What is "eruption"

eruption \e*rup"tion\, n. [L. eruptio, fr. erumpere, eruptum, to break out; e out + rumpere, to break: cf. F. ['e]ruption. See Rupture.]

1. The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as:

   1. A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano or a fissure in the earth's crust.

   2. A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another.
      --Milton.

   3. A violent commotion.

      All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh strength for the next day's eruption.
      --W. Irving.

2. That which bursts forth.

3. A violent exclamation; ejaculation.

   He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate eruditions.
   --Sir H. Wotton.

4. (Med.) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.

early 15c., from Middle French éruption (14c.) and directly from Latin eruptionem (nominative eruptio) "a breaking out," noun of action from past participle stem of erumpere "break out, burst forth" (see eruption).

n. 1 A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano. 2 A sudden release of pressure or tension. 3 An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.

1. n. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material [syn: volcanic eruption]

2. symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

3. (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) [syn: eructation, extravasation]

4. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: outbreak, irruption]

5. a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, blast, loud noise]

6. the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum

An eruption most commonly is related to volcanos, as in " types of volcanic eruptions" (see the largest ones).

It can also refer to:

• Tooth eruption, the emergence of teeth through the gum
• Eruption (band), a British disco/R&B band in the 1970s and 1980s
• Eruption, a 2010 New Zealand television film
• Eruption (German band), a short lived German experimental band
• Eruption (album), by the German krautrock band Kluster
• "Eruption" (Focus instrumental), a 23-minute piece by Focus from their 1971 album Focus II, aka Moving Waves.
• "Eruption" (instrumental), from Van Halen's first album.
• Eruption (album) Mountain Live'' (2000 & 2004) live in NYC & Europe.
• Eric Tai, Filipino actor, model and rugby union player who goes by the screen name, Eruption, in It's Showtime.

Eruption were a popular disco, R&B and soul band in the 1970s and 1980s. They are best known for their covers of Ann Peebles's " I Can't Stand the Rain" and Neil Sedaka's " One Way Ticket", which were big disco hits in 1978 and 1979, respectively.

Eruption is the third and final full-length album by German experimental music trio Kluster. It is also the only live recording issued by Kluster.

Eruption was recorded in 1971 at the last concert performed by Kluster and was recorded by Klaus Freudigmann. Eruption was released with what, according to Conrad Schnitzler, was an incorrect title Kluster und Eruption in 1971 as a private pressing. Only 200 copies of the original LP were pressed and sold. It was reissued as a Conrad Schnitzler solo album under the title Schwarz (literally "Black"), though the contributions by Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius were credited. The album was not released under its proper title, Eruption, until the reissue on CD by German label Marginal Talent in 1997. Conrad Schnitzler also reissued Eruption on CD on his Plate Lunch label.

Eruption is widely considered to be the most listenable Kluster release. It is the only release without spoken religious text. In places the style also begins to resemble the electronic sound heard on early albums by Cluster, the successor to Kluster which came into being after Schnitzler's departure. Each side consists of one long, instrumental, improvisational jam. John Bush, writing the review for Allmusic, describes the music in part as having: "...forbidding violin lines, heavily distorted organ, and an assortment of tape effects leading the way for several minimalist guitar workouts."

Eruption was a short-lived German krautrock or experimental music super group founded by former Tangerine Dream member and then current Kluster member Conrad Schnitzler.

Eruption is a 2010 New Zealand television film that follows days building up to a fictional Auckland volcanic eruption. This was one of the last projects written by Graeme Tetley before his March 2011 death. This was aired on October 13, 2010

"Eruption" is an instrumental rock guitar solo performed by Eddie Van Halen. It is widely considered one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. It segues into " You Really Got Me" on the album Van Halen, and the two songs are often played together by radio stations. The song was also released as the b-side to the " Runnin' with the Devil" single.

"Eruption" starts with a short accompanied intro with Alex Van Halen on drums and Michael Anthony on bass. The highlight of the solo is the use of two-handed tapping. "Eruption" was played on the Frankenstrat, with a MXR Phase 90, an Echoplex, a Univox echo unit and a 1968 Marshall 1959 Super Lead tube amp. The Sunset Sound studio reverb room was also used to add reverb. The Frankenstrat was tuned down a half-step. "Eruption" begins in the key of A flat and ends on an E flat note that is a twelfth fret, 6th string harmonic processed through a Univox EC-80 echo unit.

The "Eruption" introduction is based on the "Let Me Swim" introduction by Cactus. After the intro, an E-flat major quotation of the "Etude No. 2" by Rodolphe Kreutzer is heard. The end section begins with a series of rapid two-handed tapping triads that have a classical like structure and eventually finishes with a repeated classical cadence followed by sound effects generated by a Univox EC-80 echo unit.

The piece that would later be named "Eruption" had existed as part of Van Halen's stage act at least as far back as 1976, when it featured no tapping. "Eruption" popularized the tapping trend of the '80s. Although one-handed tapping (hammer-ons and pull-offs) had been previously done by many guitarists, "Eruption" introduced two-handed tapping to the mainstream popular rock audience. Previously, Baroque-like tapping had been recorded by Steve Hackett of Genesis in 1971/1972.

Initially, "Eruption" was not considered as a song for the Van Halen album as it was just a guitar solo Eddie performed live in the clubs but Ted Templeman overheard it in the studio as Eddie was rehearsing it for a club date at the Whisky a Go Go and decided to include it on the album. Eddie recalled "I didn't even play it right. There's a mistake at the top end of it. To this day, whenever I hear it, I always think, 'Man, I could've played it better.'"

" Spanish Fly", an acoustic guitar solo on Van Halen II, can be viewed as a nylon-string version of "Eruption", expanding on similar techniques. Similarly, it was suggested by Templeman for inclusion on the album after he heard Eddie Van Halen playing a classical guitar. In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Eruption" at number 29 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. "Eruption" has been named the 2nd greatest guitar solo by Guitar World magazine.

"Eruption" is also featured in Guitar Hero: Van Halen and is considered as one of the most difficult pieces in the game.

"Eruption" is also used in excerpts for the queue video for the Zombiegeddon house in Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights 20: Twenty Years of Fear.

In the 2015 film Minions, Stuart plays this song after receiving an electric guitar presented by Queen Elizabeth II.