Hour invisible film material from “canceled van Halen Chronicles documentary film” published and offers a rare insight into the band's early years

Van Halen film material from the band's early years, including live appearances, over five hours, behind the scenes and outtakes, were released into the wilderness.

Uploaded uploaded by a user named James Vega on YouTube. The clips should be part of his “private collection” from the “canceled Van Halen Chronicles Documentary”.

While details on the documentary remain scarce, the film material includes several important moments in Van Halen's history, including two New York shows from 1978, in which they supported the tour black Sabbath during the tour of Never Never Say.

In one of the 1978 NYC clips you can see a relaxed David Lee Roth, who is preparing for her Madison Square Garden Show: “We are sitting here in the Drake Hotel. Van Halen is roughly ready to play her show in Madison Square Garden. As you can see, the atmosphere is tense. The air is ripe with anticipation, ”jokes Roth when he casually smokes a cigarette before he comes on stage.

The videos with a total of 16 clips contain backstage film material, outtakes of music videos such as Hot for teachers And JumpAnd even a funny silent clip of the band that visits a McDonald's in Tokyo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PCW4M0PVGK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feywhlgzud4

One of the highlights is the legendary set of the band at the 1984 Monsters of Rock Festival. In a backstage video, the late Eddie van Halen sees on his characteristic Kramer guitar, while the Slade guitarist Dave Hill continues with fascination.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot0_vnc6qao

The publication of the new film material brought the fans in frenzy, and many commented on the rare and intimate view of the band's early days.

“We have all looked at the same old VH film material for decades, and now in a week there are these two amazing new videos of [the] 1978 tour! This is crazy for Old School fans, who are thirsty, especially from the early years after something new, ”wrote a user, while another found that“ Eddie's guitar guitars sounds like the album ”.