Tag Archives: Eddie Van Halen

Van Halen releasing first live album with David Lee Roth

Posted by on March 3, 2015

The good news is in the headline above – Van Halen is finally releasing a live album featuring their original singer David Lee Roth. The bad news is that it’s a concert from 2013, featuring non-original bassist Wolfgang Van Halen. Yeah, that’s right, the touring cycle behind 2012’s A Different Kind of Truth that ended […]

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From the creator of ‘Bass Dogs,’ get ready for ‘Slug Solos’

Posted by on July 30, 2014

Last year, the internet was very amused by Bass Dogs, a Tumblr account that noted that “people who play bass with their fingers look like they’re tickling hairy dogs.” Hilarity ensued. Now the same person that created that is back again, this time with Slug Solos. This time, he notes that “some guitarists’ solo faces look like […]

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Metal Insider top 12: metal albums of 1984

Posted by on July 1, 2014

And just like that, 2014 is half over. Hard to believe it’s gone this fast, right? At any rate, instead of listing our top ten records of the year so far, we thought we’d look back – 30 years back – to celebrate some of the best albums of 1984. It was a banner year […]

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Today in Metal: ‘Cross Purposes’ by Black Sabbath came out 20 years ago

Posted by on January 31, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/GCAqWfGYHq4[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. Today, it’s Black Sabbath’s Cross Purposes. To start, I must state that I absolutely love the Tony Martin era of Sabbath. It’s my second favorite era, behind Dio. A fun fact about this […]

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Pearl Jam cover two Van Halen songs

Posted by on October 28, 2013

[youtube]http://youtu.be/CkN3b_3Hj7Y[/youtube] In Hartford on Friday, Pearl Jam revisted a song that they hadn’t played since the last time they played there three years ago. That song, which they played for the first time then, was a cover of Van Halen’s “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love.” This time, however, guitarist Mike McCready first busted out “Eruption,” the […]

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Watch A 14 Year-Old Nail Van Halen’s “Eruption”

Posted by on May 22, 2013

Meet 14 year-old Tina S. At 14 years old, she’s nine years younger than Eddie Van Halen was when he revolutionalized two handed finger tapping with “Eruption,” his solo on Van Halen’s first album in 1978. However, she totally pulls off the solo note for note, looking nonchalant while doing it. It’s not like this […]

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Here’s What Eddie Van Halen and LL Cool J Sound Like Together

Posted by on May 2, 2013

[youtube]http://youtu.be/UF9ppjkF8TU[/youtube] This past Tuesday, LL Cool J’s 13th album, Authentic, was released. Why are we writing about it on Metal Insider? Because Eddie Van Halen appears on two songs on the album. While we’d known that he’d be appearing on a few songs by the actor Grammy host rapper, the songs are now online. We’ll hand it […]

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Today In Hip-Hop Collaborations: Van Halen/LL Cool J and Serj/Tech N9ne

Posted by on April 3, 2013

[youtube]http://youtu.be/9NG0sRvUZg8[/youtube] Hard rock and hip-hop/R&B have co-existed since the early ’80s, when Eddie Van Halen contributed a blistering guitar solo to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” in 1982 and Run DMC rapped over guitars on “Rock Box,” on their 1984 self-titled debut album. And while it reached its oversaturation point in the late ’90s with Kid […]

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Eddie Van Halen And Tom Morello To Appear on LL Cool J Album

Posted by on March 15, 2013

Looks like LL Cool J’s new album is about to get some guitar hero treatment. Earlier this month, both the rapper and Eddie Van Halen posted photos of the two in the studio together. Then at his SXSW performance, LL Cool J himself confirmed that special guests on his new album Authentic would include both the […]

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David Lee Roth Disappointed That Michael Anthony Isn’t In The Van Halen Reunion

Posted by on February 13, 2013

Since reuniting with David Lee Roth in 2007, Van Halen has toured the U.S. countless times. They even finally got their act together to release a new album, A Different Kind Of Truth, last year (even though it’s made up of re-recorded demos). However, there’s still one thing that has left many fans disappointed: the […]

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