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Marty Friedman

Marty Friedman’s guitar teacher told him to take a bong hit every time he played an exercise correctly, but the ex-Megadeth guitarist has better advice for students

By Jonathan Horsley published

Friedman has just finished working on an epic lesson video for TrueFire that will teach players to develop a musical identity – and he says that is more important than any technique

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Marty Friedman and Megadeth at Wacken 2023

Watch Marty Friedman nail the greatest solo in thrash metal history as he plays Tornado Of Souls with Megadeth at Wacken

By Jonathan Horsley published

Fan-shot footage offers a pit's eye view of a historic moment as Friedman rejoins Megadeth for a live cameo and blazes through his ripping lead from the Rust In Peace classic

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Marty Friedman, Dave Mustaine and Kiko Loureiro, who all joined each other onstage on 27 February for a special Megadeth one-off set

Watch fan-shot footage of Marty Friedman performing live with Megadeth onstage at the Budokan

By Jonathan Horsley published

The video was shot from the gods but Countdown to Extinction sounds all kinds of heavenly for any thrash metal head nostalgic for Megadeth's golden years

Gigs & Festivals
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine [left] and Marty Friedman circa-Countdown To Extinction

Dave Mustaine confirms Marty Friedman’s return as Megadeth’s Rust In Peace era guitar partnership reunites for Tokyo show

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Budokan will host a historic reunion on 27 Feb as one of thrash metal's most potent guitar duos is back onstage together after 23 years apart for an event that will be livestreamed

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Dave Mustaine and Metallica comp

Dave Mustaine says Lars Ulrich wrote the opening riff to Metallica’s Master of Puppets

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Megadeth frontman has also called for Metallica to “step up” and Slayer to reunite for one last Big Four thrash gig

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Megadeth

Kiko Loureiro reveals the biggest challenge of playing guitar in Megadeth and being a southpaw playing right-handed

By Rob Laing published

"He has heavy hands," Kiko says of Dave Mustaine

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Gibson Custom Shop Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP

Gibson adds a pair of limited edition Custom Shop Flying V EXPs to its Dave Mustaine Collection

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Megadeth main man’s signature Vs are now available in high-end Ebony VOS and Red Amber Burst

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Dave Mustaine

Learn 4 Megadeth chords – including Dave Mustaine's signature spider!

By Leigh Fuge published

From Hangar 18 to My Darkest Hour

Guitar Chords
Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield

Dave Mustaine says there’s a “good possibility” he will write music with James Hetfield again

By Jonathan Horsley published

Mustaine says the hope of reconnecting creatively with his former Metallica bandmate helps keep him going – that and being a “perpetual badass”

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Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman circa Risk, the straw, the guitar solo that broke the camel's back

Dave Mustaine sounds note of regret on Marty Friedman’s Megadeth exit – “What happened to Marty was not okay”

By Jonathan Horsley published

It all went wrong with miscommunication over the guitar solo to Breadline, and then there was no way back for one of the greatest guitar partnerships in metal

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