When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Javier Bragado/Redferns Born in Berkeley California in 1968, Alex Skolnick was a key ...

While ZZ Top achieved mainstream success and worldwide aclaim with the stream of hits that came from their Eliminator album in 1983, they had long been Texas blues-rock trailblazers. And it’s a ...

Steve Vai has played with a wealth of musicians over the years and his guitar-playing style has kept him as an in-demand collaborator, but once upon a time the guitar great was met with some criticism ...