• Van Halen - Is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, (1978). As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Van Halen is the 19th best-selling band/artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the United States alone, and is one of five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the U.S. In 1999, the RIAA certified their debut album diamond for ten million in U.S. sales.

A Different Kind of Truth is the upcoming 12th studio album from American hard rock band Van Halen. It is the band's first album of new material since 1998's Van Halen III, as well as their first album since 1984's 1984 to feature David Lee Roth on lead vocals and the first album to feature Wolfgang Van Halen on bass guitar. It will also be Van Halen's first album on their new label Interscope Records, and will release their first album in 14 years.