Why Van Halen’s ‘5150’ Made Steel Panther’s Satchel MadGuitarist thinks he formed his band to avoid “growing and evolving” like his heroes.Martin Kielty
Dreams: Imagining Van Halen’s ‘5150’ With David Lee RothLet's make some educated guesses based on history and artistic trajectories – and a little bit of wishful thinking.Jed Gottlieb
Who Cares if Eddie Van Halen’s Grammy Tribute Was Kind of Short?Guitar legend died last October after a long battle with cancer.Matthew Wilkening
How Tony Iommi Realized Eddie Van Halen Was DyingBlack Sabbath icon recalls that old friends would “piss and moan” about their bandmates.Martin Kielty
Steel Panther Release Two Van Halen Cover VersionsThey return to their roots with faithful renditions of “Beautiful Girls” and “D.O.A.”Martin Kielty
Sammy Hagar Hails Synthwave Cover of Van Halen’s ‘Dreams’Singer describes Arena’s ‘80s video game-style remake as “very tasteful, very cool.”Martin Kielty
All 10 Van Halen Cover Songs RankedCuts by other artists were important to band's formation - and its first big breakup. Matthew Wilkening
Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar Tech Explains That ‘Jump’ DisasterRoadie recalls drama and aftermath of “sore point” 2007 incident.Martin Kielty
Watch Wolfgang Van Halen Debut With His Band Mammoth WVHHe performs “Distance,” his tribute to Eddie Van Halen, on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live.’Martin Kielty
Why Mitch Malloy Was ‘Not Attracted’ to ‘Van Halen III’ SongsSinger who briefly worked with the band recalls his negative reaction to 1996 demos. Corey Irwin