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.

Testament’s new album Dark Roots of Earth is out now on Nuclear Blast Records (order). The band is on the road melting faces right now! Get dates here. Meanwhile, here’s legendary guitarist Alex ...

Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick and Arch Enemy singer Alissa White-Gluz have released a cover of Queen’s “We are the Champions” with an accompanying video. The collaboration came out of a call by ...

His studies led to the formation of the Alex Skolnick Trio, which has released five albums to date. Skolnick rejoined Testament in 2005 and is currently readying his fifth album of his second ...

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 ...

Alex rejoined Testament in 2005, and they’ve since gone from strength to strength. He’s kept his fingers in numerous other pies, too, from teaching to ambitious world music projects.