FORGING METAL

Having honed his original guitar style in renowned San Francisco band Cacophony, Marty Friedman joined metal heavyweights Megadeth in 1990, recording five albums including the Grammynominated Rust In Peace. After falling in love with Japanese music during Megadeth’s many world tours, he quit the band in 2000 and relocated to Tokyo – where he became a superstar all over again, playing and writing music for major Japanese artists and making hundreds of TV appearances. His new solo album, Inferno, is out now.