Eddie Van Halen was synonymous with guitar mastery, but what was the longest solo he ever played on the six-string? Find out here.

Eddie Van Halen had enough impact on the guitar community for a couple of different lifetimes, but he knew enough to realise when he hit the musical jackpot.

The new album from Coheed And Cambria is the latest episode in their ambitious sci-fi rock opera The Amory Wars. But as band leader Claudio Sanchez reveals, this futuristic tale has been coloured by ...

There have of course been no shortage of excellent tributes to Eddie Van Halen since the legendary guitarist died this past October. Still, I hereby declare this violin cover of “Eruption,” by the ...

Why is there a stop-motion animated video of a Jawa playing Eddie Van Halen’s “Eruption”? Explains the clip’s creator, Thomas J. Yagodinski: “This was an extremely FUN way to pay respects to a musical ...

and suggested the recruitment of a second superstar shredder prompted the Eruption virtuoso to up sticks and leave. In 2004, Van Halen and Peavey brought an end to their partnership, which ...

Four decades ago, Van Halen's eponymous debut album was unleashed onto the world, and before the album even hit the five-minute mark, "Eruption" was nearing its conclusion, and listeners were ...

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 ...