Michael Anthony

Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony talk about being put "under the microscope" while trying to record their parts.

The 18-track album includes two David Lee Roth-era songs, one sung by Michael Anthony.

"It should have gone out with a fricking bang that shook the world," bassist says.

Pop star Kesha turned up to help sing a David Lee Roth-era Van Halen classic.

Guitar lick from a dream helped him complete the thundering 'Encore, Thank You, Goodnight.'

'Encore, Thank You, Goodnight' features a guitar lick Hagar says Eddie Van Halen showed him in a dream.

Joe Satriani and Michael Anthony helped Hagar revisit his time in Van Halen.

See pictures of the bassist's former home.

He says there's a plan in place for release of unheard music, starting with Sammy Hagar era.

"They were a little bit more straight-ahead, what Van Halen sounds like," bassist said of unreleased tracks.

Bassist says the new group started recording together "just for fun."

He broached the subject with radio host Eddie Trunk.

Bassist says he's spoken to David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen, but plans didn't get far.

Bassist takes over from Sammy Hagar at Circle show for "Runnin' With the Devil" and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love."

June has a lot of birthdays, so see which rockers are blowing out the candles for this month.

Both former Van Halen members are up for the event, whenever the timing is right.