Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, as well as ex-bandmates and famous friends have paid tribute to the late guitar legend on what would’ve been his 70th birthday.

“I heard the guitar solo, and thought, now that sounds familiar. Somebody’s ripping off Ed Van Halen’s licks ... Ed particularly revelled in having “unchained” freedom to experiment ...

An all-star panel of six-string superstars – including Zakk Wylde, Kerry King, Marty Friedman, Glenn Tipton, Alex Skolnick, ...

Term. I hope the first  two weeks weren’t too hard and that the last week goes off without a hitch. Welcomes and wishes aside ...

In playing this simple rock song on a keyboard, guitar hero Eddie beat all those ... the bruising Mean Street, and Unchained, featuring Eddie’s chunkiest riff. For many people, Van Halen just wasn’t ...

Rock and roll guitar solos are modern one-person symphonies, and two of the greatest guitar soloist are Eddie Van Halen and Dimebag Darrell. The sound of their respective bands Van Halen and Pantera ...

You probably can't tell, but Michael Jackson's infectious "Beat It" was his first-ever attempt at a rock song. But, the King ...

MOSLEY: I'm really interested, though, in how you and Eddie came to your instruments because, at first, the guitar was your instrument, right? A VAN HALEN: Yes. MOSLEY: How did it become Eddie's?

I’ve played guitar as a hobby since I was in junior high. While the instrument hasn’t changed, the tools I use to make it possible have — sort of. In addition to the built-in GarageBand app ...

That’s what I’m hoping for.’ He’s been in pain after touring extensively for years (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images) He rose to fame with Van Halen in the late 80s (Picture: Paul Natkin ...

Hagar, who fronted Van Halen twice – between 1985 and 1996 and again from 2003 to 2005, took to social media to share his thoughts on Brothers, and why he thinks his omission from the memoir is ...