Artist: Van Halen

Ed. Van Halen came to the Scottrade Center on April 29, 2012 with Kool and the Gang in tow. The band, in its fifth decade, is back to its David Lee Roth roots. But his onetime replacement, Sammy... Continue reading "Van Halen at the Scottrade Center: Fan Photo Essay and David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar Debate" >

Guns N' Roses' Appetite For Destruction was released in late summer of 1987, months before I started my sophomore year of college and a year before Sweet Child O' Mine became a smash. I started working in a record store that autumn and, not surprisingly, most of the music to which I was listening was more likely to be seen in video form on MTV's 120 Minutes , not Headbangers Ball . My introduction to Guns N' Roses came from our manager who would blare Appetite as soon [...]

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Van Halen have just unleashed the official music video for "She's The Woman," the latest single from the legendary rock band's new album, A Different Kind of Truth. The clip features performance footage from the band's current North American Tour, continuing tomorrow with a sold out show at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, [...]

Van Halen @ MSG in Feb. ( more by Chris La Putt ) Van Halen , still reunited with David Lee Roth and out touring in support of a new album, have announced a July 13th show at Izod Center in NJ . "Tickets Go On Sale Monday, April 23 at 10AM at www.livenation.com, www.ticketmaster.com , charge by phone at 800.745.3000, and at select Ticketmaster locations." Prices are $49.50, $79.50, and $149.50. Opening the new date will be one of Bob Marley's 11 children, [...]

THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: La Dispute w/ Balance and Composure, All Get Out, Sainthood Reps Wednesday, April 18 The Masquerade - 695 North Avenue in Atlanta 30308 Admission $10 / Purchase Tickets I wasn't aware of the void left by mewithoutYou's metamorphosis from a scathing post-hardcore act into an eclectic indie rock unit until I heard La Dispute's Wildlife . Not that mewithoutYou had some sort of patent on a yelling/spoken word approach to melodic post-hardcore, mind you. It's been [...]

Recorded as a demo back in 1976, the VAN HALEN have re-touched her and are officially unleashing their 35-year-old song, SHE'S A WOMAN , as a single. There's a video for your eyes too, which features a combination of rehearsal and live footage of the band.

So why am I even posting it? 'Cause I like the song, I am behind this Van Halen reunion tour and album pretty much despite myself, and if any of the adolescents who read this site get to hear what a real vocalist sounds like, I don't think that would be the worst thing in [...]

Van Halen has released a brand new video for their newest single, "She's The Woman", from their new album, A Different Kind Of Truth . This is one of my personal favorites from the album but I wish they did something a bit different with the video. You can check it out down below. It features a mix of footage between their rehearsals and their live shows but I think this video should have had a different idea behind it. I wouldn't have minded seeing David Lee Roth thundering down a highway with [...]

Even as I type this, Vince is representing District MetalSucks in The Metal Hunger Games - that's where they drop twenty-four unlucky headbangers in the middle of nowhere and see who can stand listening to (hed) p.e. the longest. Assuming he survives, he'll be back next week. In the meantime, I'll be your guide through [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , The Hit List Robin Marchant, Getty Images Easter gets the most mainstream attention with its bunnies and its chocolate eggies and such, but it's not the only religious holiday going down this time of year. This weekend also marks Passover, the Jewish holiday and festival that celebrates the ancient Israelites and their freedom from slavery in Egypt, as detailed in Exodus (the book of the bible, not the movie starring Paul [...]

The late, great Ronnie James Dio. Many people will be celebrating this weekend - Passover, Easter or just two or three days off from work. Let us be the first to welcome you to the weekend ... here are some hard rockin' tunes to help get you in the right mood. MP3: "Shout It Out Loud" by KISS (2009 version) MP3: "Holy Diver" by Dio MP3: "The Ripper" by Judas [...]

Holy crap - last week was a huge one for new metal releases! New records from Meshuggah, Overkill, God Forbid, Ministry, 3 Inches of Blood, Wretched, OSI, Black Breath, Hour of Penance, Angel Witch and more all charted in the Top 100 of the Current Hard Music chart. Let's down to bizzy: 1 SHINEDOWN - [...]

Last we heard from Joshua Wayne Hensley, AKA The Rutabega , he had released the first half of a two-part album " Cursed " and about to put out its counterpart " Blessed ", a mix of older material rearranged. Since then, Hensley's been working on new songs for the " Bull Carp " EP and during that time managed to get a few none-too-shabby covers in, to boot. Though the rendition of Dinosaur Jr. 's " Feel The Pain " feels right at home [...]

Not at all from the show reviewed herein. More pics from the band's NYC gig a couple of weeks earlier here. Van Halen has been one of those bands I've loved since I was very little, even if I didn't know it. "How can that be?" you ask? Well, it's kind of an embarrassing story. [...]

We would've pegged the David Lee Roth-fronted Van Halen as a band who doesn't change their setlist much over the length of a tour, but we've been pleasantly surprised over the past month as the group has dusted off classic material from the late '70s and '80s at a respectable pace. Last night in Reading, Van Halen offered the tour debut of Jamie's Cryin'. Take a look... Van Halen - Jamie's Cryin' Van Halen News Desk reports that the group is also working up Light [...]

"Do you want Van Halen pics?" is the kind of question metal bloggers only dream of being asked, so when MS photographer Jacqueline Cheng posed the same to us following Van Halen performance at Madison Square Garden on February 28th, we were only too happy to say "yes." Axl and Vince attended Night 2 of [...]

Bret Michaels is making a new solo album, which is called Get Your Rock On, because it's a Bret Michaels album, and that kind of title is generally considered to be not-embarrassing by Bret Michaels fans. And Michaels has taken full advantage of his ever-increasing celebrity by enlisting Ace Frehley and Michael Anthony to play on [...]

In January, the quasi-original lineup of Van Halen sent tongues awag with an hour-long set at Café Wha? No strangers to savvy marketing strategies, there might not have been a better way to announce the return of a David Lee Roth fronted Van Halen or whet appetites for a "reunion" tour than to blow the doors off a tiny club in front of a smattering of music journalists. For a large majority, David Lee Roth is the only lead singer that will complete their vision of [...]

I'll admit, I was a tad nervous when Van Halen announced that they were putting out a new album. While the immediate thought was "Rock gods be praised," the little nagging doubt in the back of my head snapped me back to reality. It has been 13 years since Van Halen last recorded an album (1998's Van Halen III with Gary Cherone, not their finest hour) and 27 years since the band last recorded an album with original front man "Diamond" David Lee Roth at the helm. All I could do was close my eyes, cross my fingers, [...]