Marty Friedman (guitarist)

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Marty Friedman

Background information
Birth name Martin Adam Friedman
Born December 8, 1962 (age 44)
Origin Washington, D.C.,
United States
Genre(s) Thrash Metal
Neo-classical
Progressive Rock
J-pop
Jazz
New Age
Instrument(s) Guitar
Associated
acts		 Megadeth
Cacophony

Martin Adam "Marty" Friedman (born December 8, 1962) is an American guitarist. He is perhaps best known as the lead guitarist for the thrash metal band Megadeth for close to ten years. He was born in Washington, D.C..

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[edit] Career

Friedman is a largely self-taught guitarist, known for his improvisation and for fusing an Eastern musical feel with Western musical styles, such as neo-classical, thrash metal and later on into progressive rock, J-pop, jazz, New Age and the like. Going beyond traditional scales, Marty often arpeggiates the chords over which he plays, using an unconventional picking technique favouring up-strokes. He is also known for frequent use of melodic and wide vibrato. Prior to joining Megadeth, he formed and played lead guitar in several other bands, including Deuce, Hawaii, Vixen (not the all-female band of the same name), and notably Cacophony. Friedman collaborated with Jason Becker on two albums, Go Off and Speed Metal Symphony. Cacophony features neoclassical metal elements and synchronised twin guitar harmonies and counterpoints.

Friedman was the lead guitarist for Megadeth from February 1990 to December 1999. During this period, Megadeth released a string of gold and platinum albums.


[edit] Japanese life

Currently living in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, he travels the world giving clinics, performances and master classes in dozens of countries in Asia, Europe, and North America, and South America. He has become a major force in the Japanese music scene, playing lead guitar in the bands of some of the country's most famous performers. He also appears on Japanese television and as a columnist for a major Japanese music magazine and a national daily newspaper.[citation needed]

Friedman speaks fluent Japanese.[citation needed] He became a regular member of the cast of TXN's musical TV program hebimeta-san (ヘビメタさん) (Anglofied as "Heavy-Metal San") with Japanese idol Yoko Kumada before the show came to an end in 2005. He has his own heavy metal TV program called Rock Fujiyama alongside Shelly, Kenny Guy, Rock Ninja Yorimasa and ex-Scanch member, Rolly Teranishi. In November~December 2005 he went touring with Japanese singer Ami Suzuki inside her "SUZUKI AMI AROUND THE WORLD" Live House Tour, which took place in cities like Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.

[edit] Recent activity

Friedman appeared on the track "Born Of Anger" on the album All That Remains by Fozzy. Friedman is a big fan of The Ramones, KISS (during its early years) and Frank Marino. He has also appeared on Where Moth and Rust Destroy, the latest album of the Christian thrash metal band Tourniquet.

He is currently using an Ibanez MFM1, his signature model.

Friedman's latest album, Loudspeaker, was released in Japan on 26 June 2006. It entered the Japanese national chart at #33. This marks the first Top 40 chart position for any of his solo albums.

[edit] Discography

Album Cover Date of Release Title Label
1988 Dragon's Kiss Shrapnel Records
1992 Scenes Shrapnel Records
1995 Introduction Roadrunner Records
1996 True Obsessions Shrapnel Records
2003 Music For Speeding Favored Nations
2006 Loudspeaker Avex Trax

[edit] External links

Megadeth
Dave Mustaine | Glen Drover | James Lomenzo | Shawn Drover
David Ellefson | Chris Poland | Gar Samuelson | Jeff Young | Chuck Behler | Nick Menza | Marty Friedman | Jimmy DeGrasso | Al Pitrelli | James MacDonough
Discography
Studio albums: Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! | Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? | So Far, So Good... So What! | Rust in Peace | Countdown to Extinction | Youthanasia | Cryptic Writings | Risk | The World Needs a Hero | The System Has Failed | United Abominations
Live albums: Live Trax | Rude Awakening | That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires
Compilations: Capitol Punishment | Still Alive... And Well? | Back to the Start
Extended plays: Hidden Treasures | Cryptic Sounds
Videos and DVDs: Rusted Pieces | Exposure of a Dream | Evolver: The Making of Youthanasia | Rude Awakening | Video Hits | Arsenal of Megadeth | That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires
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