News We Remember Eddie Van Halen On This Week’s Episode of Our Metal Talk Show, Last Words October 8, 2020 12:38pm This week, the rock and metal world was shaken to its core by the death of legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. While it’s easy to see how Van Halen‘s music influenced mainstream hard rock, it’s […]
RIP Patti Smith’s Poem About Eddie Van Halen Might Be The Best Tribute Yet October 7, 2020 12:09pm With yesterday’s sad news about the death of guitar legend Eddie Van Halen at 65, fans and musicians from around the world have taken to social media to share their stories about Eddie’s legacy (among […]
RIP David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, and Michael Anthony Post Tributes to Eddie Van Halen October 7, 2020 10:41am Yesterday, the music world was stunned and crushed to learn that Eddie Van Halen, lead guitarist for seminal hard rock act Van Halen and one of the fathers of heavy metal guitar, had passed away […]
RIP Eddie Van Halen Taught The World What It Was To Be Cool October 7, 2020 10:01am At the end of the day, rock music is about feeling cool. Not moron cool, not fleeting high school dickhead popularity cool, but that inner cool that puts you at ease with yourself. Rock and […]
RIP Members of Anthrax, Machine Head, Slayer and More Pay Tribute to Eddie Van Halen October 6, 2020 4:54pm The rock world reeled today when it was announced that founding Van Halen member and guitar revolutionary Eddie Van Halen had died at the age of 65. For many of metal’s most prominent musicians, Van […]
RIP Eddie Van Halen Dead At 65 October 6, 2020 4:22pm Eddie Van Halen, the guitarist of party-rockers Van Halen whose tapping method revolutionized how his instrument was played, has died of cancer. He was 65 years old. News of Eddie’s death was revealed over social […]
