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Sammy Hagar on why Joe Satriani was the only man for his Eddie Van Halen job
By Gary Graff published
Exclusive: Sammy Hagar on why Joe Satriani is a guitarist in a million

David Lee Roth launches exuberant unplugged version of Van Halen's Mean Street
By Fraser Lewry published
Coincidence? Who knows?

Sammy Hagar kicks off his Best of All Worlds tour with a set stuffed with Van Halen classics
By Fraser Lewry published
Sammy Hagar's Best of All Worlds Tour – with Joe Satriani playing the Eddie Van Halen role – is now underway

Van Halen's combative For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, expanded
By Paul Elliott published
Van Halen's big-hitting album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge now comes with a rowdy live set

Sammy Hagar took Alex Van Halen's recent sale of his musical equipment personally
By Gary Graff published
Sammy Hagar has detailed his fruitless attempts to reach out to Alex Van Halen

Sammy Hagar on the 'demons' which bedevilled Van Halen's reunion tour
By Classic Rock last updated
"When I saw those demons take over him it was pitiful." Sammy Hagar revisited his darkest days in Van Halen in a 2016 interview newly uploaded online

Watch Mr Bungle cover Van Halen's Loss of Control – with guest shredding from Wolfgang Van Halen
By Stef Lach published
Wolfgang Van Halen joins Mr Bungle for Van Halen cover at Graspop festival in Belgium

Watch unseen footage of late guitar icons Eddie Van Halen and Leslie West backstage and jamming
By Fraser Lewry published
The extraordinary footage comes from a Los Angeles club show in 2002

Van Halen's Michael Anthony recalls watching Ozzy Osbourne set Bill Ward on fire: "He didn't even flinch. He just kept drinking his beer"
By Liz Scarlett published
Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony looks back on the time his band toured with Black Sabbath, as well as the sometimes dangerous shenanigans that took place on the road
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