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Wolfgang Van Halen of Mammoth performs at Little Caesars Arena on November 20, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

Wolfgang Van Halen names the 2 classic rock tracks he plays to test any electric guitar

By Matt Owen published

Forget the forbidden riffs and the flashy taps. Wolfgang finds it's better to keep things simple...

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Eddie Van Halen with his Frankenstrat playing in front of Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen reveals the real story behind Eddie Van Halen's legendary Two and a Half Men cameo

By Janelle Borg published

The long-running sitcom featured a rotating roster of A-list cameos, including Elvis Costello, Steven Tyler, ZZ Top, but EVH ...

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Eddie and Wolfgagn Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen on his early gigs with Van Halen – and keeping Eddie in line

By Phil Weller published

Wolfgang also wanted to unearth some B-sides to help honor the genius of his predecessor once he stepped into the role

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Pat Faherty plays an offset during a performance with his new power trio, Canyon Lights.

He’s inspired by Buddy Guy, played EVH in a Van Halen tribute band and made his name in GA-20 – say hello to Pat Faherty's new power trio

By Jim Beaugez published

Canyon Lights gives Faherty the opportunity to draw from all corners of his musical vocabulary but ask him what he wants as a player and he'll tell you it's all about Buddy Guy, 1970, and that touch and feel...

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Rock musicians Michael Anthony and Eddie Van Halen (1955 - 2020), both of the group Van Halen, perform onstage.

The lead single from Van Halen’s 1991 album with Sammy Hagar combines a thunderous bassline with a revved-up power drill

By Chris Jisi published

Michael Anthony’s 16th-note bass grooves remained as much a part of the “Van Hagar” sound as Eddie Van Halen’s guitar pyrotechnics

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Wolfgang Van Halen leans against a gas pump at a desert service station during golden hour. He is holding his signature EVH semi-hollow and wearing a leather jacket.

Anxiety, wildfires, slap guitar… How Wolfgang Van Halen made the monster guitar album of 2025

By Gregory Adams published

With his third album (and a bit of his dad’s Frankenstein), Wolfgang Van Halen and Mammoth are taking the world of rock guitar by storm once again

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Michael Anthony bassist for Van Halen performs at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome during the Monsters of Rock concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 13, 1988.

Described as the 4-string equivalent of painting with a sledgehammer, Van Halen’s Ultra Bass was not your typical bass solo

By Jim Roberts published

Michael Anthony’s Yamaha BB2000 would get rebuilt after every show following his foundation-shaking solo spot

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(L-R) Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani perform onstage during the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Sammy Hagar is touring the UK for the first time since 1996 – and bringing Joe Satriani and Van Halen's Michael Anthony with him

By Janelle Borg published

Hagar will bring his Best of All Worlds tour – a celebration of his five-decade career and musical legacy – across the pond in 2026

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Wolfgang Van Halen and Ola Englund

Wolfgang Van Halen explains the variations in EVH’s trademark technique – and shows you how to play them

By Phil Weller published

The multi-instrumentalist delivered a Mammoth tapping masterclass as he demonstrated how to play one of his new singles, The End

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Wolfgang Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen took a gamble when he decided to cover his dad’s songs – and it paid off

By Phil Weller published

Wolfgang has only performed a few Van Halen tracks live since his dad passed – and he was all too aware of the risks that came with them

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