That would be Testament‘s Alex Skolnick, who revealed that at one point he was the band’s standby fill-in. The revelation came from Skolnick during a chat with Eonmusic in which he was ...

Thrash metal and jazz guitarist Alex Skolnick believes Eddie Van Halen was “overshadowed by his own brilliance,” to the point that his virtuoso lead guitar skills distracted people from Ed's ...

Alex Skolnick was a timid 16-year-old when he joined Testament in 1985, but his highly skilled melodic guitar playing would prove hugely influential throughout the Bay Area thrash scene and beyond.

Watching this WH press briefing – every speaker praising the President’s “extraordinary leadership.” Even if that were true (which it’s obviously not), this is not how it’s done here. What country is ...

Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick has reflected on the one night he played guitar for Ozzy Osbourne. Skolnick, 56, briefly replaced Zakk Wylde as the guitarist in Osbourne’s solo band in June ...

Thrash and jazz shredder Alex Skolnick has opened up on his blink-and-you’ll-miss-it spell as Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist that lasted just one impromptu show. Since Randy Rhoads’ explosive ...

“A lot of the songs are about conflict,” she says of the record, which includes guest performances by guitarists Alex ...

Alex Skolnick to the rescue: the Testament guitarist has stepped in as the voice of reason surrounding the very controversial Grammy collaboration between Metallica and Lady Gaga (watch it here). That ...

Big 4' Thrash Band Testament's Alex Skolnick Was on Standby For The Testament guitarist reveals that he was on standby as a fill-in for one of the 'Big 4' thrash bands at one point. There are ...