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
Hard Rock Laager Hard Rock Laager Hard Rock Laager is a two-day rock and metal festival held annually in a field in the small Estonian village of Vana-Vigala. It draws a crowd of approximately 2000 people each year. The first Hard Rock Laager festival took place on 19 and 20 July and involved mainly Estonian bands from the local scene. It had only one stage and the line-up included: The second annual Hard Rock Laager festival took place on 18 and 19 July. From 2003, the festival took place over two stages, like 2002. The line-up of the second year of the festival