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How Steve Vai ended up joining David Lee Roth's post-Van Halen band – thanks to Billy Sheehan
By Janelle Borg published
While Vai wasn’t his original choice, the Sheehan-Vai dynamic proved strong enough to outlast Roth’s project

Jerry Cantrell looks back on the guitar gift from Eddie Van Halen that went missing
By Janelle Borg published
Cantrell opens up on the nearly-two decade search to find his Van Halen Music Man

Out went David Lee Roth and Frankenstein, in came Sammy Hagar and Kramer – the story of Van Halen’s rebirth
By Chris Gill published
It was the end of an era. Roth’s exit, Frankenstein's last hurrah. But it was the start of a new one as Eddie Van Halen got experimental on 1986's blockbuster, 5150

Donn Landee, the engineer who masterminded 5150 Studios, and helped shape Van Halen’s sound, dies at 79
By Phil Weller published
The recording engineer was a key figure in Van Halen’s first eight albums and made Eddie Van Halen's ahead-of-his-time vision for 5150 Studios a reality

That time Eddie Van Halen visited the EVH workshop while they were building the Wolfgang
By Phil Weller published
Fender Master Builder Andy Hicks hadn’t been in the job long before he received a visit from the guitar great, who came to oversee the making of his signature

Steve Vai has recorded a new solo over Van Halen’s Jump
By Phil Weller published
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker also features on the track

Michael Anthony on how the new Van Halen album should be finished
By Matt Owen published
The former VH bassist has had his say on the upcoming record, which is being worked on by Alex Van Halen and Steve Lukather

Why Paul Rodgers declined an offer to front the new Van Halen album
By Phil Weller published
Alex Van Halen and Steve Lukather are currently looking for a vocalist to complete their project of reviving archival Van Halen material
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