Eddie Van Halen's reputation as one of the best guitarists in the world was well established by the early 1980s Nevertheless, the virtuoso was reportedly intimidated by a newcomer on the scene: Yngwie ...
In a new interview with Classic Rock, Yngwie Malmsteen has looked back on his near-meetings with Eddie Van Halen – and claimed the late electric guitar legend felt threatened by him. While taking an ...
Zakk Wylde is one of many greats to hold down the guitar spot in Ozzy Osbourne's solo band, but it didn't come without its challenges. In this edition of Gear Factor, Wylde reveals how he carved out ...
WHO IS HE Along with contemporaries Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, the Swedish born Yngwie Malmsteen largely defined the equally derided and celebrated ’80s phenomena of the guitar shredder. Building on ...
For this piece, I could just post a picture of four musical phases of Eddie Van Halen and leave it at that. Apart from making my editor frown, I’d also rob myself of two things I enjoy quite a bit: ...
You expect wicked guitar playing when you hear the blues, an art form that cut its teeth with a man and his ax in his favorite whiskey joint. But those of us who grew up in an era of Eddie Van Halen, ...
The guitarist, who died this week at 65, gleefully reinvented the rules of being a guitar hero — then bent them again and again. By Jon Pareles Eddie Van Halen played not just fast but hyperfast. He ...
WHO IS HE Along with contemporaries Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, the Swedish born Yngwie Malmsteen largely defined the equally derided and celebrated ’80s phenomena of the guitar shredder. Building on ...
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