{"id":2310534,"date":"2026-03-03T16:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2310534"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:28:36","slug":"new-music-from-eddie-van-halen-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-from-eddie-van-halen-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music from Eddie Van Halen Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen passed away in 2020 after a stroke, fans believed any chances of new music died with him. Not so. Recently, his brother Alex Van Halen announced that unheard material recorded by Eddie is on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>According to Alex, who is collaborating with Toto leader Steve Lukather on the project, \u201cMany people have asked, what about releasing unreleased stuff? Well, we\u2019re not gonna release it in its embryonic form because it wouldn\u2019t make any sense. It has to be of the quality and the level of where we left it. Not just to say, \u2018Hey, here\u2019s some music that we made. If you like it, that\u2019s great.\u2019 No, it has to be the quality that we expect.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eddie Van Halen - Eruption (Live) High Quality\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CU-vvlFvzuk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>He added, \u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate enough to have Steve Lukather, who was a good friend of Ed\u2019s, and we\u2019re working on putting a record together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eddie\u2019s son Wolfgang will be handling the bass parts. Brother Alex also said, \u201cThey\u2019re building on a foundation of recordings that were going to be the next Van Halen record, and that were stopped because Eddie didn\u2019t live that long. The drums are already recorded. The drums, the guitar, and the bass are already in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wolfgang Van Halen, Justin Hawkins, Dave Grohl (Hot for Teacher) Multi-cam \u2013 Live 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nmKFg1QC9o0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Alex and Steve are currently searching for a vocalist who would be a good fit after longtime Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers declined.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.culturesonar.com\/products\/eddie-van-halen-in-detroit-cobo-arena?_pos=8&amp;_psq=van&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers explained his decision on social media. He specified that the offer was to participate on one track, not an entire album. \u201cTo squash the rumors\u2026My health is good. I feel fit and strong, and I am rehearsing to perform on March 2nd at the Adopt the Arts Sound and Vision Awards in Palm Springs. Thanks to Van Halen for inviting me to work on a track with them, but I am in my acoustic, Zen phase of life. At this time, I have to prioritize my health. I have no problem singing; it\u2019s the stress of everything else. Thanks for understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ideally, Van Halen and Lukather would love to bring former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant on board, but the British rocker is touring for his new record, <em>Saving Grace<\/em>. \u00a0Alex is keeping his fingers crossed, saying, \u201cHe would\u2019ve been an ideal choice, but nothing is etched in stone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.culturesonar.com\/products\/aerosmith-quote-necklace?_pos=4&amp;_psq=aero&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.culturesonar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WP-Buy-Now-Ad-Template-v2-3-copy-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.culturesonar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WP-Buy-Now-Ad-Template-v2-3-copy-2-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.culturesonar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WP-Buy-Now-Ad-Template-v2-3-copy-2-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is hardly any doubt that a vocalist will be found who meets their satisfaction. In fact, Limp Bizkit leader Fred Durst has even tossed his name in the hat to help complete the project, with a simple reply, \u201cLet\u2019s go!! I\u2019m ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Sharon Oliver<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Eddie Van Halen, 2014 (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/63602780@N04\" rel=\"nofollow\">Abby Gillardi<\/a> via Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.culturesonar.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen passed away in 2020 after a stroke, fans believed any chances of new music died with him. Not so. Recently, his brother Alex Van Halen announced that unheard material recorded by Eddie is on the horizon. 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