Van Halen

Summary: Van Halen is an international hard rock band formed in the early-1970s, originally called Mammoth (before being called Van Halen, one of the band's ideas for a name was Rat Salade). The band's first studio album, ", Van Halen ", , released in 1978 is widely regarded as a milestone in rock music. With this first release, the band, featuring David Lee Roth on vocals, Michael Anthony on bass, and Dutch-born Edward Van Halen on guitars (and also keyboards later) and brother Alex Van Halen on drums, established itself as a leader in the emerging and commercially successful U.

Filed under: 80s, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, rock

Similar Artists: David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, Def Leppard, KISS, Dokken

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Van Halen + Kool & the Gang

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Van Halen + Kool & the Gang

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Van Halen | A Different Kind of Truth
Published 2/10/2012 by MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER
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Published 1/6/2012 by Michael Christopher
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