Watch Alex Skolnick, Angel Vivaldi and Richard Shaw trade soaring licks in Lost Symphony's new music video, Acceptance By Sam Roche The track appears on the classical metal outfit's third full-length, Chapter III
Hear Marty Friedman, Nuno Bettencourt, Alex Skolnick and Richard Shaw shred over mind-bending new Lost Symphony track By Sam Roche Take Another Piece is the first single from the group's equally star-studded forthcoming album, Chapter III
Watch members of Testament, Anthrax and more take on the Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty classic Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around By Richard Bienstock It’s the second Nicks cover from the virtual supergroup
Artists, fans and peers slam David Crosby's “disrespectful” Eddie Van Halen statements By Richard Bienstock EVH was "meh" and "not for me," says the Crosby, Stills & Nash legend
Watch Steve Vai, Nita Strauss, Alex Skolnick and dozens more perform in the Six String Salute virtual concert By Richard Bienstock The two-hour event benefitted Crew Nation, a global relief fund for live music crews
Testament's Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson on creating turbulent music for turbulent times By Jeff Kitts The Testament guitarists on their gear philosophies, the evolution of their sound, and why Chuck Billy remains their toughest critic
12 mind-blowing guitarists reveal the techniques they struggled to master, and how you can improve your guitar playing faster By Jason Sidwell Joe Bonamassa, Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani and many more share the lessons they wish they'd learned sooner
Watch Anthrax, Testament and Suicidal Tendencies members play Rush’s Freewill in epic quarantine jam By Richard Bienstock The group has also tackled two additional Rush songs, YYZ and La Villa Strangiato
Brian May jams with Alex Skolnick, Bumblefoot and Stu Hamm as an all-star line-up takes on the Hammer to Fall Challenge By Richard Bienstock Witness Halestorm drummer Arejay Hale play along on the, um, garbage cans
Stream Sunday's live interview event with Alex Skolnick right here By Guitar World Staff Join us as we dig into behind-the-scenes stories about the Alex Skolnick Trio’s latest album, Conundrum, and much more
Using fourth intervals as a building block for chords and solos By Alex Skolnick This topic can be quite useful for better fretboard understanding even if jazz guitar isn’t your main thing
Continuing Our Look at Moving "Outside" the Tonal Center By Alex Skolnick If you develop a taste for moving "outside" the tonal center, it can provide a very cool expansion of your musical vocabulary.
Melodic Phrasing and Playing Over Blues Changes By Alex Skolnick Learn some more about melodic phrasing from Testament's Alex Skolnick!
Watch Alex Skolnick Jam Devo’s “Whip It” On a Couch in Brooklyn By Richard Bienstock The Testament guitarist paid a visit to Mike Squires’ ‘Couch Riffs’ video series.
Exploring the Diminished Scale with Alex Skolnick By Alex Skolnick The diminished scale is a highly useful resource for adding spice to solos.
Alex Skolnick Trio Announce New Album, 'Conundrum' By Guitar World Staff First album from Testament guitarist's jazz trio since 2011 will arrive September 7.
How to Create “Outside” Lines with Fourth Intervals By Alex Skolnick Back in the April 2017 issue, my column focused on fourths when creating rhythm parts and solos.
Melodic Phrasing and Playing Over Blues Changes, Part 2 By Alex Skolnick Last month, we took steps toward developing a deeper understanding of blues and how it informs both jazz and rock.
Alex Skolnick Explains Triads and Sweep Picking By Damian Fanelli Alex Skolnick and Reverb.com recently got together to create a helpful "Guitar Tricks"video dedicated totriads and sweep picking. You can check it out below.
Alex Skolnick and Dave Ellefson Talk Metal Allegiance, Premiere "Can't Kill the Devil" Playthrough Video By Jon Wiederhorn
![[L-R] Alex Skolnick, Angel Vivaldi and Richard Shaw](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v9ejaTaQka7U4NKJ76tdZW-1024-80.jpg.webp)
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