A new mini-documentary charting Eddie Van Halen’s pre-Frankenstein electric guitar journey has been released online.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Jas Obrecht’s chance encounter with a then-unknown Eddie Van Halen on July 23, 1978 ...

Speaking to MusicRadar, Satriani said that was a golden year for guitar. “It was still Eddie Van Halen and Mark Knopfler. It was still Brian May and AC/DC and it was fun,” he said. I can’t ...

[Ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony] & i will keep it live, and alive.” The Red Rocker’s post also features a black-and-white photo of him with Eddie smiling and playing guitars together ...

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 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 ...

October 7, 2020 Eddie Van Halen at the National Museum of American History via Flickr Eddie Van Halen at the National Museum of American History in 2015. Photo via Flickr Dutch American guitar player ...

Nevertheless, we’re here to shine the spotlight ... compared to that of Eddie Van Halen’s. Bratta, who is now a musical recluse, revealed in a rare 2023 interview with Guitar World’s that ...