Eddie Van Halen

April 18, 2022

VAN ALIEN … Joe Satriani Confirms he has been In Talks with Alex and David Lee Roth about a New Van Halen Tour

Blabbermouth — Joe Satriani has confirmed that he has been in discussions with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth about taking part in an all-star VAN HALEN tribute project. The 65-year-old guitarist addressed the rumor just days after former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted revealed to The Palm Beach Post that he was approached by the VAN HALEN drummer about six months ago about playing bass for the project. Newsted told the Florida newspaper that[…]

April 14, 2022

VAN TALLICA … Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted says Alex asked him to join Van Halen with Joe Satriani

Metal Sludge — Huh? That’s about all we could come up with upon reading this latest news. Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted says Alex Van Halen called him up and asked him to join Van Halen with Joe Satriani on guitar. Newsted spoke to Palm Beach Daily News and stated that he came within an inch of joining Van Halen six months ago. “Alex Van Halen had already tapped Joe Satriani to replace Eddie Van[…]

February 8, 2022

BACK FOR FIRSTS … Stephen Pearcy talks to Metal Edge about some of his ‘Infamous Firsts’

Metal Sludge — Thanks to our long time friends over at Metal Edge and their newly launched website and related brand, there looks to be more coverage of all things that rock! We’ll be sure to keep you informed when Metal Edge shares something that our Metal Sludge faithful will surely find worth a read. With that said, we’ll keep this short, and share a few excerpts from a brand new interview with Ratt founder,[…]

January 4, 2022

VAN HATER … Is Wolfgang Van Halen Hating on his Fans? The Females too? “No one Deserves Attention. For being a Fan or Otherwise”

Metal Sludge — Happy New Year to everyone, including all the fans out there who support bands, tours, live shows and of course this website. Just in time for another bitter public tweet, we bring you the latest from Wolfgang Van Halen. Was there a more insufferable prick than Wolfgang Van Hater in 2021? We think not, and he’s off to a good start for 2022 as well. After numerous angry exchanges with fans online[…]

December 30, 2021

THAT’S LIFE … David Lee Roth has canceled two of his Las Vegas shows, 12/31/21 & 1/1/22 due to Covid

Updated Thursday Dec. 30th 2021 5:45PM (PST). House of Blues Las Vegas has officially confirmed our breaking news story about the David Lee Roth shows being canceled for this weekend. See full tweet below. ?CONCERT ALERT?David Lee Roth shows planned for New Year's Eve weekend in Las Vegas have been canceled due to COVID-19.#LasVegas #NYE #Vegas #DavidLeeRoth #entertainment https://t.co/gIN8uqx2uz — MORE Las Vegas (@MOREFOX5) December 31, 2021 Metal Sludge — A hot tip has just[…]

October 20, 2021

MIGHT AS WELL JUMP … Wolfgang Van Halen falls out of tour bus sprains his ankle, in walking boot 4-6 weeks

Metal Sludge — In a brand new social media post, Wolf Van Halen has detailed his morning, and it didn’t start out good. Van Halen wrote on his twitter: “Ate shit walking off the bus this morning and sprained the FUCK outta my ankle. Now I gotta rock this boot for 4-6 weeks. Looks like this boot’s gonna get some show experience. We’ll seeya tonight, Huntsville.” Wolf is the son of the late great Eddie[…]

October 12, 2021

CONFUSED YET? … David Lee Roth drops Poster for Vegas Residency with slogan: “The Last Tour, Unless It Isn’t”

Metal Sludge — David Lee Roth has released a new poster, that is promoting his Las Vegas residency shows in late December 2021 into January 2022. Roth, 67, who announced his retirement on October 1st said in short: “I am throwing in the shoes… I am retiring.” But the new poster has some questioning the slogan, that reads: “The Final Tour, Unless It Isn’t.” Many fans have rushed to comment after Roth made his announcement[…]

October 5, 2021

VANNIVERSARY … Eddie Van Halen tribute set for Pasadena this week, Candlelight Vigil set at Legendary Guitarist’s Childhood Home Oct. 6th

Metal Sludge — Wednesday October 6th 2021 will mark the 1 year Anniversary of the passing of the late great Eddie Van Halen. Van Halen passed away on October 6th 2021, after a long battle with Cancer. Now there are plans to celebrate the late guitarist’s life works of music, tours and more. See information below, courtesy of Team VH and Edward Van Halen Memorial Anniversary Events. ————————— EDWARD VAN HALEN Memorial Anniversary Events Planned[…]

October 1, 2021

GOOD NIGHT … David Lee Roth has officially announced his retirement: “I am throwing in the shoes. I’m retiring”

Metal Sludge — In a brand new and shocking statement, ‘Diamond’ David Lee Roth has officially announced his retirement. The following has been taken from the Las Vegas Review Journal. —————————————————————- Decades ago, David Lee Roth shouted, “And the cradle will rock.” The vaunted showman rocked our world Friday morning. “I am throwing in the shoes. I’m retiring,” Roth said in a phone conversation that was more a spoken-word performance than interview. “This is the[…]

August 29, 2021

I HATE ME … Wolfgang Van Halen admits to self-hatred: “I’ve hated me WAY longer than the internet dickheads have”

Metal Sludge — In a recent post on his official Twitter page, Wolfgang Van Halen has admitted to hating himself. A recent story by Loud Wire ran a headline stating Wolfgang Van Halen has shut down the Van Halen covers request by fans, with the following: ‘I’m Not F***in’ Playing ‘Panama’ for You Guys.’ The Mammoth WVH singer and songwriter took to his Twitter and replied to someone’s Tweet regarding that article. The comment from[…]