Alex Van Halen was appointed Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion this past week in Nijmegen, the Dutch city where the drummer and his brother Eddie spent much of their childhood before their family moved to America.
Read all about it in this week’s top story!
The HH10 is a list of the most-viewed rock news stories in the past week by hennemusic readers.
hennemusic Hot 10
week ending Sep 6, 2026
01 – Alex Van Halen Knighted in the Netherlands
02 – Iron Maiden recap North American tour launch in
Toronto
03 – Rush: Neil Peart No One’s Disciple documentary trailer released
04 – Scorpions postpone Las Vegas residency
05 – Rush add four US dates to Fifty Something Tour
06 – Def Leppard launch Truck Stop Review video series
07 – Van Halen reissue A Different Kind Of Truth album
08 – Royal Blood recap August tour
09 – Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine announces book tour
10 – The Who expands The Who By Numbers for 50th anniversary