Marty Friedman understands the guitar's popularity has been on the decline amid rock's fade from the mainstream and credited YouTubers and their ingenuity for serving as the new playground for ...

For decades now, ex-Megadeth guitarist and American breakfast cereal truther Marty Friedman has been regarded as an absolute shredder. Dave Mustaine considers him the best he’s ever worked with and he ...

In October of 2023, I interviewed Marty Friedman from his home in Tokyo – and not for the first time. It was a wide-ranging conversation typical of our exchanges, spanning his latest collaboration ...

Over 70 guitars, mandolins and basses are suspended from the ceiling, interconnected with wires that lace around the floor. The instruments are connected to a computer loaded with a playlist. One ...

The Risk business was all water under the bridge by 2023, when Megadeth invited him to join them onstage at the Budokan, in Tokyo. Friedman sat in with the band for Countdown To Extinction, Tornado Of ...

As Coyle points out, guitar-driven music is enjoying a resurgence, particularly of the instrumental/shred variety. "I feel like this environment, especially for high-level, virtuosic instrumental type ...

Former Megadeth member Marty Friedman offers guitar tips with a sensual twist in a new interview. Talking to Ultimate Guitar, the famed thrash metal player, who left Megadeth in 2000 and has since ...

Guitar maestro Marty Friedman is certainly known for his shredding six-string skills and melodic tastefulness, but there are times like with any musician when he comes up against a wall. There was one ...

Friedman sat down to a video chat with American Songwriter from Japan and offered his thoughts on our four favorite tracks from his latest offering. While it would be easy to label this piano-infused ...

Banging. Porking. Doin’ the horizontal cha-cha. There are tons of ways to talk about fucking without actually saying it, but a new one might have emerged from a recent Ultimate Guitar interview with ...

He doesn't provide a shred of evidence to support his claim. "So 'Guitar Solo' is trending in Japan right now. Why, you ask? It's because it has been reported (true or not, who knows) that in Japan it ...