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Van Halen in 1978 (L-R): Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth

Watch Van Halen Breaking Big on Japanese TV in 1978 with “You Really Got Me”

By Rod Brakes published

Video This cool vintage clip shows the band on the verge of international stardom as they make “Van Halen the future of rock ‘n’ roll.”

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Zakk Wylde

“We Just Thought We Might as Well Make Another Record Because We Sure Weren’t Going to be Doing Any Shows”: Zakk Wylde Talks Black Label Society's Lockdown Album

By Mark McStea published

The master shredder emerges with a new long-player that laces ballads with twin-guitar rockers.

Jimmy Page

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Albums and Artists that Made 1971 Guitar’s Greatest Year

By Vinnie DeMasi last updated

The spirit of ’71 is well and truly alive in this historical lesson.

Adrian Belew (left) and Eddie Van Halen

Adrian Belew Reveals How Eddie Van Halen Took Guitar Playing "To the Next Level," Before He Even Had a Record Deal

By Jackson Maxwell published

The King Crimson guitarist was blown away by a young, unsigned Van Halen at the Whisky a Go-Go.

David Lee Roth (left) and Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstein guitar

David Lee Roth Says that Frankenstein's Stripes Were "My Work," Experts Disagree

By Jackson Maxwell published

Eddie Van Halen expert and longtime Guitar World contributor Chris Gill details the factual shortcomings of the Van Halen frontman's recent claims.

Slash (left) and Eddie Van Halen

Slash: This is What Guitarists Miss When Trying to Emulate Eddie Van Halen

By Jackson Maxwell published

As the Guns N' Roses axeman points out, there's much more to EVH's playing than "finger tapping and the harmonics and the tremolo bar stuff."

Guitars played by (from left) Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, and The Edge

Guitars Played by David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, the Edge, Sell for Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Each at Auction

By Jackson Maxwell published

Eric Clapton’s 1968 Martin D-45 – used onstage with Derek and the Dominos – fetched a mind-boggling $625,000, while an Eddie Van Halen-played Frankenstrat also sold for $83,000.

Deborah Coleman

Award-Winning Blues Guitarist Deborah Coleman Was a Rock ‘n’ Roll Powerhouse

By Sue Foley published

Remembering the late, great blues virtuoso in this archive interview.

Eddie Van Halen performing on the Van Halen '5150 Tour' in 1986.

Watch Eddie Van Halen’s Legacy-Forging Live Solo Performance

By Rod Brakes published

Video Remembering the great man one year on from his passing.

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Eddie Van Halen onstage at the Cobo Arena during Van Halen's "Fair Warning Tour" on July 4, 1981, in Detroit, Michigan

'Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen' Biography Announced

By Jackson Maxwell published

Written by former Guitar World Editor-in-Chief Brad Tolinski and longtime Guitar World contributor Chris Gill, the book is based on more than 50 hours of unreleased interviews with the six-string legend.

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