Ten times Billy Corgan collaborated with his heroes The Smashing Pumpkins leader has racked up some impressive guest spots over the years Louder · Mar 23, 2024
Floyd Rose: "Many people ask if this would have happened without Eddie Van Halen and I think it would have, but certainly not as quickly" A rare 2010 interview with the locking tremolo innovator MusicRadar · Mar 20, 2024
“I met Ritchie Blackmore during the Sepultura days. At first, he wasn’t interested in talking to anybody. But the minute I asked, ‘Do you like football?’ he said, ‘Yes – come with me!’” Max Cavalera names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound The metal pioneer reveals how to score private time with Ritchie Blackmore, the reality of trying to cover Tony Iommi, what Chuck Shuldiner would be doing today – and why he’s finally playing all six strings… on a James Hetfield guitar Guitar World · Mar 20, 2024
Van Halen, Metallica, SRV, Iron Maiden, Rush, Dio, Yngwie, Vai and the greatest guitar albums of 1984 – only in the new Guitar World Featuring new interviews with Ace Frehley, Alex Lifeson, Adrian Smith, Adrian Belew, Earl Slick, Mike Ness, Steve Vai, Vicki Peterson, Vivian Campbell, Yngwie Malmsteen and more Guitar World · Mar 19, 2024
“This one thing has replaced 95% of my rig”: ex-Guns N’ Roses guitar virtuoso Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal picks his 3 essential pieces of gear Bumblefoot talks tone and changes as he returns with new band Whom Gods Destroy: "Over the pandemic, I feel like my vibrato changed" MusicRadar · Mar 16, 2024
“What an honor!” Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen joined Ryan Gosling at the Oscars to rip through their Barbie mega-ballad, I’m Just Ken – and the internet can’t get enough of it The track might not have claimed the top prize, but its dazzling performance provided top-drawer entertainment, with the guitarists lending their talents in style Guitar World · Mar 11, 2024
“Music education is a huge contributor to a student’s success in school and life”: Wolfgang Van Halen donates $100,000 to schools in need of musical instruments The donation helps kickstart Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation’s Adopt a School program, which connects schools with donors interested in supporting music education Guitar World · Mar 11, 2024
Watch Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen join Ryan Gosling onstage at the Oscars to rip through Barbie hit I'm Just Ken The historic performance of I'm Just Ken took place at last night's star-studded awards ceremony Metal Hammer · Mar 11, 2024
This is what Van Halen’s Jump would sound like if it were recorded by Slayer (and no, it isn’t AI-generated) YouTuber Moonic Productions has imagined a beefed-up thrash metal redo of Van Halen’s signature song Metal Hammer · Mar 6, 2024
"We're singing about hot girls and cool stuff. It's what people really need right now": Now that Van Halen are no more, BulletBoys want to revive their party spirit After a long time away, Californian hard rock stalwarts BulletBoys return for UK dates in March Louder · Mar 3, 2024
“Alex wants to set the record straight on Edward’s life and death”: Alex Van Halen set to chronicle his relationship with Eddie in new memoir, Brothers Dubbed “the definitive take on Edward Van Halen’s life and death from the one who knew and loved him best”, Brothers will arrive this October Guitar World · Mar 1, 2024
“I was with him from day one”: Alex Van Halen's forthcoming memoir Brothers promises to offer “the definitive take on Edward Van Halen’s life and death from the one who knew and loved him best” Alex Van Halen will share "his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love" in forthcoming book Brothers Louder · Mar 1, 2024
“Just like driving a Plexi Super Lead flat out, but accessible at lower volume levels – and won’t cause permanent ear damage”: Universal Audio UAFX Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp review UA sought to capture the tone and feel of one of the most legendary guitar amps of all time in a pedal – and the Lion nails the brief Guitar World · Feb 26, 2024
“It was a total triumph as a soft rock masterpiece and a deeply personal statement”: how Journey singer Steve Perry’s stepped away from his day job to deliver an AOR classic with Street Talk Featuring the hit single Oh Sherrie, Steve Perry’s 1984 debut album Street Talk was an AOR landmark released in a year of AOR landmarks Louder · Feb 24, 2024
Louder · Feb 21, 2024 "That record just transformed my whole life. Once I heard that, all of a sudden I understood what life was about": Slash reminisces about the band who inspired his journey through rock'n'roll Guns N' Roses man Slash reveals that he heard the album that changed everything while pursuing a woman twice his age
Louder · Feb 13, 2024 There may be something that delivers a more joyous, uplifting, feel-good hit than peak Van Halen and Ozzy Osbourne mixed with Motown legends The Miracles, but if so, chances are it's already illegal Murder on the dancefloor? Blame mash-up maestro Bill McClintock, who's out here killing it yet again
Guitar World · Feb 8, 2024 “He’s the best!”: Watch Andy Timmons and Paul Gilbert have big fun trading Robby Krieger licks on a helter-skelter guitar jam of the Doors’ Light My Fire One minute they’re hanging out at Sweetwater Studios talking gear, technique, having “a friendly jam in A”, the next they’re playing a Dorian-infused Doors improv that’ll blow your mind
Guitar World · Feb 7, 2024 “Eddie was down in the pit watching every move I made”: Ace Frehley says his early displays of tapping prowess “probably” inspired Eddie Van Halen to develop his trademark two-hand technique “But he perfected it. There’s no way I could play some of the solos that he pulled off,” said the former Kiss guitarist
Louder · Feb 3, 2024 “It was the first time I smoked pot and saw a naked girl. The next day I bought a guitar and swore to do this for a living”: how Paul Laine made cult AOR classic Stick It In Your Ear, the greatest Bon Jovi album Bon Jovi never made Cult Canadian Paul Laine’s debut album Stick It In Your Ear is an early 90s hard rock lost treasure
Louder · Feb 2, 2024 Iron Maiden's Powerslave at 40 and the Greatest Albums of 1984: Only in the historic new issue of Classic Rock Also in this issue: Mick Mars, Tony Clarkin, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Spinal Tap, Ace Frehley, Big Country, Frankie Miller, Don Henley, Blackberry Smoke and much more
Guitar World · Jan 27, 2024 “I was aggressively informed, ‘That’s Eddie’s technique; you’re not allowed to play it on the tour – or else’: Former Autograph guitar maestro Steve Lynch on theory, technique, and life as a tapping pioneer Lynch was a trailblazer for two-handed tapping, but when his band opened for Van Halen, Lynch was prohibited by Van Halen's management from using his trademark technique (a ban that was later lifted at the behest of Eddie himself)
Metal Hammer · Jan 26, 2024 "I miss hearing you laugh. I miss laughing with you": Wolfgang Van Halen shares poignant birthday message to his late father Eddie, on what would have been the guitar legend's 69th birthday "I'll do my best to keep a smile on my face and think of you today"
Guitar World · Jan 26, 2024 “The goal was to put together a guitar that didn’t exist yet”: After years of anticipation, Wolfgang Van Halen’s long-awaited EVH SA-126 signature guitar is finally here – and it’s arrived on Eddie’s birthday The SA-126 was named in honor of Eddie Van Halen's birthday, and gets an official launch almost two years after Wolfgang began road-testing prototypes on tour
Metal Hammer · Jan 24, 2024 "He's complaining the entire tour like I’m not paying enough attention to him on stage": David Lee Roth launches bizarre attack on Wolfgang Van Halen, complete with comedy voices Former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth has launched a strangely spiteful recording in which he tells tales from Van Halen's final days on the road
MusicRadar · Jan 19, 2024 NAMM 2024: EVH Gear brings back a pair of Eddie Van Halen cult classics as the Shark and the Circles (aka Unchained) guitar return to the lineup The Circles guitar is for all you 1981 Van Halen heads while the Shark remains one of the craziest experiments in guitar modding