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Joe Satriani on what he told David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen when they called about EVH tribute tour
By Jonathan Horsley published
Satch says the tribute tour got close to a show, but after it all fell through, Sammy Hagar came in with an offer he couldn’t refuse, and he needed a new amp to nail Eddie Van Halen's tone

“Eddie was always experimenting”: Van Halen's Michael Anthony on the band’s cult classic Women And Children First
By Paul Elliott published
Less surprisingly, he said “it was party time in the studio”

“Eddie told me, ‘Roth is driving me nuts'": When Eddie Van Halen asked to join Kiss — and they turned him down!
By Paul Elliott published

“Eddie wasn’t functioning very well during the Van Halen tour in 2004”: Sammy Hagar’s regrets about his final VH tour
By Paul Elliott published
“Not keeping Van Halen together – that was a failure to me"

“He stopped writing because he just ran out. He'd used that guitar neck up”: Sammy Hagar on Eddie Van Halen's lost years
By Paul Elliott published
“When I joined the band, everyone says, ‘Oh man, they started playing keyboards"

“I saw these banners: ‘SAMMY SUCKS!' 'WE WANT DAVE!’”: How Sammy Hagar and Van Halen won their war with David Lee Roth
By Paul Elliott published
An epic rock battle began 40 years ago

"NOT EVER": Steve Lukather sets the record straight on his role on the ‘new’ Van Halen album
By Will Simpson published
He’s working with Alex Van Halen on the project, but as “more of a co-producer”

Alex Van Halen and and Toto guitarist Steve Lukather are reportedly working on a new Van Halen album
By Jonathan Horsley published
Reports in Dutch newspaper say a new Van Halen album is happening with the Toto guitarist filling in for the late Eddie Van Halen
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