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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Andrew Daly

“Chuck Schuldiner called me. The next thing I knew we’d rented a rehearsal room in Miami. I would just burn a joint and play”: Steve DiGiorgio’s life with Death – and why he wouldn’t trade Testament for Megadeth

MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 28: Steve Di Giorgio of Testament performs on stage at Sala Black Box on February 28, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Javier Bragado/Redferns).

Steve DiGiorgio – who’s lent his licks to Sadus, Death, Testament, and more – seems chilled out. But beneath the surface is a seething four-stringer who loves to push the envelope.

“I’ve always gravitated toward the obnoxious,” he laughs. “In junior high, I I got a referral from band class that said, ‘Dismissed because he likes to blast his horn and play loud!’ That carried through into the nature of how I approach everything: in a slightly aggressive manner.”

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