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, resulted in ...

Wolfgang Van Halen may be related to one of the greatest guitar players of all time, but when it comes to playing the electric guitar, he’s lightning-quick to distinguish his individuality. “I think I ...

Even in the decadent 80s, known for its over-the-top guitar shredding and showmanship, Eddie Van Halen was a towered presence. Even in the decadent 80s, known for its over-the-top guitar shredding and ...

For the better part of the decade, when he wasn’t battling aging trolls about his lineage online, Wolfgang Van Halen was carefully crafting his own material outside the band that bore his famous last ...

Eddie Van Halen spent a lifetime chasing the sounds that he heard in his head. The encomiums that have proliferated since Van Halen's death on October 6 have made comparisons with Jimi Hendrix, Eric ...

Born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen in Amsterdam in 1955, he forever redefined rock guitar playing and subsequently reinvented the whole damn thing. Now widely copied, his legendary guitar formed from a ...