A Different Kind of Truth Reissue + Alex Van Halen’s Historic Honor with Michel Schinkel

On this episode of Exclusively Van Halen on Johnny Beane TV, we’re talking about the upcoming re-release of Van Halen’s final studio album, A Different Kind of Truth! Originally released in 2012, A Different Kind of Truth featured Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen and David Lee Roth and marked Roth’s first original Van Halen studio album since 1984. 🎸 Van Halen – A Different Kind of Truth Reissue October 23, 2026 from Rhino Available on CD and 2LP 180-gram vinyl Double gatefold vinyl package Limited crystal-clear vinyl available at participating independent record stores and Rhino.com Lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering Originally debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 Features songs including “Tattoo,” “She’s The Woman,” “Blood And Fire,” “Stay Frosty,” “Big River” and more We also talk with Michel Schinkel, who was in the Netherlands for the special Alex Van Halen ceremony on September 1, 2026. Alex was honored as a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, one of the Netherlands’ highest civilian honors. The ceremony took place at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Dutch city where Alex and Eddie spent part of their childhood. Michel gives us his firsthand account of what the event was like and what it meant to be there for this incredible moment in Alex Van Halen’s history. What do you think of the A Different Kind of Truth re-release—and what does Alex Van Halen receiving this Dutch honor mean to you? #VanHalen #AlexVanHalen #EddieVanHalen #DavidLeeRoth