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Watch John Mayer and Sammy Hagar play Van Halen’s Finish What Ya Started
By Matt Owen published
The newly released pro-shot footage is lifted from an episode of Hagar’s Rock & Roll Road Trip from 2017
Sammy Hagar on his all-time favorite Van Halen album, and why Michael Anthony's bass playing is better than ever on The Circle's new album, Crazy Times
By Andrew Daly published
The former Van Halen frontman says The Circle's musical chemistry was so potent the band recorded “two songs a day and were partying by 5 o'clock”
Michael Anthony: Why Live At Leeds is one of the best live albums of all time
By Nick Wells published
Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony pays tribute to John Entwistle and The Who's Live at Leeds
EVH salutes Van Halen's revolutionary debut album with launch of Striped Series ‘78 Eruption guitar
By Jackson Maxwell published
The lightly-aged model closely follows Eddie Van Halen's iconic original, with a single humbucker, mis-labeled volume knob, vintage-style Strat tremolo, and much more
Joe Satriani on proposed Van Halen tribute concert: “If it's ever gonna happen, Wolfgang Van Halen should play guitar”
By Sam Roche published
The virtuoso says Wolfgang's playing at Foo Fighters' recent Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts was “the most natural, beautiful thing” he'd seen in a long time
Eddie Van Halen in his own words: "I locked myself in my room, played guitar, wrote songs, and hoped to God I got somewhere"
By Guitar World Editors last updated
In these revealing quotes taken from interviews through the years, Eddie reflects on a career spent chasing fresh tones, new songs and good times
Wolfgang Van Halen discusses nerves over covering Eddie's guitar parts at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert: “I didn’t even know if I could do it”
By Sam Roche published
The multi-instrumentalist details his fast-tracked rehearsal process with Dave Grohl, Josh Freese and Justin Hawkins, and why the tribute marked the perfect moment to play Van Halen music onstage
Wolfgang Van Halen nails Panama at LA Taylor Hawkins tribute concert – after promising he'd never play the track live
By Sam Roche published
The multi-instrumentalist and Mammoth WVH mastermind pokes fun at himself in a new social media post, saying that he'll instead never play the track “twice”
W.A.S.P.’s Chris Holmes recalls the time Eddie Van Halen borrowed his Ibanez Destroyer – and made some radical surprise modifications
By Matt Owen published
Holmes retrieved the guitar while Van Halen was on tour, and was left asking himself one question: “How in the eff did he play this?”
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