Sammy Hagar has premiered a new song titled “Encore, Thank You, Goodnight.” The track was inspired by a dream the frontman had about the late great Eddie Van Halen and a lyric video for it can be found below. Hagar commented:
“This song is my final bow to that part of my life. It’s not meant to be anything more than a ‘thank you’ — with love, with respect, and with one hell of a guitar solo. Joe [Satriani] was the perfect partner to help me shape the sound — he brought in that big, emotional, guitar-driven energy that feels like Eddie’s spirit but is entirely of Joe’s creation. With Michael Anthony’s thundering bass and stellar Van Halen-esque background vocals and Kenny Aronoff’s relentlessly powerful driving rhythms, the song really came together on all levels.”
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