Guitar virtuoso Marty Friedman doesn’t practice. You might think, “Well, it must be second nature after forty-plus years of playing.” But the self-taught musician says he’s never sat down and ran ...

In 1986, Marty Friedman and Jason Becker started Cacophony – a relatively short-lived project that would be responsible for some of shred music’s most technical and celebrated compositions. Together, ...

For the past 25 years, guitarist extraordinaire Marty Friedman has called Japan home. And while it may not be unusual for someone to pick up and move to another country, Friedman did this on the heels ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Shrapnel Records Looking back on recording the scintillating Go Off! with Marty Friedman, ...

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 ...

Shrapnel Records is probably the most important record label of all time when speaking about the development of the shred style of guitar playing. Founded in the ’80s, Shrapnel released albums from a ...