FOLLOWING A REMARKABLE run with the release of his debut solo album, Mammoth WVH, Wolfgang Van Halen is back in the studio with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette. Their plan is to finish the new Mammoth album in January and mix it in February, wrapping up in time for Van Halen and his band to begin a U.S. tour with Alter Bridge in March. “We have some fun things planned throughout the year that are still in their infancy,” he says. “It’s looking like we’re not slowing down. The machine is waking up again.”
Van Halen and Baskette were in the early stages of tracking when he learned he was one of’s Guitarists of the Year. During a quick break from recording sessions, he
