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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 other icons as they bound together as musical partners, forming identities for themselves in their adopted home along the way. 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 rock band of the 1980s. But the high-flying success was fraught with difficulty, as Eddie struggled with alcohol and drug addiction while simultaneously battling David Lee Roth over the musical direction of the band, eventually taking the band in an entirely new direction with Sammy Hagar and scaling new heights, before that iteration of Van Halen disintegrated. Acclaimed biographer Paul Brannigan tackles the dramatic story with respect and affection for one of rock's greatest musicians, pairing original interviews with meticulous research to bring the story of Eddie Van Halen completely up-to-date. Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story is a remarkable account of determination, genius, and single-minded commitment to the music.

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Paul Brannigan is the author of This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl and coauthor (alongside Ian Winwood) of the two-volume Metallica history Birth School Metallica Death and Into the Black. A former editor of Kerrang!-the world's biggest weekly music magazine-Paul's writing has also appeared in Mojo, Rolling Stone, Q, Classic Rock, and Metal Hammer magazines. He lives in London. Mike Lenz has been a professional voice talent for over ten years, working with clients on audiobook narration, audio coursebooks, eLearning projects, corporate and web-based videos, and commercials. When he's not recording for clients, he enjoys hosting a local TV talk show and interviewing amazing and inspiring people from all areas of the voice-over industry on the Mike Lenz Voice-Over Podcast on iTunes.

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