The way Alex Skolnick views it, why play in just one band when you can play different kinds of music in two. The California-born, Brooklyn-based guitarist is on his second tour of duty with the heavy ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – While most know him as a guitarist in Testament, Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Alex Skolnick found he had hit a creative limit with heavy music in the early 2000s when he ...

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 ...

When it comes to the big names in touring metal acts, there is none more massive than Metallica. Dudes sell out everywhere they go, play massive football stadiums that measure on the Richter scale, ...

plus Alex Skolnick of Testament, Shamir, Katie Alice Greer of Priests, deadmau5, Lucius, Major Lazer, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

He may be a world-class shredder, but Joe Satriani is also celebrated for his work as a guitar teacher, and with good reason. His past students include some of rock and metal’s most celebrated players ...

• An Ozzy Osbourne tribute night featuring Sabbath Lives, a local Black Sabbath tribute band, is at 9 p.m. Saturday at Mac’s at 19 Broadway in Fairfax. Admission is $12.51. Go to macsat19broadway.com.