Alex Van Halen is, no doubt, excited about the upcoming Van Halen album.
Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen leaked the name of Van Halen’s new album, which would be their first new studio album in since the 1998 Van Halen III and their first in more than a quarter of a century with original frontman David Lee Roth. (The last Roth-era album was 1984, which has sold over 10 million copies).
The name? Encore.
“For years, people have been wanting to hear classic Van Halen,” said Alex, the older brother of guitarist Eddie Van Halen. “With Dave back in the mix, we tried to think of an appropriate name. Encore just seemed right.”
Other names the band considered were 2010 (due to its propensity towards numerical names), Yes, He 812 (a spoof of the Hagar-era album OU812), We’re Back! and Van Halen IV.
Alex added the band will head back into the studio later in the summer once Eddie returns from his honeymoon with Janie Liszewski.
“Ed has literally thousands of tapes of unreleased guitar riffs and songs, so with Dave’s vocals, we expect it shouldn’t take long to get the album made,” Alex added.
The album, of course, will feature Alex’s nephew and Eddie’s son Wolfgang on bass. It may also feature a bonus track of the guitar riff used in Back to the Future when Marty McFly–dressed as an alien–wakes his own father from a deep sleep.
Alex, an ordained minister who will officiate in the marriage of Eddie and Janie in June, said the album will be out in 2010.
The current Van Halen lineup: (left to right): Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen.
Ponderings from Pluto 
Haven’t they waited long enough to put out some new material? Sheesh. Giving “Gun’s N’ Roses” a run for their money.
yeah i know. ACDC 00 – 08
Kiss 98 – 09 VH 98 – 09
these Bands use to pump out New LP/CDs every yr
every 2 years. the wait has been becoming longer & Longer even though most of these Bands
claim to be “at their Best”
A Different Kind of Truth will blow ac/dc, kiss, Aerosmith, guns N roses out of the water. “As If” Eddie, Alex or Dave never left off or ditched Mikey Anthony, and picked up Wolfie. VAN HALEN IS IN THEIR BEST, AND THE BEST YEARS YET TO COME…….
THANKS WOLFIE, EDDIE ,DAVE AND MOST OF ALL ALEX.
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i hope vanhalen encore has a few keyboard songs on it could he make them better than ill wait and jump this will be interesting i also hope they do box set unreleased studio songs david lee roth era b sides live tracks unreleased gary cherone 2nd vanhalen studio album studio album leftovers from all albums
Great!!
This is the coolest thing I have ever seen. Since October 14, 2007. When I last saw Eddie. With my bro, Ben.
I am SO happy, Ed. Thank you.
I think if they use the guitar riff from Back to the Future on the new CD it should be titled something like ‘Flux Capicitor’. Can’t wait for the recording to come out.
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Hey, isn’t Mark Stone Van Halen’s bass player back when they were Mamoth (before Anthony joined)?
Anybody?
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sorry i meant to say new Van Halen
2010, for their new CD.
im Really looking forward to it.
Just a thought, but [.] [.]’s Up! is a better title than alien tits with 3 nips […] […] as a previous post had suggested.
I hope the new CD is packed full of really good tunes and that the band is inspired to release a new CD every year for the next 20+ years.. only dreaming here. Maybe if some ego’s shrink and chips knocked off shoulders, then it may allow Michael Anthony to shred alongside Wolfgang because background vocals really need Michael’s highs to make the songs sound like true Van Halen and maybe David & Sammy could work together & take turns on the best songs that fit them and sing together on a song to see how it sounds if a song would ever call for both their voices. With everyone in the band getting along and having fun, then they may be inspired to make a lot of really good music because this sad world these days really needs some really good Van Halen hits. Now that would be Super Van Halen and I bet the world economy would recover just because people would be happy and many other bands would follow suit and release good 80’s style rock when times were fun and less complicated.
“ENCORE” what a great name for the new Van Halen CD in 2010! The name
sounds giant and has attitude just like the first Van Halen version of the
band. I read that the angel kid from 1984 might be used but as an older
version on the cover art. I hope they get Margo Nahaz to do the new artwork.
She did the original and it would have a genuine feeling to it.
The Back to the Future guitar solo is so awesome that it should open up the
new CD! With David Lee Roth back, these boys can do no wrong.
My only wish would be to put Wolfgang on rhythm guitar and bring Michael
Anthony back for bass and those awesome vocals. It would be great if they
use Sammy Hagar as the opening act on the next tour! Maybe he can join
Eddie on stage for a few Van Hagar songs while Dave has a cigarette and
babe break backstage!-Frankie J.
Dave doesn’t smoke… Sammy would never “open” for VH with Dave… Wolfgang can barely play bass, much less guitar… you can wash my car with a big “Duh” hat on your head.
Dude what you’re smoking?
The new album should be called “BETTER LATE THAN NEVER”. These
guys love sitting around and doing nothing. Eddie talks about all this great
music he has. I hope he likes it ’cause he’s the only one that seems to
enjoy it! Enough with all the top secret music and the let’s sit on our butts
for 3 or 4 years attitude. David Lee Roth released more albums on his own
than the VH Bros. did with Hagar.
it had been dreamed by me months ago that the new van halen w/david lee roth album [cd i know i’m old] would trigger the apocalypse can 2012 be moved up? can the cubs win the world series BTTF2!! nostradamus fortold of the 4 horsemen dave,eddie,alex, and wolfgang!! [i know sammy and mike still rock on their own] its the BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!! can we update the “hot for teacher” video with the new scandals? wow!!!!
wow frankie j has a great idea, hopefully the sober, more spiritual EDDIE would agree to something like that.In a perfect world.As much as i agree that dave is the man, dude the sammy years kept me sane. But whatever comes of this ” the cradle will rock”. peace bitches.
[…] main factor for the split. Reportedly, in one recording session for the band’s upcoming album Encore, Dave was so off-key that he shattered the three-inch thick plexiglas window that separates the […]
A human voice can’t shatter 3-inch thick plexiglass… Grow a brain, dumbass…!
Should do A full tour with Gary (1st set) Sammy & Mike (2nd set) and Dave and Wolfie (3rd set) Than all three singers get up at the end of the show and jam Zepplin and Hendrix tunes. CALL THE TOUR THREE HEADS ARE BETTER THAN NONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when will the album come out
Siip lah Pokona Album anyar Van Halen pastina, di antosan ku Abdi. Bravooo …………… Van Halen
i wonder what month this year it will come out the new album
what month will the album come out in
they need to get mikie back no ones wants to hear wolfie sheeshget mikie back.come on
i love wolfie, he’s cute, but van halen is no van halen without roth. I doubt the ‘van halen’ in their new album
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