Hard rock Styx helped further cement heavy rock in the Midwest as a form of stadium rock. In 1978, Van Halen emerged from the Los Angeles music scene with a sound based around the skills of lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen. He popularised a guitar-playing technique of two-handed hammer-ons and pull-offs called tapping, showcased on the song "Eruption" from the album "Van Halen", which was highly influential in re-establishing hard rock as a popular genre after the punk and disco explosion, while also redefining and elevating the role of electric guitar. The opening years of the 1980s saw a number of changes
Detroit Rock City know I'm gonna die, and I don't care!" The song was #6 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs and is featured on the album "Heavy Metal – The First 20 Years". "Detroit Rock City" was based on an earlier song that Kiss performed only in concert called "Acrobat". Detroit Rock City "Detroit Rock City" is a song by the American hard rock group Kiss, featured on their 1976 album "Destroyer". The song was written by Paul Stanley and producer Bob Ezrin. The song is one of the bands most popular and is a classic rock staple. It is also seen