In celebration of his new book, Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal, author Greg Renoff is streaming a “mega-rare, newly unearthed recording, live at Pasadena High School on April 25, 1975” of the classic QUEEN song 'Now I'm Here', which can be found on their third album from 1974, Sheer Heart Attack.

 

Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal solely focuses on VAN HALEN's incredible rise during the '70s. 

This book is absolutely loaded with wild and interesting details on VAN HALEN's beginnings that even the most knowledgeable fans have never heard. A vivid and energetic history of VAN HALEN's legendary early years. It's a must-have!

Six years in the making, this is the first book to reveal the debauched details of the band's beginnings, from gonzo backyard parties to neon nights of rock glory on the Sunset Strip.

Drawing on more than 230 original interviews - including with former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and power players like Pete Angelus, Marshall Berle, Donn Landee, Ted Templeman, and Neil Zlozower - Van Halen Rising is the first book to tell the untold story of how these rock legends made the unlikely journey from Pasadena, California, to the worldwide stage.

As for photos, it contains over 30 never before published photos dating back to the days of Mammoth and Red Ball Jet. All from the mid to late '70s.