ERUPTION : THE EDDIE VAN HALEN STORY – PAUL BRANNIGAN

To mark the first anniversary of Eddie Van Halen s early death comes this new, full-length biography. The game changing guitar legend gets the biography he deserves … Diligently researched, perceptive and well-written. 8/10, Classic Rock An affectionate and unflinching portrait of metal guitar s Mount Everest. Mojo Arriving in California as a young boy in the early 1960s, Edward Van Halen and his brother Alex were ripe for the coming musical revolution. The sons of a Dutch, saxophone-playing father, the brothers discovered the Beatles, Cream and others. From the moment their hugely influential 1978 debut landed, Van Halen set a high bar for the rock n roll lifestyle, creating an entirely new style of post- 60s hard rock and becoming the quintessential Californian band of the 1980s. But there was also an undercurrent of tragedy to their story, as Eddie s struggles played out in public, from his difficult relationship with the band s original singer, Dave Lee Roth, to substance abuse, divorce and his long-running battle with cancer.