“After it was called the ‘solo of the century,’ I remember saying to Steve Lukather, ‘Come on, this is ridiculous’”: Nuno Bettencourt on turning down Ozzy, Sabbath’s final show and how Extreme finally got their dues

In this live shot, Nuno Bettencourt, bathed in red light, shreds on his N4 S-style.

If you’ve been following Nuno Bettencourt over the past couple of years, you’ll be no stranger to his domination of all things electric guitar. For new fans, Nuno’s theatrics feel fresh and new, but in reality, the guy is pushing 60 and has been ripping it up since the late ’80s.

But Nuno is doing nothing new; it just feels that way because it felt like he’d been, well, away for a while. That all changed when Nuno’s longtime band, Extreme, dropped Six in 2023.