Their official website was updated on December 26, 2011, announcing

Their official website was updated on December 26, 2011, announcing that tickets for their 2012 tour would be available starting January 10, 2012. On January 5, 2012, Van Halen played an intimate club gig at New York City’s Cafe Wha? which received widespread praise from media and fans. On January 10, the upcoming album’s first single, titled ” Tattoo “, made its premiere on radio stations. The following week, the single debuted at No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The band’s new studio album from Interscope Records , titled A Different Kind of Truth , was released on February 7, 2012. It was Van Halen’s first studio release since 1998’s Van Halen III and the first new music from the band since the three new songs from the 2004’s Best of Both Worlds compilation. It would also be the first Van Halen album to feature Eddie’s son, Wolfgang, on the bass in place of Anthony. This would also be the first full-length album to feature Roth on vocals in over 27 years, and the first new material with him in 15 years, since the two new songs with him on the Best Of – Volume I .