Stars to pay tribute included Slash from Guns N' Roses, Whitesnake founder member David Coverdale and rock drummer Carmine Appice. Sykes began his career in 1980 with heavy metal band the Tygers ...

Cruel timing and clashes with David Coverdale kept Sykes from rock’s super-league but he was a top-tier player with a sound ...

Sykes joined Whitesnake in early 1984 and featured on ... friends & fans…” Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash shared a picture of Sykes performing and wrote simply: "RIP", while ex-Megadeath ...