Thrash and jazz shredder Alex Skolnick has opened up on his blink ... the role of the Prince of Darkness’ chief shredder has been one of metal guitar’s most coveted jobs.

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 ...

Meanwhile, here’s legendary guitarist Alex Skolnick breaking down his live rig piece by piece ... running through my favorite guitar parts, from jazz to thrash and everything in between including a ...

Alex Skolnick was a timid 16 ... very odd thing to have somebody from a metal band suddenly enrolling in a music programme and studying with heavyweight jazz players. There was also a lot of ...

There are metal guitarists who play jazz and there are jazz guitarists who play metal, but there are even fewer musicians (let alone, guitarists!) who not only have the chops, but were born with ...

Alex Skolnick to the rescue: the Testament guitarist has stepped ... What other mainstream pop superstar would even dare get up there with Metallica (or any other metal band)? “B) Who else could pull ...

Credit: Getty Images Thrash and jazz shredder Alex Skolnick ... chief shredder has been one of metal guitar’s most coveted jobs. However, Alex Skolnick’s short-lived tenure in the band has ...

'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 ...