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Nuno Bettencourt says one of the new Extreme songs made Steve Vai and Tom Morello cry
By Matt Owen published
Spoiler alert: it wasn't Rise – a track that Bettencourt says has become so popular because he didn't play it sitting down

Extreme cancel forthcoming M3 Rock Festival appearance due to Nuno Bettencourt knee injury
By Jackson Maxwell published
Bettencourt performed seated with Extreme earlier this week on the Monsters of Rock cruise after injuring himself in a basketball game

Nuno Bettencourt performs sitting down after busting his knee on Monsters of Rock Cruise – but still nails the Rise solo
By Matt Parker published
The Extreme guitarist apologized to fans for his injury, yet battled on to deliver a set worthy of a standing ovation

Watch Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt play the Rise solo live for the first time
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Spoiler alert: it’s scary clean

Extreme continue their explosive comeback and highlight Nuno Bettencourt's virtuosity in two scorching new singles
By Matt Owen published
Hear the heavy riffs and mind-melting solos of #Rebel and Banshee – the latest tracks to be lifted from the band's upcoming album, Six

Nuno Bettencourt says Eddie Van Halen visited him while he was recording his Rise solo
By Matt Owen published
Van Halen swung by the studio as the Extreme virtuoso was piecing together Rise’s mind-bending solo – but Nuno wouldn’t let him hear it

Nuno Bettencourt reveals the most important pedal in his guitar rig: “I tried playing without one and f**kin’ hated it!”
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The unlikely stompbox is integral to the Extreme virtuoso’s searing distorted tone, even if he admits, “Other players think it’s not doing anything and would probably wonder if the battery is dead”

"Don't practice it for too long, because you're going to get tendonitis": Watch Rick Beato break down Nuno Bettencourt's jaw-dropping Rise solo
By Jackson Maxwell published
Go inside the inner workings of the volcanic lead break – the highlight of Extreme's recent comeback single – that has the guitar world abuzz

Nuno Bettencourt recalls two-hand tapping in front of Eddie Van Halen: “He stops me and goes, ‘Hey, none of that silly stuff!’”
By Richard Bienstock last updated
The Extreme virtuoso tells Guitar World about his first-ever meeting with EVH

From brutalizing extreme metal to Latin-flavored bubblegum shred: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen published
Liven up your listening habits with new guitar-driven tunes from Extreme, Metallica, Momma, Cradle of Filth, Tigercub, Angel Vivaldi and more
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