Eddie Van Halen's revolutionary guitar solo,"Eruption," is arguably the most inventive, groundbreaking and utterly mind blowing rock guitar demonstration of the past 35 years. To this day, it’s the yardstick by which all shredfests are measured. Yesterday, a 14 year-old girl named Tina uploaded a video of her impressive cover of "Eruption." Not bad at all, Tina! A few … [Read more...]
Tom Morello: It Doesn’t Get Better Than Early Van Halen
Tom Morello (guitarist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave) contributed to the hardcover photo book, Van Halen, by Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on how highly he regards Van Halen: "When I first heard 'Runnin’ with the Devil' on the radio, I was stunned and found myself dizzy, walking through my high school hallways thinking, “What was … [Read more...]
Mitch Malloy: “Eddie told me I was in Van Halen!”
Van Halen fans all know the two major eras of the band — the original era featuring lead singer David Lee Roth, the “Van Hagar” era with Sammy Hagar. There was also the album and tour with Gary Cherone. But most fans are unaware that during the Summer of 1996, before they auditioned Cherone, the band auditioned singer Mitch Malloy. During his audition, Eddie, Alex, and Michael … [Read more...]
Def Leppard Members Praise Van Halen
The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on what members of Def Leppard have to say about Van Halen: "I heard “Runnin’ with the Devil” and nearly shat myself!" — Joe Elliott "I still remember the night in 1978 when my friend rushed over to my house and insisted I listen to this album by this new, unheard-of band. He promised it was going to blow my mind. Well, he … [Read more...]
The Roth Show, Episode 15: A Personal History with Professional Wrestling (Part 1)
In this episode, your host, David Lee Roth, discusses professional wrestling, as he saw it, when he was growing up. … [Read more...]