Formed in 1973 in Southern California, the rock band Van Halen is known for its titular lead guitar player and giant rock songs. Eddie Van Halen, who is simply one of the best six-string players in ...

Before Van Halen, it was rare to hear the sounds of a hard rock band in most places, unless you were running with a crowd that particularly enjoyed that niche genre of music. But when the Van Halen ...

In March 1986, Van Halen released 5150, a record that not only topped the Billboard 200 chart but also marked the start of a new chapter for the band with Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth. Forty ...

Van Halen had survived changing lead singers and the group’s two previous albums with Sammy Hagar, 5150 and OU812, were full of hits. However, the ’90s was a tumultuous period for them, not because of ...

Even though Eddie Van Halen was among the finest guitarists on record, some songs don't get their due until they're played ...

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, ...

Sammy Hagar has rounded up his ace band including Michael Anthony and Joe Satriani to storm Vegas again. Here's what the band ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members had plenty of hit songs, but only one ever topped the Billboard Hot 100.

A more challenging experience came a few months later, however. Our Lady Peace was booked to open shows on the summer leg of ...

For the better part of the decade, when he wasn’t battling aging trolls about his lineage online, Wolfgang Van Halen was carefully crafting his own material outside the band that bore his famous last ...