Nuno Bettencourt
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Nuno Bettencourt remembers his final exchange with Ozzy Osbourne – a reminder of the gig he once turned down
By Matt Owen published
As a 15-year-old, Bettencourt auditioned to become Randy Rhoads’ replacement. When the gig presented itself years later, he declined

Nuno Bettencourt, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler and Yungblud pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with a medley of Prince of Darkness classics at the VMAs
By Phil Weller published
The rousing, all-star medley honored Ozzy in style

Nuno Bettencourt covers three Ozzy Osbourne classics with Extreme – and nails Randy Rhoads and Jake E. Lee’s iconic solos
By Phil Weller published
Fresh from his spot at Back to the Beginning, Bettencourt is continuing to doff his cap to the Prince of Darkness’ legacy

Nuno Bettencourt was spotted playing a mystery guitar at Back to the Beginning – is he about to launch his own guitar brand?
By Phil Weller published
Bettencourt took to the stage for the historic event with a Washburn-esque build that flashed a new ‘Nuno’ logo on the headstock – and we have some questions

Nuno Bettencourt recalls Extreme’s rebellious Queen medley at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
By Phil Weller published
All bands were banned from playing Queen songs, but Bettencourt wanted to pay tribute to “one the greatest composers of all time” in his own way

Nuno Bettencourt joins Van Halen tribute band for blazing Hot For Teacher cover
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The Extreme axeman used an EVH striped guitar to blast out Van Halen licks like he's been doing it all his life

Nuno Bettencourt says this 15-year-old blues player is in the league of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eddie Van Halen
By Janelle Borg published
The Extreme hero is betting on this young Australian guitarist after being blown away by his virtuosic performance

Nuno Bettencourt joins Steven Tyler for jam at charity gig – and, wait, is that a Les Paul?
By Jackson Maxwell published
Backing Tyler and some of his A-list friends at a fundraiser for the Janie’s Fund foundation at the Hollywood Palladium, the Extreme virtuoso ditched his signature Washburn

Mateus Asato on discovering his own identity, his big social media mistake and his debut album
By Amit Sharma published
Asato leads an amazing double life as pop sideman and virtuoso shredder. He dishes on his big social media mistake, the help he got from Kiko Loureiro, and the last-minute call from Nuno Bettencourt he couldn’t ignore
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