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Epic five-part documentary focusing on Van Halen's crucial 1983-1984 period announced
2.5 hours in total, the film will be free to watch on YouTube, and covers the construction of 5150 Studios, the band's legendary US Festival performance, the making of 1984, and the intra-band tensions that led to David Lee Roth's departure
Watch Eddie Van Halen explain how he figured out the two-handed tapping technique behind Eruption – all thanks to a little help from Jimmy Page
Guitar-in-hand, EVH demonstrates his most iconic technique and explains its origins in this insightful 2015 clip
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
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
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
Watch Phil X jam Van Halen's Somebody Get Me a Doctor with Michael Anthony
The onstage jam took place shortly after the one-time Van Halen bassist alluded to a new project with the Bon Jovi guitarist and a mysterious "really, really cool singer” in an interview with Eddie Trunk
Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony teases new band with Bon Jovi guitarist, Aerosmith drummer and “a really, really cool singer”
Phil X and Aerosmith live drummer John Douglas are involved, but who’s the mystery vocalist?
Wolfgang Van Halen teases name change to Wolfgang Led Zeppelin following accusations he’s trading on the Van Halen surname
More than 30,000 of WVH’s followers voted for a new moniker after the musician informed a Twitter user: “Van Halen is literally my name”
Wolfgang Van Halen looks back on his mammoth year: “I’m not a guitarist of the year – I’m just a dude”
The Mammoth WVH mastermind previews his next album and makes a strong case for his own selection for guitarist of the year
Watch Steel Panther recruit Top Gun guitarist Lexii Lynn Frazier to cover Van Halen’s Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
The blockbuster session guitarist – who first started playing guitar because of Eddie Van Halen – picked up Satchel’s signature six-string for a no-holds-barred rendition of the 1978 track
