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James Franklin Murphy (July 30th, 1967, Portsmouth, Virginia USA) is an American guitarist. He is well-known for his work in Testament and his solo contributions to various bands as well as works released under his own name and by a band he founded named Disincarnate. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001, but has recovered. Currently he is working on a tribute album to Chuck Schuldiner who died from pneumonia, caused by complications of his treatment to a brain tumor. His most recent completed project was the production of the industrial death metal band Daath's sophomore album, The Hinderers, which was released on Roadrunner Records.
In addition to playing guitar, Murphy operates a recording studio, SafeHouse Production, where he has mixed and produced albums for other bands. Murphy has also contributed lessons to Guitar Player magazine.
Murphy's recordings over the years exhibit a wide diversity of playing techniques and sounds. However several themes are recognizable in many of his works. His solos often feature:
- fast, articulated runs with a pronounced pick attack
- long, fluid legato sections
- harmonized leads
[edit] Equipment
Murphy has used Caparison guitars since he was able to play guitar again after his cancer treatment. During his years with Death, Obituary, and Testament he played Ibanez guitars, primarily the S series models. He is also a longtime endorsee of EMG pickups, and mainly uses the 85 and 89 models. For amplification he is currently using Framus Cobra series amplifiers.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Disincarnate
[edit] Obituary
[edit] Cancer
[edit] Testament
[edit] Konkhra
- Konkhra - Weed out the Weak
- Konkhra - The Freakshow
- Konkhra - Come Down Cold
[edit] James Murphy
- James Murphy - Feeding the Machine
- James Murphy - Convergence
[edit] Guest appearances
- Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse (one live track on the re-release)
- Agressor - Medieval Rites (one solo)
- Agressor - The Spirit of Evil (three tracks)
- Artension - Into The Eye of the Storm (one solo)
- Artension - Phoenix Rising (one solo)
- Artension - Forces of Nature (four solos)
- Broken Hope - Repulsive Conception (one solo)
- Cannae - When Gold Becomes Sacrifice (one solo)
- DÅÅTH - The Hinderers (one solo)
- Demise - Torture Garden (one solo)
- Explorers Club - Age of Impact
- Enforsaken - The Forever Endeavor (one solo)
- Firewind - Forged by Fire (one solo)
- Foreign Objects - Universal Culture Shock (Guitar solos)
- Gorguts - Considered Dead (one solo)
- Malevolent Creation - Retribution (one solo)
- Malevolent Creation - The Will to Kill (two solos)
- Martriden - The Unsettling Dark (one solo)
- Memorain - White Line (five solos)
- Only Human -The Dismantling (one solo)
- Steve Morse - Prime Cuts (one solo)
- Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor (Solo on the track "The Holocaust of Thought")
- Rob Van Der Loo's Freak Neil inc. - Characters (3 solos)
- Solstice - Solstice (four solos + backing vocals)
- Summon - ...And The Blood Runs Black (guest keyboard, acoustic guitar and lead guitar)
- Various artists - Roadrunner United - Annihilation by the Hands of God (solo), Constitution Down (intro solo)
- Various artists - Working Man - A Rush Tribute (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and/or keyboards on five songs)
- Vicious Rumors - Sadistic Symphony (one solo)
- John West - Mind Journey (one solo)
- John West - Permanent Mark (one solo)
- Warrel Dane - Praises To The War Machine (Guest appearance on track 8)
Furthermore he performed as a touring guitarist for Agent Steel and he played in Hallows Eve in 1988.
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