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Marty Friedman (born '''Martin Adam Friedman''' December 8 , 1962 in Washington, D.C. , United States ) is an American Guitar ist. He is perhaps best known as the lead guitarist for the Thrash Metal band Megadeth for close to ten years. He now resides in Japan. His ex-wife (Chihiro) is Japanese. He hosted his own television programs, '' Rock Fujiyama '' and '' Jukebox English '' on Japanese television. CAREER Friedman is a largely self-taught guitarist, known for his Improvisation and for fusing an Eastern Musical feel with Western Music al styles, such as Neo-classical , Thrash Metal and later on into Progressive Rock . Going beyond traditional scales, Friedman often Arpeggiates the chords over which he plays, using an unconventional picking technique favoring 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 . Cacophony featured neoclassical metal elements and synchronized twin guitar Harmonies and Counterpoint s shared with guitarist Jason Becker on their two albums, '' Go Off! '' and '' Speed Metal Symphony ''. MEGADETH After Cacophony broke up in 1989, Marty Friedman auditioned for the , 2007 . and the Megadeth lineup including Friedman is widely recognized as the classic one by its fans. JAPANESE LIFE Currently living in music in Japanese monthly magazine Nikkei Entertainment () Friedman speaks fluent , 2007 . He became a regular member of the cast of TXN 's musical TV Program ''hebimeta-san'' (ヘビメタさん) (anglicized as "Mr. Heavy-Metal") with Japanese Idol Yoko Kumada before the show came to an end in 2005. He had his own heavy metal TV program called '' Rock Fujiyama '' alongside Shelly, Kenny Guy , Rock Ninja Yorimasa and ex- Scanch member, Rolly Teranishi from April 2006 until March 2007. 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 . Marty has played the guitar in support for Japanese musicians such as Nanase Aikawa , Miyavi and ex- Pierrot Kirito . More recently, Marty has been featured in Jukebox, a television program in which Marty and two Japanese people translate the lyrics of various English songs into understandable Japanese. 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 has also appeared as a guest on the Firewind album Forged By Fire . He is currently using an , 2007 . In 2007 , also titled ''Zeta'', and included Remix es by psychedelic trance musicians such as Astrix and Rinkadink . Friedman's latest album, '' Loudspeaker '', was released in Japan on June 26 , 2006 . It entered the Japanese national chart at #33. This marks the first Top 40 chart position for any of his solo albums. Marty`s "Exhibit A-Live in Europe" CD and "Exhibit B-Live" in Tokyo DVD and are currently being mixed in Tokyo. They will be released simultaneously in Japan on 8/22 by Avex. These feature different setlists, but with the same band members, Jeremy Colson, Ron Jarzombek and Chris Catero. The artwork is being designed by legendary graphic artist Noritaka Sakai, who is responsible for Queen`s most most successful Japanese editions. DISCOGRAPHY Megadeth Solo NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS
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