John 5 was on double duty handling electric guitars and bass for 1998's DLR Band, the group's first self-titled album. The lineup also included an unknown drummer called Ray Luzier who would later ...

was the perfect fit for David Lee Roth's aggressive rock. He played guitar on both Eat 'Em and Smile (1986) and Skyscraper (1988), which generated hit singles. He decided to leave the band in 1989 ...

Why David Lee Roth Told Eddie Van Halen to Play Fewer Solos Alex Van Halen says singer’s out-of-control jealousy led to his departure from the band in 1985. Martin Kielty ...

Vai certainly spoke from wisdom — after all, he was David Lee Roth’s guitarist after Roth left Van Halen. He knew what would be expected of him and that he needed to cut his own path to avoid ...

Roth was backed by the first incarnation of his solo band, which featured guitarist Steve Vai, bassist Billy Sheehan, and drummer Gregg Bissonette. The majority of the album was co-written by Roth ...

After launching his solo career with a 1985 EP that included covers from the Beach Boys and Louis Prima songbooks, former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth assembled a band that would help him ...