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Wolfgang Van Halen honours dad Eddie on epic new Mammoth WVH single

Listen to Mammoth WVH’s new single Take A Bow, which features Wolfgang using his late father Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstein guitar and Marshall head.

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Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin’s cover of Van Halen’s Jump will have you grinning all day

For night four of The Hanukkah Sessions, Dave and Greg pay tribute to “quite possibly the loudest and proudest of hard rocking Jews, David Lee Roth”

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Billie Eilish calls out Jimmy Kimmel for viral Van Halen question: "Everybody thought I was actually serious"

On her latest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel, Billie Eilish reminded the host of her viral 2019 interview in which he made her "look a little stupid" for not knowing who Van Halen were.

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The 12 best metal songs for karaoke

Have to perform in front of a small room of tipsy friends? Here are 12 surefire metal songs that will slay at karaoke…

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Rob Halford, Tenacious D, Duff McKagan and more join Ronnie James Dio fundraiser line-up

The late, great Ronnie James Dio will be honoured on July 10 by members of Judas Priest, Tenacious D, Guns N' Roses, Halestorm and many, many more.

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The 21 greatest rock and metal albums for summertime

From Beastie Boys to blink-182 and Deftones to The Dillinger Escape Plan, we dig out the best records to spin under the sizzling summer sun…

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Album review: Mammoth WVH – Mammoth WVH

Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang unveils his new one-man project, Mammoth WVH.

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Wolfgang Van Halen: “Playing music has been written in the stars for me since I was a little kid”

Since he picked up the bass for the band bearing his family name, Wolfgang Van Halen has looked to the manor born. Striking out with solo debut Mammoth WVH, however, the second-generation superstar promises plenty of surprises…

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Wolfgang Van Halen "hurt" by the GRAMMYs' brief In Memoriam tribute to Eddie

Wolfgang says he hopes to speak with The Recording Academy about Eddie Van Halen's legacy, as well as rock as a whole.

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Hollywood Guitar Center unveils epic Eddie Van Halen tribute mural for his 66th birthday

A 17-foot-tall Eddie Van Halen mural was unveiled on what would have been the guitarist's 66th birthday.

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Eddie Van Halen, Neil Peart And More Feature In Wonderful Sgt. Pepper's Tribute To 2020 Losses

Eddie Van Halen, Neil Peart and more join late icons like Chadwick Boseman, Kobe Bryant and Diego Maradona in artist Chris Barker's annual Sgt. Pepper's tribute to those we've lost in 2020.

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Hear Eddie Van Halen's Unearthed Cover Of If 6 Was 9 By Jimi Hendrix

Listen to Eddie Van Halen shred Jimi Hendrix's If 6 Was 9 as part of David Garfield's new Guitar Heroes OTB, Vol. 1 EP.

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Wolfgang Van Halen Pays Tribute To Father Eddie With Emotional Mammoth WVH Single, Distance

Wolfgang launches first music from solo band Mammoth WVH with a beautiful tribute to his late dad, Eddie Van Halen.

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Slash, Kirk Hammett And Tom Morello Pay Tribute To Eddie Van Halen At 2020 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

"Eddie Van Halen was the Mozart of our generation," reflected Tom Morello at this year's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony.

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12 classic songs that happened by accident

Not every hit single is carefully constructed in arduous writing sessions – some happen on the spur of the moment, as these dozen bands prove.

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Tom Morello Releases New EP Featuring Slash Guest Appearance And Eddie Van Halen Tribute

Listen to Rage Against The Machine guitar god Tom Morello's new five-track EP, Comandante.

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Two Guitars Owned, Played And Partly Made By Eddie Van Halen To Go Up For Auction

The two six-stringers will be listed alongside Kurt Cobain's Fender Stratocaster that was smashed on Nirvana's In Utero Tour.

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Wolfgang Van Halen honours dad Eddie on epic new Mammoth WVH single

Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin’s cover of Van Halen’s Jump will have you grinning all day

Billie Eilish calls out Jimmy Kimmel for viral Van Halen question: "Everybody thought I was actually serious"

The 12 best metal songs for karaoke

Rob Halford, Tenacious D, Duff McKagan and more join Ronnie James Dio fundraiser line-up

The 21 greatest rock and metal albums for summertime

Album review: Mammoth WVH – Mammoth WVH

Wolfgang Van Halen: “Playing music has been written in the stars for me since I was a little kid”

Wolfgang Van Halen "hurt" by the GRAMMYs' brief In Memoriam tribute to Eddie

Hollywood Guitar Center unveils epic Eddie Van Halen tribute mural for his 66th birthday

Eddie Van Halen, Neil Peart And More Feature In Wonderful Sgt. Pepper's Tribute To 2020 Losses

Hear Eddie Van Halen's Unearthed Cover Of If 6 Was 9 By Jimi Hendrix

Wolfgang Van Halen Pays Tribute To Father Eddie With Emotional Mammoth WVH Single, Distance

Slash, Kirk Hammett And Tom Morello Pay Tribute To Eddie Van Halen At 2020 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

12 classic songs that happened by accident

Tom Morello Releases New EP Featuring Slash Guest Appearance And Eddie Van Halen Tribute

Two Guitars Owned, Played And Partly Made By Eddie Van Halen To Go Up For Auction

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