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
Rock Hard (magazine) as an editor again. "Rock Hard" has its own music streaming channel on the internet video portal "Putpat.tv". It also publishes its own mobile app in addition to the magazine which is available on "iTunes" and "Google Play". This development was due to the falling sales of the printed magazine, a phenomenon which has affected all music press in Germany in recent years and also forced "Rock Hard" to "concentrate on the core business", using the online sector for marketing and additional services. Rock Hard (magazine) Rock Hard (also RockHard) is a German music magazine published in Dortmund, Germany, with