Alex Skolnick (born September 29, 1968) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist and one of the songwriters of the thrash metal band Testament and has played with several other bands, including The Alex Skolnick Trio, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Savatage and the heavy metal supergroup Metal Allegiance.

Jan 23, 2025 · It’s more apt to apply renaissance man to guitarist, author, broadcaster and photographer Alex Skolnick. As an early member of the band Testament, Skolnick helped to shape the thrash sound in ways few can claim. Still, tracing the path of Testament doesn’t nearly capture the life of the complex Skolnick.

Jan 25, 2025 · Alex Skolnick has been with Testament for the majority of their career – from 1985 to 1992, and then again from 2005 to present day. Though things could've turned out differently if he would've ...

Alex Skolnick is both an original member of Bay Area thrashers Testament (which he joined at age sixteen) and a respected New York improviser of multiple styles.

Sep 29, 2024 · Alex Skolnick opened up on what he learned by quitting Testament. Alex Skolnick has created a legacy for himself with both his work in Testament and other ventures outside of it. Naturally,...

Jul 28, 2020 · When I wrote to you last, I’d just completed the most ambitious project I’d ever undertaken: Planetary Coalition It’s been humbling to watch this world music album that’s about 99% acoustic – a radical artistic departure from what’s expected – develop a core following of folks who seem to deeply appreciate the work. And while… … Continue Reading.

Oct 31, 2018 · Alex Skolnick first gained attention as the teenage wizkid whippersnapper super-shredder in the legendary thrash band Testament. But his musical passions have always had a broader scope; he experimented with funk with Stu Hamm in the early 90s, formed a number of bands who played everything from fusion to cop-show music, pursued a degree in

134K Followers, 2,838 Following, 2,175 Posts - Alex Skolnick (@alexskolnick) on Instagram: "Multi-Genre Guitarist (@testamentofficial @alexskolnicktrio, PAKT w Percy Jones, Stu Hamm @metalallegiance & more) Writer, Photography: @skolnickpics"

Jan 18, 2016 · In compiling his list of the 10 records that changed his life, Skolnick mostly looked to discs that caused him to take some sort of musical action. “Sometimes a record can do that,” he says.

While former Megadeth shredder Marty Friedman is often credited with bringing elements of polish to the gritty world of thrash, in truth, Testament's Alex Skolnick predated Friedman by a few years.