Sammy Hagar‘s guitar playing on his upcoming single "Encore. Thank You. Goodnight." was divinely inspired. That is, if you ...

Although the Van Halen brothers were usually a united front for most of their early years, that’s not to say that they didn’t have their moments where things weren’t working out. In fact, one of their ...

Van Halen also smoked and drank heavily most of his life -- both of which are known to increase someone's risk of mouth and throat cancer. Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitarist from the rock band ...

If any band was going to continue after losing their lead singer, it would be one named after their lead guitarist. Van Halen were lucky enough to have not one but two of the defining voices in 1980s ...

He’s been paying tribute to Eddie Van Halen in the ongoing Best of All Worlds ... “As for challenges, the Poundcake drill is hard to nail. The beginning of Summer Nights is difficult because ...

In an exclusive excerpt from Ted Templeman and Greg Renoff's book Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer's Life in Music, the legendary producer of Van Halen's first six records explains how an ...

The band's live set lists changed a lot over their 14 tours, which featured three different singers and a constantly evolving sound. Continue reading… ...

From their barnstorming 1978 days as an opening act to their final shows as homecoming rock legends in 2015, Van Halen's set lists changed a lot over their touring career. Here's a chronological ...

Satriani says that the two songs that were most difficult to master were Summer Nights and Poundcake - the latter famously performed by Eddie Van Halen using an electric drill. “The Poundcake dr ...

Van Halen didn't start writing and recording ballads until Sammy Hagar joined the band following David Lee Roth's departure after the career-changing 1984 album. For better or worse, Hagar's ...

Van Halen played guitar on 'I'm Just Ken,' which was nominated for Best Original Song at Sunday's awards ceremony Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion ...