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Reverse tapping virtuoso Luís Kalil channels Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads in one of 2023's most explosive guitar tracks

The bar for guitar greatness this year has been set remarkably high, but Red Devil Vortex's latest single, More Luck Than Brains, is most certainly up there

Guitar World

Gene Simmons: “Eddie Van Halen talked about being a fan of Eric Clapton. I’m sorry, I don’t see that. What he did was closer to classical music”

The Kiss frontman has been fretting over the guitar hero’s legacy, sharing concerns that “millennials need to know about the most important musician since Jimi Hendrix”

Guitar World

The Eddie Van Halen I knew, by Gene Simmons

"Our millennials need to know about the most important musician since Jimi Hendrix" - Gene Simmons on the late Eddie Van Halen

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The 50 best Van Halen songs - the ultimate American party soundtrack

Eddie Van Halen was a game-changing guitar player, but it was his band's exuberant songs that gave his genius the power to soar - and here are 50 of the best

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Vito Bratta recounts emotional meeting with Eddie Van Halen: "I was touched enough to where I had to leave the room, go to the bathroom, and cry"

"I got a lot of s**t from people who said I was aping his style," the White Lion legend told Guitar World in a recent interview. "He didn’t agree"

Guitar World

Wolfgang Van Halen toys with polyrhythms on anthemic new Mammoth WVH track, Like a Pastime

The song, Van Halen says, has "a completely different vibe than anything on the first Mammoth WVH album"

Guitar World

The stories of 10 'regular folk' made famous by rock songs

What do Spoonman, Arnold Layne, and an unnamed security guard at Studio 54 have in common? They all inspired classic songs

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Hearing Eddie Van Halen was "like, 'OK, the adult has entered the room'" says Paul Gilbert

"When Eddie came out, it was otherworldly"

MusicRadar

Eddie Van Halen was making plans for a farewell tour with the original Van Halen lineup

Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt revealed that Van Halen had been planning to reunite with Michael Anthony for the farewell shows

Guitar World

Eddie Van Halen was planning a farewell tour with the original Van Halen lineup

Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt reveals that Eddie Van Halen was planning on bringing Michael Anthony back to the band for one final tour

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Michael Anthony confirms there is a huge archive of unreleased Van Halen material

The band’s former bassist says “there’s a lot more stuff” in storage at EVH’s 5150 studio, including extensive live archives

Guitar World

Sammy Hagar muses on a Van Halen reunion and weighs in on David Lee Roth: "The guy sang so bad last time he was doing shows, it was embarrassing to me"

Hagar also said he pitched shows with Michael Anthony to Alex Van Halen – "We've got to do it for the fans"

MusicRadar

Michael Anthony says there's a "ton of stuff" in the Van Halen vaults that could be released

Former Van Halen bassist says Wolfgang and Alex Van Halen have the mammoth task of going through the 5150 archive

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Sammy Hagar says "embarrassing" David Lee Roth doesn't care about singing or his voice, states "I care more about my voice than I do my dick"

The feud continues: Sammy Hagar slams David Lee Roth's voice while dubbing him a "chest-beating motherf**ker" who is allegedly always trying to make him look bad

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The 15 worst albums by classic bands, from Queen to Led Zeppelin

Even rock’n’roll heroes can have a bad day at the office, writes Kevin E G Perry

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Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for just under $4 million

The red-white-and-black S-style electric guitar that Paul Unkert built Eddie becomes one of the most expensive guitars of all time

Guitar World

Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for nearly $4,000,000

The Kramer exceeded its auction estimate by almost $1,000,000, and is now one of the most expensive guitars ever sold

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The 15 worst albums by classic bands, from Queen to Led Zeppelin

Even rock’n’roll heroes can have a bad day at the office, writes Kevin E G Perry

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Hear the first known recording of Eddie Van Halen playing Jump's iconic, band-breaking synth part: "If I want to play Bavarian cheese whistle, I will do it"

"This is something I did last night"

The Independent UK

The 15 worst albums by classic bands, from Queen to Led Zeppelin

Even rock’n’roll heroes can have a bad day at the office, writes Kevin E G Perry

Louder

This Judas Priest, Roxette, Van Halen, Winger mash-up is the greatest number one single from the '80s that never was

Mash-up maestro Bill McClintock squishes Judas Priest, Roxette, Winger and Van Halen into five magical minutes

Guitar World

Nuno Bettencourt says Eddie Van Halen visited him while he was recording his Rise solo

Van Halen swung by the studio as the Extreme virtuoso was piecing together Rise’s mind-bending solo – but Nuno wouldn’t let him hear it

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Inside Nuno Bettencourt's charmingly weird first meeting with Eddie Van Halen: "other than Elton John, he’s the only musician that kissed me on the lips"

When an overawed Nuno Bettencourt finally got to meet his hero Eddie Van Halen, he could not have predicted what happened next

Guitar World

Eddie Van Halen's Hot for Teacher Kramer is going up for auction

Used in the song's iconic music video – and extensively by EVH throughout the early '80s – the guitar is projected by Sotheby's to sell for between 2 and 3 million dollars

Guitar World

James Hetfield used a “legendary” head modded by Eddie Van Halen’s amp wizard for every track on Metallica’s new album

According to 72 Seasons producer Greg Fidelman, the Metallica frontman leant heavily on this revived guitar amp, which was modded by renowned tech José Arredondo

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