You may have noticed a trend going on where mainstream celebrities are wearing metal band shirts as a fashion statement. Kanye West was recently spotted on the town wearing a Testament tee and this ...

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 ...

Admittedly, rap is not his main gig, but his flow may surprise some. Skolnick even boasts in the new song, "What did you know about my flow / Kinda like Zappa / I'm all over the Mappa / I guess I'm ...

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Citing a tour with Slayer and Megadeth, the axeman added, "Basically, that reunion kind of relaunched the band. And I've been here now longer than I was the first time around. And, you know, it's ...

Equally respected in any musical community he is a part of, Alex Skolnick has built up an impressive résumé over the decades. Heavy metal and jazz never seem to have much of a Venn diagram kind of ...

Megadeth have had their fair share of top notch guitarists over the years and there was the possibility at one point of another thrash legend stepping into the band for them. That would be Testament's ...

Whenever a band slows down their output, it tends to place everything they do under a microscope. When asked about the mounting pressure, Skolnick remained at ease, describing how a band like ...

Testament guitarist and thrash legend Alex Skolnick offered his critique of Metallica’s ill-fated performance with Lady Gaga at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Along with defending Lady Gaga, Skolnick ...

Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick is serving up "Florida Man Blues," the first-ever blues song by his jazz trio, on which he even takes lead vocals. To everyone's delight, he's not rapping like he did ...

Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick has never been one to entirely conceal his displeasure in President Donald Trump. Now, the rocker has harvested those feelings in "Trump Sucks," an original rap song ...

Confessing that some of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra music didn't always align with his own personal tastes, "there were enough cool musical moments to balance things out and more importantly, ...