Marty Friedman
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Watch Marty Friedman perform with Megadeth for the first time in 23 years
By Matt Owen published
Dave Mustaine and co reunited with their former guitarist for a headline show at Tokyo's Budokan to perform three songs from Friedman's tenure
Megadeth to reunite with Marty Friedman for the first time in 23 years at Tokyo concert
By Matt Owen published
Friedman will join Dave Mustaine at the band's first-ever headline show at the Budokan later this month, and will share guitar duties for a three-song encore
Marty Friedman’s Japan Heritage Official Theme Song will make you want to visit Japan – and practice the guitar more
By Jonathan Horsley published
Friedman joins the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Shonosuke Okura for track celebrating Japanese culture through the medium of electric guitar
Dave Mustaine reflects on Marty Friedman’s Megadeth departure: “What happened to Marty was definitely not okay”
By Sam Roche published
The Megadeth leader recalls the circumstances surrounding Friedman's exit from the band with a sense of regret in the new issue of Guitar World
Watch "Kirk Hammett" and "Marty Friedman" shred Mötley Crüe's Dr. Feelgood in blockbuster TikTok guitar battle
By Jackson Maxwell published
Guitarist Kyle Norris also donned his best Mick Mars costume to officiate the fictional but impressively accurate duel
Marty Friedman on why streaming listeners are skipping guitar solos: “Solos often have an obligatory existence – they must be there for a deeper reason”
By Sam Roche published
The former Megadeth man says guitar solos are often included to meet a quota, rather than because the song actually requires one
Slash, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, George Lynch, Dee Snider and more to feature on all-star Leslie West tribute album
By Jackson Maxwell published
Hear the album's first single – Wylde's loving, tough-as-nails interpretation of Mountain's Blood Of The Sun – now
Marty Friedman enlists Mateus Asato for a soaring instrumental cover of Crowded House's Don't Dream It's Over
By Sam Roche published
The performance was recorded at Friedman's April show in Osaka for his Tokyo Jukebox Tour 2021
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