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IN THE MAGAZINE'S AUGUST 1993 ISSUE, the inquiring minds at Guitar Player wanted to know if "shred was dead?" The cover story ignited a furious debate in a guitar community that was quite sensitive during the '90s transition period of grunge and anti-technique. Fourteen years later, New York native Nori Bucci is one of a growing number of young musicians proving that shred is alive and thriving. Seamlessly navigating both insanely fast cascades and emotive single-note melodies, Bucci won second place at the 2002 North American Rock Guitar Competition, and then took Best Rock Guitarist honors at the Buffalo Music Awards in 2003. She currently plays in the band Gamalon, and has released two independent solo albums-Speak...