But as they started the tour in support of their Balance LP on March 11, it wasn't exactly business as usual. For starters, neither Alex nor Eddie Van Halen were in peak physical condition when ...

Van Halen's 1995 album, Balance, was a bit of a departure for the band, foreshadowing the end of their Sammy Hagar era. And their choice in cover art reflected that new tone. Glen Wexler ...

scoring four consecutive #1 albums -- 1986's "5150," 1988's "OU812," 1991's "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" and 1995's "Balance." Among the hits Eddie Van Halen co-wrote during Hagar's tenure with ...

They share son Malcolm, 25. In the 1970s, Alex suffered a vertebral injury in a boating accident — and by the time Van Halen’s Balance Tour rolled around in 1995, he was dealing with intense ...

What makes Balance interesting is how EVH’s guitar ... In related news, this was Hagar’s final LP with the band. Roth’s first Van Halen album since the Reagan administration offers periodic ...

More studio albums followed, including “OU812,” “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge” and “Balance.” Roth would eventually return in 2007 and team up with the Van Halen brothers and Eddie ...

Hagar, 76, joined Van Halen as vocalist in 1985 after David Lee ... OU812 (1988), For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991), and Balance (1995) – were recently re-released in newly remastered editions.

Former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar revealed that he and Eddie Van Halen planned to make new music together before the iconic guitarist's death in 2020. The 76-year-old musician, who has released ...