{"id":82966,"date":"2020-10-06T15:35:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T20:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=82966"},"modified":"2020-10-06T20:24:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T01:24:38","slug":"eddie-van-halen-dead-at-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=82966","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Van Halen – Dead At 65"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sad news to report. According to Variety, legendary VAN HALEN<\/a> <\/strong>lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen<\/a>, whose “innovative and explosive guitar playing kept the hard rock band that bore his family name cemented to the top of the album charts for two decades,” passed away today on Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 65.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Halen\u2019s son Wolf announced the news. \u201cHe was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I\u2019ve shared with him on and off stage was a gift. My heart is broken and I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever fully recover from this loss,\u201d Wolf Van Halen tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in the Netherlands and raised in Pasadena, Calif., he founded Van Halen with his older brother, drummer Alex; the siblings were joined by vocalist David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony in the first recording lineup of the group, which exploded after star-making gigs at such West Hollywood clubs as Gazzarri\u2019s and the Starwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was instantly apparent from \u201cEruption,\u201d the solo showcase on Van Halen\u2019s self-titled 1978 debut album for Warner Bros., that Eddie Van Halen was an instrumentalist to be reckoned with. In a mere one minute and 42 seconds, the axe man detonated a dazzling display of fretboard tapping, ringing harmonics, lightning-fast licks and smeared, dive-bombing effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TMD sends out condolences to all of Eddie’s family, band mates, friends, and fans all over the world. One of the greatest musicians of all time has just left the building!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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