Free Eddie Van Halen mini-documentary explores the origins of Eruption and his two-hand tapping technique – and it’s partly narrated by the man himself

The man behind the painstakingly crafted Van Halen documentary that charted Eddie Van Halen’s pre-Frankenstein electric guitar journey is back with another free-to-view doc – and this time, he's focussed in on the development of Van Halen's revolutionary tapping techniques.

The mini-documentary is the sixth short film to be masterminded by EVH obsessive and filmmaker Simon Alkin, offering a comprehensive insight into the writing of the band’s 1978 self-titled debut album. The newly-released part puts its game-changing track, Eruption, under the microscope.