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Clashes over ‘Balance’ track didn’t end in the studio.

Final LP with Sammy Hagar had a difficult birth. Was it worth the trouble?

‘Balance’ track was high on the charts in 1995, but not as high as Sammy Hagar believed Eddie Van Halen was.

Studio mix includes alternate vocal take and different guitar solo.

Members went unrecognized among rock fans and pop star said she’d never heard of them - have they slid into the past?

Hopes for a global Van Halen resurgence ended in Arizona after 80 tense concerts with Sammy Hagar in 2004.

Despite the drubbing 'Van Halen III' took, the band and its third singer took a serious shot at making another album.

One album, one tour, then it was over.

Fourth and final single from hit '1984' album also signaled the end of original lineup's spectacular run.

Our writers look back at the band's catalog.

Singer says his group’s success led to copycat acts who resorted to “gimmickry and trade crap.”

Singer insists he’ll bring more “boom in the room” with five vocalists and three guitarists.