This article is about the guitarist. For the basketball player, see Martin Friedman (disambiguation).
Marty Friedman
Friedman in 2009
Background information
Born
(1962-12-08) December 8, 1962 (age 61) Washington, D.C., U.S.[1]
Genres
Heavy metal
thrash metal
speed metal
hard rock
instrumental rock
neoclassical metal
Occupation(s)
Guitarist
Years active
1981–present
Labels
Avex Trax
Gokukara
Shrapnel
Prosthetic
Universal
EMI
Formerly of
Hawaii
Cacophony
Megadeth
Spouse(s)
Hiyori Okuda (m. 2012)
Website
martyfriedman.com
Musical artist
Martin Adam Friedman (Japanese: マーティン・アダム・フリードマン, Hepburn: Mātin Adamu Furīdoman) (born December 8, 1962) is an American guitarist, best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist of thrash metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000. He is also known for playing alongside Jason Becker in Cacophony from 1986 until 1989, as well as his 13 solo albums and tours. Friedman has resided in Tokyo since 2003, where he has appeared on over 700 Japanese television programs such as Rock Fujiyama, Hebimeta-san, Kōhaku Uta Gassen[2] and Jukebox English.[3] He has released albums with several record labels, including Avex Trax, Universal, EMI, Prosthetic, and Shrapnel Records.
^Umanov, Ben (August 19, 2014). "How Megadeth's Marty Friedman Became a Japanese TV Star". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^"Marty Friedman's Imaginary Idol Kouhaku uta gassen part 4 "BiS and BABYMETAL's extreme battle!" • BABYMETAL FAN CLUB". BABYMETAL FAN CLUB. February 1, 2015. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
^蔵出しここだけクロニクル ｜ マーティ・フリードマン Archived March 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
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part of the Shrapnel Records-produced duo Cacophony with his friend MartyFriedman, and they released two albums, Speed Metal Symphony (1987) and Go Off...
During his tenure in Megadeth, Menza also played drums on his bandmate MartyFriedman's three solo albums, Scenes (1992), Introduction (1994) and True Obsessions...
second studio release to feature the "classic" lineup of Dave Mustaine, MartyFriedman, David Ellefson and Nick Menza, with all of them contributing to songwriting...
the forefront of what's important right now." According to guitarist MartyFriedman, it took the band a year to prepare the record "from note one to mixing"...
After a lengthy search for a new lead guitarist, Megadeth enlisted MartyFriedman, who officially joined in February 1990. The lineup remained unchanged...
performed by Glen Drover is musically four bars longer than the original by MartyFriedman. "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)" was the first single released from...
discography. The song is well-known for its distinctive guitar solo played by MartyFriedman, which is regarded as one of the greatest metal guitar solos of all...
Capitol Records. It was the first Megadeth album to feature guitarist MartyFriedman and drummer Nick Menza. The songs "Hangar 18" and "Holy Wars... The...
2006 Marc Friedman (born 1977), electric bassist/multi-instrumentalist and composer MartyFriedman (born 1962), guitarist Matthew Friedman (musician)...
only other bass player for Megadeth who has performed with MartyFriedman, when Friedman joined the band on stage at Budokan on February 27 and Wacken...
as Dragon's Kiss, the first album by the fellow Cacophony guitarist MartyFriedman, who also co-produced and performed on Perpetual Burn. This is the only...
Speaking about the stylistic direction of the album, then-guitarist MartyFriedman stated: "We pretty much stick to our guns. It's not like we're gonna...
whose style influenced Loomis are Yngwie Malmsteen, Ritchie Blackmore, MartyFriedman, Jason Becker, Tony Iommi and Brian May At the age of 16, Loomis won...
MartyFriedman, Joe Satriani, Jeff Loomis, Richie Kotzen, Gus G., Greg Howe, Steve Morse, Paul Gilbert and Steve Vai. "Triumphant Heart" (feat. Marty...
year, Mustaine fired Young and Behler and replaced them with guitarist MartyFriedman and drummer Nick Menza. This lineup recorded Megadeth's fourth album...
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