“He wanted to crucify me.” Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen “micromanaged everything” on ‘Balance’

The singer claims tensions got so bad he and producer Bruce Fairbairn fled to Bryan Adams’ studio to finish key vocals ...
Forbes

Van Halen’s Album Debuts As A Bestseller — 30 Years After It’s Release

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Van Halen’s Balance arrives on the Official Album Sales chart for ...
American Songwriter

Expanded 30th Anniversary Reissue of Van Halen’s Final Studio Album with Sammy Hagar, ‘Balance,’ Coming Soon

A live version of the Balance song “The Seventh Seal” from the Wembley Stadium show has been made available as an advance digital track from the reissue. The other rare recordings included in the ...

Sammy Hagar thought one tour killed Van Halen: “That’s when it really got bad”

Sammy Hagar always had a strained relationship with Eddie Van Halen towards the last years of his life, but he thought this ...

The only producer Eddie Van Halen never wanted to work with: “His name was in the hat”

While everyone producer has their set of strengths, Eddie Van Halen felt that some of them didn't approach songs the same way ...