Back in the late ‘80s, there was some scuttlebutt that Dave Mustaine had shortlisted Testament’s Alex Skolnick for the lead guitar position in Megadeth. Mustaine had an ear for hot-shot players, and ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Stephanie Cabral Back in the early 1980s, Alex Skolnick was pretty much like any other ...
Joe Satriani changed guitar for good long before he got a deal and made it as a recording artist. Just think of all the players who studied with him back in the day. There was the jazz guitar fusion ...
He may be a world-class shredder, but Joe Satriani is also celebrated for his work as a guitar teacher, and with good reason. His past students include some of rock and metal’s most celebrated players ...
Anthony Krizan has recorded with Mick Taylor, backed up Noel Redding and been a member of the Spin Doctors – but it’s his solo music that keeps him inspired. His latest album Cool Shade of Blue, is an ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – While most know him as a guitarist in Testament, Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Alex Skolnick found he had hit a creative limit with heavy music in the early 2000s when he ...
A buncha artists in the metal scene — some big and some not so big — have joined forces to contribute exclusive tracks to a compilation to help raise money for a no-kill animal shelter in rural ...
When it comes to the big names in touring metal acts, there is none more massive than Metallica. Dudes sell out everywhere they go, play massive football stadiums that measure on the Richter scale, ...
The way Alex Skolnick views it, why play in just one band when you can play different kinds of music in two. The California-born, Brooklyn-based guitarist is on his second tour of duty with the heavy ...