Van Halen New Album

Van Halen New Album, Van Halen vocalist David Lee Roth delivered some good news for fans of the longtime rockers: New music is headed our way.
Roth, in an interview with SiriusXM’s Jim Florentine, revealed a new album is likely about 18 months away.

“I was up at Edward [Van Halen]’s house, maybe three days ago, and we’re starting to put music together,” Roth said.

“We start way, way, way in advance, ’cause we are eminently art-centric, which is a really fancy way of saying we really do generate all the artwork, the graphics, etc,” he explained. “Same thing with the merchandise: If you buy a t-shirt, that was designed, literally, in my living room.”

Roth said the band, which also includes Wolfgang and Alex Van Halen, gets together about three times a week to practice new material.

“Oh, yeah, we’re writing,” he said “I write lyrics routinely. It’s a perishable skill. And the band plays together routinely, at least three times a week. They’re up at Ed’s place, routinely.”

Wolfgang Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen, Van Halen will tour in 2012. The rock band has posted a video on its website announcing that the first tickets will go on sale Jan. 10.

The black-and-white video shows guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen, along with original lead singer David Lee Roth and Eddie’s son, Wolfgang, on bass. The ticker at the bottom of the video reads: “Van Halen on Tour 2012. First tickets on sale January 10.” No other information is posted on the website.

Van Halen, with its flamboyant frontman “Diamond Dave,” was one of the most popular rock bands of the 1980s, but Roth left the band in 1985. Van Halen toured with him in 2007-2008.