Eddie Van Halen’s “Eruption” solo popularized the tapping style of guitar playing, and in doing so revolutionized the sound of rock. Not bad for a song that wasn't even intended to be released. On ...

Wolfgang Van Halen made an unexpected appearance during the Foo Fighters’ headlining set at Welcome to Rockville on May 11, performing parts of the classic Van Halen tunes “Eruption” and “Hot for ...

The post Wolfgang Van Halen Shares Clip of Himself Shredding “Eruption” to Mark Anniversary of Van Halen Classic: Watch appeared first on Consequence. Eddie Van Halen recorded his legendary shred ...

Dave Grohl is a showman. The Foo Fighters frontman loves to surprise and delight his band’s fans by giving them a bit of the unexpected amid the sweat and rumble of a typically high-energy Foos show.

Happy anniversary to Van Halen's self-titled debut album. The mid-'70s were a transformative time for rock 'n' roll music. The psychedelic phase was coming to an end, glam and punk were on the rise, ...

Sunday’s Grammy Awards may have received some of the show’s best reviews in years (even though viewership plummeted to an all-time low), but hard rock and heavy metal fans were not happy with the ...

“Clearly, the guitar world and the music world lost a giant,” Tolinski says of Van Halen. “But I also felt sad on a personal level.” For Gill, the emotional wallop of Van Halen’s death felt much the ...

For journalists Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill, several decades of conversations with guitar legend Eddie Van Halen led to a friendship with the musician. When he died on Oct. 6, 2020, the news hit hard ...

For journalists Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill, several decades of conversations with guitar legend Eddie Van Halen led to a friendship with the musician. When he died on Oct. 6, 2020, the news hit hard ...