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Malloy: Eddie told me I was in Van Halen!
Mitch Malloy on (not) joining Van Halen: “I’d had the kiss on the cheeks, the hugs, the congratulations…” Born in Dickinson, North Dakota, Mitch Malloy found cult fame with a self-titled debut in 1992....
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Video: Roth becomes action hero
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has reinvented himself as an action hero in a four-minute video clip. View it below. The Japanese-language short has been posted to YouTube under the auspices of his...
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Van Halen engineer threatened to burn 5150 tapes
Fire hazard: Mick Jones Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones has recalled his “crazy shit” experience of producing Van Halen’s first album with Sammy Hagar. He had to contend with an engineer who didn’t want...
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Alice In Chains’ stage war with Van Halen
Staged battle: Jerry Cantrell Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell remembers how a stage war with Van Halen came close to getting out of hand in 1991. AIC were opening for VH and both bands had...
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Hagar: Let Van Halen finish their own way
So past it: Sammy Hagar Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar now hopes he’s never asked to rejoin the band – and he believes they should be allowed to finish their career in peace. In the past he’s...
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Dio men tried to hire Van Halen
High hopes: Appice and Bain with Last In Line Dio rhythm section Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain decided to aim high when they went to start a project after leaving Ronnie James Dio’s band – they called...
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Van Halen album 18 months away
87 phone calls: Roth Van Halen’s next album is underway – but won’t see the light of day for at least 18 months, says frontman David Lee Roth. And he insists there’s a good reason the follow-up to 2012...
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Van Halen built studio for domestic bliss
Control: Eddie Van Halen Eddie Van Halen has recalled the reasons behind his decision to build his 5150 Studio ahead of the band recording their classic album 1984. Part of it was to prevent arguments...
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Tremonti gives update on Van Halen album
That’s my boy: Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen Mark Tremonti has exclusively revealed that Van Halen are busy working on new music after explaining the veteran band’s studio time is preventing Van Halen...
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Scandal singer Smyth was offered Van Halen job before Hagar
First refusal: Patty Smyth of Scandal Scandal singer Patty Smyth has told of how she was invited to replace David Lee Roth in Van Halen – and when she refused they asked her to keep it quiet so that...
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