The younger Van Halen played every instrument on the album, creating a highly convincing full-band sound, but put together a touring line-up for live shows, which will debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

For their second album, Van Halen created an infectioussound that was perfect for the new decade, and a lookthat MTV couldn’t ...

Van Halen's self-titled 1978 debut album all but completely re-wrote the vocabulary of rock music. Here's a track-by-track look at how they made the record, and how its influence has been felt ...

son of late guitarist Eddie Van Halen, about his new band Mammoth WVH, and its self-titled debut album. Wolfgang Van Halen was born to play music. He's the child of Eddie Van Halen. At the age of ...

On Friday, Wolfgang, as one-man-band Mammoth WVH, will release his hard rock debut album, an introduction to the former Van Halen bassist's solo musical trajectory. "It's as personal as can be ...

guitar savant Eddie Van Halen, his bombastic drummer brother Alex, bassist Michael Anthony, and their over-the-top frontman David Lee Roth cooked up one of the most jaw-dropping debut albums in ...

Happy anniversary to Van Halen's self-titled debut album. The mid-'70s were a transformative time for rock 'n' roll music. The psychedelic phase was coming to an end, glam and punk were on the ...

For so many rock fans, it feels like Van Halen’s self-titled debut has always existed. At this point, having someone review the inner workings of an album like this is like trying to review your ...

part lightning-fast guitar acrobatics and part Hollywood arrogance before Van Halen’s self-titled debut album was unleashed. Released on Feb. 10, 1978, Van Halen ushered in a new wave of hard rock.

he was close to both Van Halen brothers, and worked with Eddie on Michael Jackson’s Beat It. Eddie also played bass on ...

because he was –- a classically trained pianist who instantly reinvented the act of playing the electric guitar when Van Halen’s debut album was released in 1978. He had a lot of help from his ...

The son of late guitar legend Eddie Van Halen and actress/author/TV host Valerie Bertinelli silenced skeptics with the 2021 self-titled debut from ... instrument on the album – as he does ...