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Van Halen Cancel Summer Tour Dates

Van Halen Cancel Summer Tour Dates

Filed under: News, Tours

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Update: According to a report on TMZ this afternoon, a source close to Van Halen says the band canceled the shows because “They’re simply burned out” … adding, “They want to make sure their c…… Continue Reading

Van Halen Reportedly Postpone Tour To Simply “Re-charge Their Engines”

Yesterday, it was revealed that Van Halen were postponing over 30 previously announced dates this Summer. An official explanation for the sudden change of plans has still not been given. However, according to TMZ, the reason is simple: they’re just b…… Continue Reading

Headbangers’ Brawl 5/18: Do Black Sabbath Have The Right To Remove Bill Ward From Vintage Photos?

Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. It’s been less than 24 hours since Bl…… Continue Reading

David Lee Roth Embarrasses Fan at Canadian Concert (VIDEO)

David Lee Roth Embarrasses Fan at Canadian Concert (VIDEO)

Filed under: News

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Van Halen singer David Lee Roth didn’t waste much time stopping the band’s concert a few days ago in Winnipeg to chew out a fan for throwing garbage onstage.

As shown in a quick YouTube clip, the group was …… Continue Reading

Van Halen Postpone Over 30 Dates Of Summer Tour

Van Halen’s A Different Kind Of Truth tour earlier this year did pretty well for itself. That’s why it made sense for them to add another U.S. leg to their touring plans (with even more dates recently added). What doesn’t make sense, though, is m…… Continue Reading

Metal By Numbers 5/16: Taking The Charts by Storm

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week, the charts are jam packed with thirteen metal and hard rock debuts, four of which made their way into the top 200. However, the top debut c…… Continue Reading

Metal By Numbers 5/9: Rock’s Old Villain Returns To The Top 10

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. While this week only finds three new metal or hard rock releases hitting the charts, the top debut comes from the onetime king of shock rock. It’s b…… Continue Reading

Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst Covers Van Halen/The Kinks With Steel Panther In Los Angeles, CA, Footage Available

Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst joined Steel Panther onstage last night (May 07th) at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles, CA for a cover of Van Halen‘s rendition of The Kinks‘ “You Really Got Me“. Fan-filmed footage of that can…… Continue Reading

Metal By Numbers 5/2: A Return To Average Album Sales

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Out of the ten metal and hard rock new releases this week, only two make it into the top 200. And this week’s top debut comes from Christian metalco…… Continue Reading

Metal By Numbers 4/25: Losing Force On The Charts

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week, the top hard rock debut comes from Canadian Christian group Thousand Foot Krutch. However, the real top metal debut comes from a band that… Continue Reading

John 5 (Rob Zombie Guitarist): “The Grass Is Not Always Greener, And I’m Really Happy With What I’m Doing”

Chances are John 5 is best known for his work with Rob Zombie. However, the collection of musicians the guitarist has performed and written music with reads as a “who’s who” list: everyone from Marilyn Manson to David Lee Roth, from Rob Halford t…… Continue Reading