“Every now and then, you’ll look at the wall and think, ‘I can’t believe we’re here’”: Wolfgang Van Halen welcomed Alter Bridge into the hallowed halls of the legendary 5150 Studios to record their new album
Phil Weller
created: Aug. 8, 2025, 12:17 p.m. | updated: Aug. 14, 2025, 12:35 a.m.
Every now and then, you’ll look at the wall, snap out of it, and think, ‘I can’t believe we’re here’.
Wolfgang has spent time in Tremonti's solo band and has also helped out in Alter Bridge, leading to a role reversal as Tremonti found himself playing to a crowd that included Eddie Van Halen.
“He [Eddie Van Halen] came to an Alter Bridge show in LA when Wolfgang was filling in on drums.
“We went to see them [Van Halen] practice at 5150 Studios, and they were playing the new album [2012's A Different Kind of Truth],” he continued.
“They finished a song and I was like, ‘Wolfie, that was a killer song, I loved when you did all the chordy stuff,’ and Eddie was like, ‘Were...were my parts good?’ You're Eddie Van Halen, your parts are always good!
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