The cover of the April 1980 issue of Guitar Player, featuring Eddie Van Halen . As for his spontaneous solos? “ ’Ice Cream Man’ was one,” he said. “That was a first take. The solo in ...

Eddie van Halen is one of the greatest rock musicians around, and his Eruption guitar solo alone puts him in the pantheon with the best of the best. Artist Ryan Humphrey was looking for a design ...

When you think of Eddie Van Halen, the first thing that comes to mind is probably his mind-blowing guitar solos, not his ...

Before Sammy Hagar joined Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen had a back-up plan that would have changed the course of rock 'n' roll history.

Van Halen was part, if not the leader, of a revolution of hard rock bands that had no qualms about having ridiculously extravagant stage sets and costume designs as part of their live shows ...

When you speak of great guitarists like Jimmy Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Carlos Santana, and B.B.King you can't forget to mention Eddie ... Van Halen displayed during his legendary guitar solos ...

Eddie Van Halen was the master of shredding, but he was capable of so much more as well, says Testament’s longtime guitarist ...

When Van Halen released their self-titled debut album in 1978, fans hadn’t heard a guitar hero with such singular style since Jimi Hendrix shuffled off onto his final experience. Eddie Van Halen ...

Even though most Van Halen fans knew they were about having fun, that didn't mean they couldn't get in trouble from time to time.

Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, as well as ex-bandmates and famous friends have paid tribute to the late guitar legend on what would’ve been his 70th birthday.