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Van Halen, with David Lee Roth, recording a new album

Does this qualify for the 'Albums That May Never Come Out' file?

By Katie Hasty Monday, Aug 9, 2010 4:33 PM

<p>David Lee Roth with Van Halen in 2008</p>

David Lee Roth with Van Halen in 2008

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Van Halen -- with classic vocalist David Lee Roth -- came back together for some limited tour dates back in 2008 and it's becoming clearer now that the band didn't want the reunion to stop there.

In a statement, the hard rock band's publishing company Warner Chappell announced that Van Halen extended its longstanding deal, and that the band was back in the studio with Roth for an album "that is due for release in 2011."

The press release did not specify if founding bassist Michael Anthony was returning for the album; Anthony was replaced by Eddie Van Halen's young son Wolfgang for the last tour.

Roth has not recorded an album with Van Halen since the 1984 album "1984." Diamond Dave was replaced by Sammy Hagar through 1996; Roth temporarily rejoined the band and then broke again. Gary Cherone was then the replacement vocalist through 1999.

Anthony and Hagar were the only Van Halen members present when the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007: Eddie was in rehab, Alex Van Halen and Roth declined to appear.

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After five years as a columnist and editor at Billboard, Katie Hasty joined HitFix in 2009 for music and film reporting out of New York. The Midwest native has worked as a writer, music promoter and in A&R since 1999 and performs with her band Numbers And Letters.
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    Jer

    Roth did 2 songs with the band for their Greatest Hits album back in the 90's.

    August 9, 2010 at 5:37PM EST Reply to Comment
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      Action_Kate And those two songs were fantastic. I actually got nostalgic for the original lineup, much as I enjoyed the Van Hagar years. If this album is anything like those songs, I'll definitely pick it up.

      August 9, 2010 at 5:59PM EST
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    Sorry

    What Jer was trying to say is that the article is not really complete without mentioning that. The story still has punch - just change "Roth has not recorded an album with Van Halen since the 1984 album '1984'" to "Roth has not recorded with Van Halen since the two tracks for the greatest hits album."

    August 10, 2010 at 3:23AM EST Reply to Comment

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