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Though no official announcement has been made, producer John Shanks tweeted about starting the project last week and shared aVan Halen working on new album with Roth
Jan. 24, 2011, 5:52 PM EST
By Matthew Perpetua
Rollingstone.com
Van Halen have entered the studio to record their first album in 27 years with original frontman David Lee Roth. photograph of Eddie Van Halen's distinctive guitar amp. Shanks, who has recorded albums with Bon Jovi, Jane's Addiction and Fleetwood Mac, had been rumored as the producer for the new album for some time.
Besides contributing two tracks to the band's 1996 greatest hits album, this will be Roth's first appearance on a Van Halen record since 1984 (released in January 1984). Still, it will not be a full-on band reunion. Roth-era bassist Michael Anthony is still absent from the group, and was replaced by Eddie's 19-year-old son Wolfgang Van Halen around the time Roth rejoined the band in 2007.
Edited at: Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:57:48 PM | 