Van Halen

Van Halen celebrates the release of 'A Different Kind of Truth,' their 12th studio album, with a 90-second teaser of 'Beats Workin',' a new track from the long-awaited collection. It's the legendary act's first album with original frontman David Lee Roth in over 26 years and based on the clip, fans are sure to be pleased ...

There are a couple of ways to look at Van Halen's forthcoming 12th album, 'A Different Kind of Truth,' which features reworked versions of songs originally written in the '70s. One interpretation: The band is reaching back to a beloved era in its history to give fans exactly what they want...

Were he feeling litigious, Michael Anthony might have a case against his former Van Halen cohorts. Next week, the group drops 'A Different Kind of Truth,' an album largely built from unreleased '70s material. Back in the day, the band had a policy of crediting all four members equally, Blabbermouth...

In the 1970s, Van Halen lit up the sky and toppled their rock elders; in the 1980s they conquered MTV and reigned supreme on the pop charts; and in the 1990s they went off the deep end recording with three lead singers. Along the way, many legends were born, and now the band seeks to reopen the book...

Everyone knows the guitar is the coolest instrument in the school band, but kids in the greater Los Angeles area now have even more incentive to pick up six-strings. As AntiMusic reports, Eddie Van Halen has given the local public schools 75 axes from his personal collection...

Van Halen has just premiered 'Tattoo,' the first video and single from their long-awaited comeback album, 'A Different Kind of Truth.' The black and white clip was filmed at The Roxy, a famed club on Hollywood's Sunset Strip. Van Halen had been using the venue this past November and December to rehearse for their upcoming world tour...

After playing an intimate and rare club show last night in New York City, Van Halen's official website released the band's long-awaited 2012 tour dates. Kicking off in Louisville, Ky., and ending in New Orleans on June 26, the 45-date trek will feature the lineup of David Lee Roth (vocals), Alex Van Halen (drums), Wolfgang Van Halen (bass), and Eddie Van Halen (guitars)...

The first time he set foot in Cafe Wha? -- a tiny basement space in New York City's Greenwich Village -- David Lee Roth was 7 years old. His uncle Manny ran the joint, and the future Van Halen frontman carved his name into one of the bannisters...

Tomorrow night, when New York City journalists pack themselves into Cafe Wha? to watch Van Halen play an intimate gig, it's a safe bet Al Roker won't be among the invited guests. As the New York Post reports, the TV weatherman recently ran afoul of founder Alex Van Halen, refusing to swap seats on an American Airlines flight ...

If the rumors are true, and Van Halen kicks of its 2012 reunion tour with a special show this Thursday (Jan. 5) at Cafe Wha? in New York City, David Lee Roth had better watch it with the high kicks. The tiny venue only holds 250 people, and someone might lose an eye...