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Alex Van Halen

real name Alexander Arthur van Halen

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Alex Van Halen is credited on 1,990 releases across 240 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,990

Credits

240

Albums

6

Decades active

1,239

In collections

Biography

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Alex Van Halen is a Dutch-American drummer and former member of The Broken Combs, The Space Brothers, The Trojan Rubber Company, Genesis and Mammoth as well as a founding member of Van Halen. He was born May 8, 1953, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Eddie Van Halen was his brother and fellow musician. Upon Eddie's death, Van Halen disbanded in 2020.

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1,990 releases · 240 albums · active 1978–2026

  • Performance · 3,536
  • Other credits · 26
  • Production · 6

Studios: Sunset Sound Recorders · Westlake Studios · 5150 · Apollo Control

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