Eddie Van Halen
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Alex Van Halen offers fresh insight into the new Van Halen album – and Steve Lukather’s role in it
By Phil Weller published
The album project was revealed in March 2025, and Alex says they’re now looking for a vocalist

Eddie Van Halen on the one guitarist he said out–Van Halened him
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Ed's impressions of David Lee Roth’s new guitarist weren't entirely positive — he wondered if others saw him the same way

Kelly Garni sets the record straight on the rivalry between Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen
By Phil Weller published
The pair were regularly pitted against each other, but Rhoads' former bandmate says the guitarist respected, but didn't look to rival, Eddie Van Halen

Alex Van Halen shares video of a young Eddie Van Halen playing guitar
By Elizabeth Swann published
The drummer shared the home movie clip to mark what would have been Ed's 71st bbirthday

Alex Van Halen says he and Steve Lukather will work on a new album
By Elizabeth Swann published
The drummer previously announced he and Luke were working to make an album from Eddie Van Halen's unfinished demos

A new Van Halen album features Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen playing classic tracks without a vocalist
By Elizabeth Swann published
The album features recordings made by filmmaker Andrew Bennett during his time documenting Van Halen from 2006 to 2007

Jerry Cantrell on his friendship with Eddie Van Halen and how the rare guitar Ed gave him went missing
By Phil Weller published
Getting his ultra-rare Music Man was a saga that lasted nearly two decades

A veteran guitarist says Eddie Van Halen copied Ace Frehley. We dismantle the claim with one simple fact
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist sees too many similarities between Ed's magnum opus and Ace's “Shock Me” solo from 'Alive II.' But the timelines don't add up
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