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Alex Skolnick

Alex Skolnick

Real/full name:
Alexander Nathan Skolnick
Age:
55 (born Sep 29th, 1968)
Place of birth:
United States (Berkeley, California)
Gender:
Male

Biography

Alex began playing the guitar when he was nine, influenced by Eddie Van Halen, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter, Randy Rhoads, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, and Scorpions.

Raised in the Bay Area, he now resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Trivia

Alex was only 15 years old when he joined Legacy/Testament in 1983.

The silver streak in his hair is natural, and appeared at age fourteen.

Played one single show with Ozzy Osbourne, in 1995, at the Rock City, in Nottingham, England.

He is also a writer, penning a popular blog, SkolNotes (featured on Alltop.com) and is a frequent contributor to Guitar Player magazine online.

His first ...

Alex Skolnick Trio

Guitars (2001-present)

Hu$h Money

As Skoly-D:
Vocals (2022-present)

Metal Allegiance

Guitars (2014-present)

2015 Metal Allegiance Guitars
2016 Fallen Heroes (EP) Guitars
2018 Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty Vocals (backing) (tracks 1-3, 7, 9, 10), Guitars

Testament

Guitars (1987-1992, 2001, 2005-present)

1987 The Legacy Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 6-9), Lyrics (tracks 7, 9)
1987 Live at Eindhoven (Live album) Guitars (lead)
1988 Trial by Fire (Single) Guitars (lead)
1988 The New Order Songwriting (tracks 1-7, 9, 10), Lyrics (tracks 1-4, 7), Guitars (lead)
1989 Hard Acts to Follow (Split) Guitars
1989 Practice What You Preach Guitars (lead & rhythm), Lyrics (tracks 1, 2, 5-9)
1990 Kerrang! Plastic Explosive (Split) Guitars
1990 Souls of Black Lyrics (tracks 5, 7, 9, 10), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 2, 4-7, 9, 10) (as "Alex")
1991 Seen Between the Lines (Video) Guitars (lead)
1992 The Ritual Lyrics (tracks 2, 5, 6), Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5-7, 11)
1993 Return to the Apocalyptic City (EP) Guitars (lead) (tracks 5, 6)
1996 The Best of Testament (Compilation) Guitars (tracks 1-7, 10-12, 14-15)
1997 Signs of Chaos: The Best of Testament (Compilation) Guitars (tracks 1-4, 11-15)
2000 The Very Best of Testament (Compilation) Guitars (tracks 1-13)
2001 First Strike Still Deadly Guitars (lead) (as "Alex (Skullwrecker!) Skolnick")
2004 Days of Darkness (Compilation) Guitars
2005 Live in London (Live album) Guitars
2005 Live in London (Video) Guitars
2008 The Formation of Damnation / Prevail (Split) Guitars
2008 The Formation of Damnation Guitars (lead), Lyrics (track 10)
2009 Live at Eindhoven '87 (Live album) Guitars
2010 The Formation of Damnation (Alcatraz Revisit) (Single) Guitars
2012 True American Hate (Single) Guitars
2012 Native Blood (Single) Guitars
2012 Dark Roots of Earth Guitars (lead), Guitars (rhythm)
2013 Animal Magnetism (Single) Guitars
2013 Dark Roots of Thrash (Live album) Guitars
2016 Brotherhood of the Snake Songwriting (tracks 8, 9), Guitars
2020 Titans of Creation Guitars (lead)
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Attention Deficit

Guitars

Exhibit-A

Unknown

Legacy

Guitars (lead) (1983-1987)

1985 Demo: 1 (Demo) Guitars (lead)

Savatage

Guitars (1994)

1994 Chance (EP) Guitars (lead)
1994 Handful of Rain (Single) Guitars (lead)
1994 Handful of Rain Guitars (lead)
1995 Japan Live '94 (Live album) Guitars
1998 Japan Live 94 (Video) Guitars (lead)

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Guitars (2000-2002, 2004-2009)

2004 The Lost Christmas Eve Guitars
2009 Night Castle Guitars
2013 Tales of Winter - Selections from the TSO Rock Operas (Compilation) Guitars

Anthrax

Guitars (2012)

Ozzy Osbourne

Guitars (1995)

Stu Hamm

Guitars (1992)

Azusa

2020 Loop of Yesterdays Guitars (lead) (track 3)

Chris Caffery

2007 Pins and Needles Guitars (lead) (track 6)

Lamb of God

2004 Ashes of the Wake Guitars (lead, 3rd) (track 10)

Maligno

2011 The Funeral Domine Guitars (lead) (track 5)

Meatlocker

1994 Triangle of Pain (EP) Vocals (backing)

Nader Sadek

2020 The Faithless (Single) Guitars

Posehn

2020 Grandpa Metal Guitars (lead) (track 4)

Sepultura

2021 Sepulquarta Guitars (track 8)

The Shredderz

2023 Shredderz (Single) Guitars
2023 Sins of the Valley (Single) Guitars (track 2)
2023 Destiny Calling (Single) Guitars (track 3)
2023 The Shredderz Guitars (track 2)

Metal Allegiance

2015 Metal Allegiance Producer
2016 Fallen Heroes (EP) Producer
2018 Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty Producer

Posehn

2020 Grandpa Metal Recording (self)

Testament

2009 Live at Eindhoven '87 (Live album) Liner notes
2020 Titans of Creation Lyrics (tracks 7, 10), Songwriting (tracks 7, 10)
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