Van Halen was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1973. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen was known for its energetic live shows and for the virtuosic talent of its lead guitarist, Eddie Van Halen. How many lead singers ...
Eddie Van Halen is considered one of the best lead guitarists in the history of music by many of his peers, while Alex was a superior drummer. Together, they formed the nucleus of the popular band that also included bass guitarist, Michael Anthony, and vocalist, David Lee Roth. The brothe...
That’s a little bit of the fiery, pit-starting vibe you’ll get with the “Let’s Get the Party Started,” a collaboration between Rage guitarist Tom Morello and members of BMTH. While the song might suggest a celebration, the track is anything but. Sykes sings about struggles with a ...
John 5 recently recalled the "shock" of hearing Van Halen's 1978 debut album for the first time. "I bought [Van Halen I] from the cover alone, because it said 'Gene Simmons', and he worked on the record," said the Mötley Crüe guitarist during a recent appearance on AXS TV's Vi...
From “Somebody Get Me a Doctor” to “D.O.A.,” the material onVan Halen IIcomes up consistently ruminative and semirollicking, fleshed out as it is by the stilted instrumental blarings of lead guitarist Edward Van Halen, bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Alex Van Halen. Thanks to the...
Eddie Van Halen was a Dutch-born American guitarist and cofounder of the heavy metal band Van Halen, for which he served as the primary songwriter. He is known for his virtuosic electric guitar playing technique, characterized by speed and the fusion of
Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitar innovator and virtuoso who led Van Halen through five decades and three lead singers, establishing himself as one of the all-time great players in rock history, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 65. “I can’t believe I’m having ...
Van Halen Info: Van Halen was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. From 1974 until 1985, the band comprised guitarist Eddie Van Halen, vocalist David Lee Roth, drummer Alex Van Halen, and bassist Michael Anthony. In 2007, Van Halen was inducted into the Rock and...
Van Halen, who formed in the mid-1970s, are widely considered to be the first Glam Metal band, due to the fact that they succeeded in mixing the sounds of Pop and Heavy Metal, had a virtuoso lead guitarist and a flamboyant frontman and wrote songs about Sex, Rock And Roll and just ...
Forced to find another new lead singer, Van Halen repeated what it had done with Hagar, reaching for another known quantity from the rock charts: former Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone, whose elastic pipes helped that band become one of the more eclectic outfits in the genre during the early ...