Alex Skolnick – Geek to Guitar Hero Book Review

Alex Skolnick is my kind of guitar hero. Sure, I love Ozzy, Priest, and Maiden, but Thrash was the metal of MY generation. Long after the mainstream success of Metallica, it’s hard to remember that Thrash was once an underdog genre lacking legitimacy in both the industry and wider listening public. In the context of that truly underground movement, Alex Skolnick emerged as an unlikely hero. His expressive, melodic guitar solos helped differentiate Testament from their peers as the band defied the odds to become an internationally known act. Skolnick…

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