A new commercial for Van Halen's new album, A Different Kind of Truth, has been airing all this week, and you can watch it below.
A Different Kind of Truth was released this past Tuesday and is expected to become the group's sixth No. 1 album in the U.S. Current projections have the album selling between 180,000 and 200,000 in its first week.
We're still gathering your reader reviews for a special feature next week, so if you've got an opinion, head here and tell us.
The Eddie Van Halen Guitar World Box Set is a limited-edition package that includes all four Guitar World February 2009 issues, each of which has a unique cover photo featuring Eddie Van Halen with a different version of his new EVH Wolfgang guitar. It's available now at the Guitar World Online Store.
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