Vinnie Paul (Pantera, Damageplan, Hell Yeah) contributed to the hardcover photo book, Van Halen: A Visual History 1978-1984, by Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on his story: "Van Halen was and still is my favorite band of all time. Me and my brother always modeled ourselves after them. They were without a doubt our biggest influence. We … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
Eddie Van Halen Pumpkin!
It's this time of year again! Here's some Van Halenized pumpkins emailed to us from readers. Our favorite is the one which features Eddie Van Halen, above (Yes, it's REAL, not photoshopped!). It was made by Dave Bedford, who writes, "As Eddie is my guitar hero, I decided to take a stab at creating and carving him onto a pumpkin for Hallowe'en. The guitar didn't come out as … [Read more...]
Unearthed 1964 Photo: “The Broken Combs” Band, Featuring Eddie and Alex Van Halen
The historic photo above is one of the oldest Van Halen photos ever. Here's the story... In 1964, fourteen years before Van Halen's first album, Eddie and Alex Van Halen were young kids (age 9 & 11) who had immigrated to the United States just two short years earlier. Eddie Van Halen met fellow student Kevan Hill in their early morning music class at Hamilton Elementary … [Read more...]
1983: A Day With Eddie Van Halen in Rio
From Playadelnacho.com: This is an article originally conceived in Portuguese by Brazilian journalist LUIZ ANTONIO MELLO, translated by me [English is not my first language, so bear with me] for your entertainment. Basically, these are his memoirs from a day with EDDIE VAN HALEN back in 1983, during the infamous –and only EVER- Van Halen South American Tour. Photos posted … [Read more...]
Photo: Eddie Van Halen Backstage with Smashing Pumpkins
Eddie Van Halen hangin with Smashing Pumpkins at the Gibson Amphitheatre. Sunday, Oct. 14th, 2012. By the way, Smashing Pumkins founder, Billy Corgan's favorite Van Halen album is Fair Warning. Read what he has to say about it here. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Voted “GREATEST GUITARIST OF ALL TIME” in Guitar World Readers Poll
From GuitarWorld.com: After nearly half a million total votes were cast, Eddie Van Halen has been named the victor in Guitar World's first-ever Greatest Guitarist of All Time poll. The tournament-style readers poll began in April with 132 guitarists, including four — Malcolm Young, Nuno Bettencourt, Jake E. Lee and Chet Atkins — who were voted in by readers. In the … [Read more...]
Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, FINAL ROUND — Eddie Van Halen Vs. Brian May
As soon as this poll began, we assumed the final round would end up being Eddie Van Halen Vs. Jimi Hendrix. We were wrong! Who will be crowned the public's choice for the greatest guitarist of all time in Guitar World's poll? Its the Final Round - Eddie Van Halen Vs. (believe it or not!) Brian May! CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW. EDDIE VAN HALEN may have earned the moniker "King … [Read more...]
Photo: Eddie Van Halen Attends Tremonti Gig
Wolfgang Van Halen is proud that his father, Eddie Van Halen, attended his Tremonti gig last night (Oct. 3rd) in Kansas City. Wolfgang tweeted two photos of Eddie, which are the first pictures of Eddie since his emergency surgery. It's great to see that Eddie has recovered enough to make it out to the gig. He looks great! In the photo below, Eddie watches the Tremonti … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo, #8
Backstage at a Van Halen show in 2007. Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. … [Read more...]
Peter Frampton: “Eddie Van Halen Blew Me Away”
Peter Frampton contributed to the new hardcover photo book, Eddie Van Halen, by Neil Zlozower. VHND.com has the exclusive on what he had to say about Eddie Van Halen: "Ed reinvented the electric guitar for us with his tapping style, which he took further than anyone before him. He plays with such fluidity. It’s so ear-catching to me. It’s inspiring to so many guitarists. And … [Read more...]
When The Van Halen Brothers Met The Wilson Sisters
You might have heard that in Heart's newly released memoir, the Wilson sisters share their strange tale of meeting the Van Halen brothers on the road in 1979. Here's the full story from Nancy Wilson herself: At one hotel, we met Eddie and Alex Van Halen. Over the course of a few hours, they had a Kamikaze-drinking contest, followed by a cocaine-snorting fest. Once they were … [Read more...]
Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 5 — Eddie Van Halen Vs. Joe Satriani
UPDATE: In this poll, Eddie was winning with 75% until recently, when Joe suddenly received a HUGE boost in votes. That is solely because Chickenfoot's official facebook page made a post telling all their fans to go vote for Joe. Chickenoot's facebook page has 197,000 followers, so it's no surprise that he's getting tons of new votes. Van Halen's facebook page, on the other … [Read more...]