Van Halen - A Different Kind Of Truth

NEW VINYL LP ON RHINO 2026

180 GRAM VINYL LP (Pre-order now, out 23-10-26)

A limited-edition clear vinyl pressing will also be available exclusively through participating independent record stores.

Released February 7, 2012, A Different Kind of Truth marked the long-awaited studio reunion of David Lee Roth with Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen, along with Wolfgang Van Halen on bass. It was Van Halen’s first full album with Roth since 1984 — and, as it turned out, the band’s twelfth and final studio album.

Seven of the album’s 13 tracks were reworked and rewritten versions of songs Van Halen had originally demoed in the late ’70s and early ’80s but never officially released. The album included “Tattoo,” “She’s The Woman,” “Blood And Fire,” “Stay Frosty,” “Outta Space,” “Big River” and “Beats Workin’,” among others.

A Different Kind of Truth debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, hit #1 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart and was certified Gold.

Tracklist

1. Tattoo
   2. She's the Woman
   3. You and Your Blues
   4. China Town
   5. Blood and Fire
   6. Bullethead
   7. As Is
   8. Honeybabysweetiedoll
   9. The Trouble With Never
   10. Outta Space
   11. Stay Frosty
   12. Big River
   13. Beats Workin'