Yet the brief segment paying tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who died in October at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer, has gotten a fair amount of abuse, particularly from the band’s ...

Eddie Van Halen has died. The legendary guitarist and founding member of Van Halen was 65. Van Halen’s son Wolf Van Halen announced the news in an Oct. 6 tweet. “I can’t believe I’m having ...

Heavy metal band Pantera also mourned the loss, writing, “RIP Eddie Van Halen. Van Halen were a tremendous influence on both Vinnie & Dime & Pantera.

"Eddie Van Halen was a guitar superhero. A true virtuoso. A stunningly good musician and composer. Looking up to him as a young kid was one of the driving forces in my needing to pick up a guitar.

Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 6, 2020RIP Eddie Van Halen. Van Halen were a tremendous influence on both Vinnie & Dime & Pantera.

Many bands came from the 'City of Angels', including Slash's own Guns N' Roses, yet out of all, only one guitarist has a ...

Wolfgang Van Halen, the current bassist of Van Halen who happens to be the son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen, has shed some light on just how much influence he had on the band’s new album, ‘A ...

Yet the brief segment paying tribute to Eddie Van Halen, who died in October at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer, has gotten a fair amount of abuse, particularly from the band’s ...

Not to be hyperbolic, but losing Eddie Van Halen feels akin to that of losing my own mother, just a mere six years ago. My mom’s influence on me, like Eddie’s, is ever-present.

Rodriguez said he always looked up to Van Halen. “I think Eddie contributed more to modern rock guitar playing than anybody else did,” Rodriguez said. Van Halen had his own line of musical products, ...

Eddie Van Halen, the Pasadena kid who ruled the late ’70s and ’80s as the era’s premier guitar god, was that rare musician whose signature style and sound you knew the instant you heard it.