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EDDIE VAN HALEN Honored With 'Lifetime Achievement Award' By 'The National Guitar Museum'

Every year for more than a decade, The National Guitar Museum has given its "Lifetime Achievement Award" to a living guitarist who has contributed to the legacy of the guitar. The guidelines are straightforward: the person must have been a performing or recording artist whose talents had an effect o...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: My Favorite Memory Of My Dad

Wolfgang Van Halen has opened up about his relationship with his father, legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The 29-year-old spoke about his dad while promoting "Distance", the first single from his solo band MAMMOTH WVH. Wolfgang wrote the song while Eddie battled cancer. "Distance" is a...

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Podcast About Whether CIA Wrote SCORPIONS' 'Wind Of Change' Is Being Adapted For Television

According to Deadline, a podcast which examines whether SCORPIONS' classic ballad "Wind Of Change" was written by the CIA is being adapted for television at Hulu. Alex Karpovsky is writing and executive producing the project, along with Jason Winer. 20th Television is the studio and is producing in...

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MASTODON Taps Producer DAVID BOTTRILL For New Album

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have recruited David Bottrill (TOOL, STAIND) to produce their eighth studio album. The follow-up to 2017's "Emperor Of Sand" is being recorded at West End Sound, which is located inside of Ember City, the rehearsal facility that members of MASTODON manage in At...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'My Father's Pride And Belief In Me Is What Keeps Me Going'

Wolfgang Van Halen has opened up about the passing of his father, legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The 29-year-old spoke about his dad while promoting "Distance", the first single from his solo band MAMMOTH WVH. Wolfgang wrote the song while Eddie battled cancer. "He had been strugglin...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Dons Santa Claus Outfit For Holiday Photo

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently donned a Santa Claus outfit as he shared a Christmas photo for his fans and showed off some new stocking stuffers, including "Celestial", his second collection of holiday music. Released in 2019, "Celestial" followed 2009's "Halford III: Winter Songs". Rega...

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GRETA VAN FLEET Mourned EDDIE VAN HALEN's Loss For A Week

GRETA VAN FLEET drummer Danny Wagner and guitarist Jake Kiszka spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about the recent passing of iconic VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen. "That was a rough day, rough week," Jake said (see video below). "[Me and] a lot of guitar friends, [we were] texti...

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SLASH: EDDIE VAN HALEN Was A Guitar 'Innovator,' 'A Gifted Musician' And 'An Amazing Artist'

Slash has once again paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen, calling him a guitar "innovator," "a gifted musician" and "an amazing artist." The GUNS N' ROSES guitarist offered his latest comments in a new interview with Consquence Of Sound which focused primarily on the new GUNS N' ROSES pinball machines,...

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JOURNEY's ARNEL PINEDA Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Was A Guitar 'God'

In Episode 451 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast, JOURNEY singer Arnel Pineda reflected on Eddie Van Halen's passing, saying: "May he rest in peace. I'm not even a guitar player — I'm just an acoustic guitar player… Oh my God. When it comes to him as a guitarist, I think he's one of the best. And he'...

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ATREYU's BRANDON SALLER Hopes Time Will 'Heal' Rift With Former Singer ALEX VARKATZAS

In October, California metallers ATREYU surprise-released a new song called "Save Us". It was the first taste of the band's music since the departure of vocalist Alex Varkatzas a month earlier. ATREYU's current lineup features drummer Brandon Saller focusing completely on singing after previously sh...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN: Cause Of Death Revealed

Eddie Van Halen's cause of death has been revealed. More than two months after the legendary VAN HALEN guitarist's passing, TMZ has obtained his death certificate, which reveals the immediate cause of death was a cerebrovascular event, such as a stroke. Pneumonia, the blood disorder myelodysplastic...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN On Response To 'Distance' Single: 'I'm Absolutely Astounded With How Positive Everybody Has Been'

Wolfgang Van Halen spoke to Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 about "Distance", the first single from his solo band MAMMOTH WVH. Wolfgang wrote the song while his late father, legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen, battled cancer, "imagining what my life would be wi...

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STYX's TODD SUCHERMAN Pays Tribute To NEIL PEART With '13 For NP' Performance (Video)

STYX's Todd Sucherman was among the drummers who paid tribute to Neil Peart during the Modern Drummer Festival 2020, the twentieth annual edition of the festival. The pay-per-view event took place on September 12, produced and distributed by LiveXLive. Sucherman's contribution to Modern Drummer Fest...

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ACE FREHLEY Says He Will Start Recording His New Solo Album 'After The New Year'

This past Thursday (December 10),original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley spoke to Talking Metal Live about the status of his next all-original album. The record will be the follow-up to "Spaceman", which was released in October 2018 via eOne. According to Ace, he has spent the last few months building...

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NEIL PEART's RUSH Drum Kit Used From 1974 Until 1977 Sells For $500,000

The drum kit that late RUSH drummer Neil Peart used on tour and in the studio with the band from 1974 through 1977 fetched more than half a million dollars at an auction this week. The kit, which had a pre-auction estimate of $80,000-$120,000, was sold for $500,312 at a Bonhams auction in Los Angele...