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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

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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

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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

Eddie Van Halen performs live

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 performs live in 2015

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

Slash of Guns N' Roses performs live

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.

Watch Sammy Hagar & the Circle Perform Van Halen Tunes at the Troubadour in Hollywood

By Richard Bienstock

The band played a special intimate show for broadcast on SiriusXM.

Watch John 5, Michael Anthony and Corey Taylor Rip Through a Van Halen Mini-Set in L.A.

By Richard Bienstock

The trio played “Runnin’ With the Devil,” “You Really Got Me” and more at the Whisky A Go Go.

Take a Look at Eddie Van Halen's 1978 Touring Rig

By Jackson Maxwell

The Van Halen guitarist tweeted a sneak preview of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's upcoming 'Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock and Roll' exhibit.

Hear David Lee Roth and Dutch DJ Armin Van Buuren's EDM Version of Van Halen's "Jump"

By Guitar World Staff

No, we promise this isn't an April Fool's Day joke.