A Different Kind of Truth is the twelfth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen. Released on February 7, 2012, by Interscope Records, the record is Van Halen's first full-length album of studio material with original lead vocalist David Lee Roth since 1984. Likewise, it is Van Halen's first studio album since 1998's Van Halen III. It is the first to feature Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang on bass, replacing Michael Anthony, who had played bass on all of Van Halen's previous albums.

Critically acclaimed and commercially successful worldwide – particularly so in the United States, where it became the 6th best-selling rock release of 2012 – A Different Kind of Truth debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200. At the time of the album's release, controversy surrounded Van Halen's inclusion of seven re-worked songs that had been demoed in the late-1970s/early 1980s, but never officially released. A recent composition, "Stay Frosty," was named the 16th Best Song of 2012 by Rolling Stone Magazine.

A Different Kind of Truth was recorded at Henson Recording Studios, Eddie Van Halen's own 5150 Studios, and produced by John Shanks.

A Different Kind of Truth entered the US Billboard 200 at No. 2, selling 188,000 copies in its first six days of release. It is the group's fourteenth consecutive top ten album in the US. By the end of 2012 the album had sold 411,000 copies in the US, making it the 72nd best-selling record of the year.

The album also debuted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 14,040 copies, becoming their highest charting album ever. In Japan, A Different Kind of Truth debuted at third on the Oricon chart, and was one of the very few albums by western artists to crack the year-end tally, finishing at number 89 with 79,517 copies sold. As of December 23, 2013, the album has sold 1 million copies worldwide.

Track listing CD Album Deluxe Edition mp3 320kbps All songs written and composed by Van Halen/Roth.

No. Title Length 1 "Tattoo" 4:44 2 "She's the Woman" 2:56 3. "You and Your Blues" 3:43 4. "China Town" 3:14 5. "Blood and Fire" 4:26 6. "Bullethead" 2:30 7. "As Is" 4:47 8. "Honybabysweetiedoll" 3:46 9. "The Trouble with Never" 3:59 10. "Outta Space" 2:53 11. "Stay Frosty" 4:07 12. "Big River" 3:50 13. "Beats Workin'" 5:02

Deluxe Edition Tracks 14. "Panama (Acoustic) 15. "You And Your Blues" (Intro) 16. "You And Your Blues" (Acoustic) 17. "Beautiful Girls" (Acoustic)

Band members

Current members

Eddie Van Halen – lead guitar, lead vocals (1972–1974); lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1974–present)
Alex Van Halen – drums (1972–present)
David Lee Roth – lead vocals, occasional acoustic guitars (1974–85, 1996, 2006–present)
Wolfgang Van Halen – bass, backing vocals (2006–present)

Former members

Mark Stone – bass, backing vocals (1972–74)
Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals (1974–2006)
Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, occasional co-lead guitars (1985–96, 2003–05)
Gary Cherone – lead vocals (1996–99)

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