Sammy Hagar may have been a great shot in the arm for Van Halen, but he knew he could take them to a higher plateau with the right song.

The clavinet was a fresh and distinctive sound, and its most iconic recorded moment was on Superstition, a song written and ...

For all the labours of love that find their way onto a final master tape, some songs were never meant to be listened to past an artist's rehearsal space.

Halestorm, Lord Of The Lost and Babymetal are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

And while his lifelong devotion to the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach has shaped the intricate harmonic language he’s ...

Rick Derringer, a wide-ranging musician who sang the garage-rock anthem “Hang On Sloopy,” wrote the 1970s hit “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” produced parody songs for “Weird Al” Yankovic and gave pro ...

Sammy Hagar wrote many top jams with Van Halen, and this list looks at some classic moments from the “Van Hagar” era.

Van Halen's 'Balance' arrived in 1995 and marked the end of the Sammy Hagar era for the iconic rock band. Here are the album's highlights.

Though Wolfgang was a member of Van Halen with his father Eddie and uncle Alex, he struggles to listen to the hard rock ...

Sammy Hagar said he’d once discussed writing a Van Halen song with Eddie Van Halen on the cello. The singer said it was just ...

Of course "Without You" features some typically dazzling guitar work from Eddie Van Halen, but this aimless song runs nearly seven minutes long and loses momentum long before that. Just to avoid ...

However, Van Halen inspired many rock bands and is remembered as one of the best rock groups ever. Unchained is a powerful rock song with heavy guitar riffs and energetic vocals. It talks about ...