Perez Hilton — It's on! According to industry sources, both Van Halen's A Different Kind of Truth and Adele's 21 will be fighting for the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 next week! We're hearing that the new Van Halen album is set to sell 180,000 to 200,000 copies, w... more info

411 Mania — A weird match... more info

Time — It's been nearly three decades since Van Halen issued their last David Lee Roth-led album. Their new album offers the same youthful escape that sold the band to millions worldwide over 30 years ago. more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Hell has frozen over. Here are the 11 Best Songs By Van Halen: Panama (1984) Unchained (Fair Warning) Hot For Teacher (1984) Dance the Night Away (Van Halen II) You Really Got Me (Van Halen) Jump (1984) Ain't Talkin 'Bout Love (Van Halen) Women In ... more info

Metalsucks — What was once inconceivable is now a reality: A David Lee Roth-fronted Van Halen is set to release a new album! It took 28 years, a soul-crushing false start with Roth in 1996, the dumping of bassist/backing vocalist Michael Anthony, and a new lab... more info

411 Mania — From "Hot for Teacher," "Why Can't This Be Love" and "Runnin' With the Devil" to "Right Now," "Panama" and more, the 411 staff ranks their top 5 Van Halen songs of all-time! more info

USA Today Music — The group's first album of new material in 14 years sounds neither rusty nor welded to past glories. more info

Chicago Tribune — 2.5 stars (out of 4) more info

Popdose — Popdose reviews the big Van Halen/David Lee Roth reunion. Was it worth it more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Van Halen's "A Different Kind of Truth," the first with lead singer David Lee Roth since "1984," comes out Tuesday. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts reviews it. more info