Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony were among the former Van Halen bandmates who paid their respects to Eddie Van Halen on social media in the wake of the guitar icon's death this week. Now the two musicians, who've been playing together in recent years, have posted a video message to Eddie, recorded after rehearsals for…

Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen secretly made up and rekindled their friendship prior to Van Halen's sudden passing yesterday, Metal Injection reports. The two had a famously contentious relationship and had reportedly not spoken since Hagar, who replaced lead singer David Lee Roth in 1985, left the band for good following their disastrous 2004&...

Eddie Van Halen, cofounder of the legendary arena-rock band Van Halen and widely considered the greatest guitarist of all time, died today at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer. The remembrances have been especially plentiful and passionate for obvious reasons, and they include tributes from several of Van Halen's former bandmates.

Earlier this week, Sammy Hagar got some attention for what he said in a Rolling Stone interview round-up about what artists are planning to do during the pandemic. Hagar sounded like he was eager to get back out on the road, coronavirus be damned. "This is hard to say without stirring somebody up, but truthfully,…