Marty Friedman
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Marty Friedman is an American guitarist renowned for his virtuosic, melodic playing style and influential work in thrash and neoclassical metal, as well as his later career in Japan as a musician and television personality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
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human ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Cacophony
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Dave Mustaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ Megadeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Martin Adam Friedman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBirth | 1962-12-08 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfMembershipInCacophony | 1989 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfMembershipInMegadeth | 2000 ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
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heavy metal ⓘ neoclassical metal ⓘ speed metal ⓘ thrash metal ⓘ |
| instrument | electric guitar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearances on Japanese television
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melodic lead guitar playing ⓘ solo instrumental albums ⓘ use of exotic scales ⓘ work with Megadeth ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cacophony
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Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Megadeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Tourniquet (as guest musician) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vixen (Hawaii band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementStartInJapan | early 2000s ⓘ |
| name | Marty Friedman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Dragon’s Kiss
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Inferno NERFINISHED ⓘ Introduction ⓘ Loudspeaker ⓘ Music for Speeding NERFINISHED ⓘ Scenes NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Jukebox NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Jukebox 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ True Obsessions NERFINISHED ⓘ Wall of Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Countdown to Extinction
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Risk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rust in Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ Youthanasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| residence | Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfMembershipInCacophony | 1986 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfMembershipInMegadeth | 1990 ⓘ |
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