Eric Peterson (born May 14, 1964) is an
American guitarist. He is best known as the only constant member of the US
thrash metal band
Testament. Peterson has also formed a side-project
black metal band called
Dragonlord, in which he plays guitar and also sings. In Testament, Peterson was originally a rhythm guitarist while
Alex Skolnick handled all lead work. More recently though Peterson plays leads along with Skolnick.