As someone who's got this stupid obsession with Van Halen (thanks, dad), I always like hearing the Bombcast guys talk about them. They were a little shaky on the details though, so here's the deal.
The original band line-up is back together, except that Eddie is letting his 17 year old son play Bass, and he's pretty good. They did a 2007-2008 North American tour, which I was lucky enough to see. Eddie is not a skeleton anymore, in fact, the band is relatively sober, and in shape. They're taking a short break, while Wolfgang Van Halen graduates high school, and should be touring again this summer, WITH David Lee Roth. A new album is also planned.
As for the bands original Bass player Mike Anthony, and second lead singer Sammy Hagar, they have teamed up with Joe Satriani and Chad Smith (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers), in a new band called Chicken Foot, which is releasing a 2009 album.
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