And I will never fucking play the same stage as Yngwie Malmsteen.’ To Malmsteen, it felt like a strange turn of events considering that Van Halen’s “attitude” had completely changed his ...

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 ...

Only an idiot competes with Eddie Van Halen.” So said Steve Vai to ... tour — might impress you with his bluesy fusion, and ...

Same thing with Yngwie Malmsteen or people like that. They have a certain swing to them or a certain attack. And that’s how it was with Van Halen.” John 5 — whose Telecaster obsession is ...

The undeniable prowess of guitarists like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen or Buckethead would only make them heroes to a much more limited fan base. Eddie Van Halen was an heir to ...

It’s Yngwie Malmsteen, checking in from the sleek confines ... hyper-fast heavy-metal guitar-playing in a neoclassical style. In 1978, Eddie Van Halen completely rewired the schematics of ...

Van Halen stars Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar ... his virtuosic playing in the power-trio Talas. “Then I heard Yngwie Malmsteen on guitar,” Onder says. “And I decided that I was going ...