisley - and his young, talented sidekick - rock a Van Halen classic
Tool fan asks fellow gig-goer to take his picture, fails to realize it’s Eddie Van Halen By Michael Astley-Brown Guitar god turns photographer for clueless fan
Eddie Van Halen reportedly undergoing throat cancer treatment By Michael Astley-Brown Guitar legend’s disease returns, according to reports
David Lee Roth: "Van Halen's finished” By Richard Bienstock The singer, who's headed to Vegas for his own solo residency, proclaims Van Halen is done and hints at the release of long-shelved John 5 collaboration
The best (and worst) Van Halen albums, according to you By Guitar World Staff Every VH full-length ranked, from Roth to Hagar to Cherone... and back again to Roth
The 20 best rock guitar intros of all time By Guitar World Staff These memorable intros bring lighters out of pockets, prompt roars of recognition from a crowd and cause freeway drivers to reach for the volume knob
Summer NAMM 2019: EVH Unveils New ’79 Bumblebee Tribute Guitar By Richard Bienstock Recreation of the historic black-and-yellow striped model celebrates 40th anniversary of ‘Van Halen II.’
Hear Van Halen Cover the Who and Black Sabbath in 1978 By Christopher Scapelliti You can hear the covers in this rare recording from the band's first Paris concert.
Michael Anthony Says "Plug Got Pulled" on Potential Van Halen Reunion Tour By Jackson Maxwell “We would have been in pre-production rehearsals with Van Halen right now.”
Prime Cuts: Eddie Van Halen Breaks Down 10 Van Halen Classics, from "Eruption" to "Right Now" By Guitar World Staff King Edward weighs in on two decades’ worth of Van Halen classics.
Hear Eddie Van Halen Shred for Five Minutes at 1984 Soundcheck By Christopher Scapelliti A rare glimpse of Eddie Van Halen warming up.
