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Left-Lzzy Hale of Halestorm performs at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre on July 08, 2022 in Sterling Heights, Michigan; Right-Wolfgang Van Halen of the band Mammoth performs during their visit to SiriusXM Studios on July 14, 2025 in New York City
Lzzy Hale on why Wolfgang Van Halen is well positioned to “save rock ‘n’ roll”

By Janelle Borg Published

Hale and the rest of Halestorm were invited to Eddie Van Halen's iconic home studio

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Eddie Van Halen
Why Eddie Van Halen didn’t double-track his guitars

By Phil Weller Published

Recording engineer Ross Hogarth recalls working with the late guitar icon and helping him broaden his sound on A Different Kind of Truth

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Left-Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs at Music Midtown at Piedmont Park on September 19, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia; Right-Keanu Reeves of Dogstar performs live on stage during the 2023 BottleRock Napa Valley festival at Napa Valley Expo on May 27, 2023 in Napa, California
Eddie Van Halen and Keanu Reeves nearly ended up on the John Wick soundtrack

By Janelle Borg Published

The soundtrack that could have been...

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Wolfgang Van Halen performs onstage
Wolfgang Van Halen says he’s stopped listening to his dad’s music

By Phil Weller Published

The Mammoth multi-instrumentalist has discussed why he no longer listens to his late father’s Van Halen back catalog

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Canadian Rock musician Pat Travers plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, December 2, 1978
Pat Travers recalls the best show he ever played – with Aerosmith, AC/DC, and Van Halen all on the same bill

By Janelle Borg Published

The legendary gig also saw Travers meet Steven Tyler for the first time – and a comical encounter ensued...

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Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen
Yngwie Malmsteen claims Eddie Van Halen felt “threatened” by him

By Phil Weller Published

Malmsteen looks back on the few times he almost crossed paths with the late electric guitar legend

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Wolfgang and Eddie Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen used Eddie’s legendary Frankenstein to track the two-hand tapping sequence in his new single

By Phil Weller Published

Wolfgang Van Halen has shared a clip of him using his father's iconic electric to record his latest song – which channels his love for contemporary greats while keeping Eddie’s guitar flame burning brightly

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Eddie Van Halen
Free Eddie Van Halen mini-documentary explores the origins of Eruption – and it’s partly narrated by the man himself

By Phil Weller Published

The latest in-depth documentary from Simon Alkin focuses on the talent behind Eruption – a song that changed the guitar world forever

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Mammoth The End
Wolfgang Van Halen goes big on the tapping in new single – and drops music video loaded with an Eddie Van Halen Easter egg

By Phil Weller Published

Mammoth – now without the WVH tag – returns with a statement video that features rock royalty, Hollywood-level special effects, and one hell of a song

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Rock musicians Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen (1955 - 2020), both of the group Van Halen, performs onstage at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, March 15, 1986
Sammy Hagar on his musical dynamic with Eddie Van Halen – and why the virtuoso stopped releasing music in the 2000s

By Janelle Borg Published

The former Van Halen frontman asserts that EVH flourished as a musician “because he got a singer that could say, ‘I can sing that’”

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