From Eruption to Enter Sandman, how riffs crashed the mainstream
Two guitar pieces changed stadium rock in under ten minutes: Eddie Van Halen’s “Eruption” blew the doors off what a solo could be, and a few years later Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” suggested a single riff could bulldoze its way into the mainstream. “Eruption” turned the lead break into a circus act in the best sense: […]
From Eruption to Enter Sandman, how riffs crashed the mainstream Read More »