Historically, hard rock has had a tough time on the Billboard Hot 100. That was true in the '60s and '70s, when heavy metal was just coming into existence and when its heroes almost never got anywhere ...

After more than a decade together since forming in Pasadena, California in 1973, and with six albums behind them, David Lee Roth parted ways with Van Halen in 1985 to pursue his solo career. Although ...

“If you put a Van Halen album in your record collection, it will melt all the rest of your records,” was famously David Lee Roth’s sales pitch for the legendary California hard rock quartet he ...

BRISTOW, Va. – “Never say never, right?” says Sammy Hagar, who's beaming a huge grin as guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani plays the opening notes to "Panama," a song released 40 years ago by Van Halen, ...

His guitar solos stunned and inspired, but the musician, who died of cancer, was also a gifted songwriter, producer and keyboard player. By Rob Tannenbaum In 1985, Edward L. Van Halen submitted a ...

Van Halen have somehow only released three official concert albums or home videos, despite the fact that their onstage charisma, skill and showmanship played a big part in making them superstars. Even ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Eddie Van Halen’s right hand reinvented electric guitar, and Jeff Goebel shook that hand twice. Once, as a starstruck fan in Goebel’s early 20s. The second time, decades later after Van Halen was ...

Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, and Eddie Van Halen in 1978. (Credit: Fin Costello/Redferns) “If you put a Van Halen album in your record collection, it will melt all the rest of your ...