Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen sat down with GW to discuss how the latter came to join the band, the euphoria of their first ...

Producer Tom Dowd said Cream never played “Crossroads” for less than seven minutes in concert and was certain the 'Wheels of ...

Eddie Van Halen already mastered the finger-tapping ... his football coach's Les Paul-toting son. “Leroy had long hair and a Harley-Davidson,” remembers Wylde, “so I thought he was really ...

Eddie was lauded for the speed, fluidity, and melodicism of his playing, as well as the two-handed tapping technique he perfected. The guitarist and his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen ...

We often associate rock ‘n’ roll with effortless talent, breaking the rules, and sticking it to the man, but Eddie Van Halen mastered his signature speed and sound by pursuing the opposite.

These are the three facets that usually make for a bulletproof live act. However, there was one gig where Eddie Van Halen feared that they might not be enough. It was 1978, and his rising group were ...

Sammy Hagar recalled his struggle with 1995 Van Halen hit “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" – but revealed he was ready to sing it again, despite the emotions that came with it. Marking the ...

For better or worse, Eddie Van Halen was the embodiment of rock music in the 1980s. He was simultaneously a respectful disciple of all that came before him, able to reel off Eric Clapton’s solo in ...

Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick has explained in what way he thinks Eddie Van Halen is underrated. Talking exclusively to Metal Hammer, the thrash metal player says that Eddie is so famous for his ...