Roth And Alex Van Halen Reunite, Alex Terrible Responds, New As I Lay Dying
Heavy Metal News & Interviews: The Loaded Radio PodcastShow Notes
David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen have appeared together in public for the first time in years, sitting alongside muralist Robert Vargas at a TEDxFargo event about why great art requires risk. Roth called it "a step towards world peace"; Alex said the most important thing in art is to learn the basics and then break all the rules. It lands months after Alex told a Brazilian magazine that Sammy Hagar — who sang on four consecutive Van Halen number ones — is "a complete idiot," and after leaving him out of his memoir entirely. Also on this episode: Slaughter To Prevail's Alex Terrible issues a detailed new statement denying the Nazism allegations that have followed his career, addressing his since-covered Black Sun tattoo and saying his own interpretation of a symbol "doesn't erase its history or what it represents to other people." And As I Lay Dying debut "Polarized" and "Retribution" — deliberately the two extremes of their ninth album, with twelve songs recorded, ten making the cut, and fans helping decide which two get dropped. Loaded Radio is hard rock and heavy metal news, interviews and radio. Since 2009. 📻 24/7 metal stream: https://loadedradio.com 📱 Free Loaded Radio app on Apple and Google Play 🎧 The Loaded Radio Podcast, wherever you listen Follow us: Facebook: https://facebook.com/loadedradioofficial X: https://x.com/loadedradio Instagram: https://instagram.com/loaded.radio TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@loadedradio YouTube: https://youtube.com/loadedradioofficial #VanHalen #DavidLeeRoth #AlexVanHalen #SammyHagar #SlaughterToPrevail #AsILayDying #MetalNews #LoadedRadio
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