Search results for 'marty friedman'

Filter by

Sort by


News

MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO Unveils Cover Art For 'Open Source' Solo Album

MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has set "Open Source" as the title of his fifth solo album. The disc will be the follow-up to "Sounds Of Innocence", which was released in June 2012. The cover art for "Open Source" was created by Gustavo Sazes (MACHINE HEAD, AMARANTHE, ARCH ENEMY) and can be seen be...
June 10, 2020
News

Which MEGADETH Guitarist Is Better: KIKO LOUREIRO Or MARTY FRIEDMAN? KIKO Weighs In

MEGADETH's Kiko Loureiro has uploaded a new video in which he answers the fan-submitted question: "Are you better than [former MEGADETH guitarist] Marty Friedman?" In the clip, which can be seen below, Kiko states: "So when you start worrying about being better than other musicians, or if your band...
June 9, 2020
News

MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO Reveals Title Of New Solo Album

MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has set "Open Source" as the title of his fifth solo album. The disc will be the follow-up to "Sounds Of Innocence", which was released in June 2012. Loureiro said: "By definition, 'open source' is related to softwares which the original source code is made freely av...
June 6, 2020
News

Actress TAWNY KITAEN Looks Back On WHITESNAKE's 'Here I Go Again' Video

Actress Tawny Kitaen, who is best known in the rock world for her appearance in WHITESNAKE's video for "Here I Go Again", discussed her collaboration with the band in a new interview with the "Ouch, You're On My Hair" podcast. While WHITESNAKE was working on it 1987 self-titled album, the band's lea...
June 4, 2020
News

Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Collaborates With APOLO 7 On 'Eres Tú' Cover: Official Music Video Released

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has collaborated with the Colombian rock band APOLO 7 on a cover version of "Eres Tú", a popular Spanish-language song written in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish band MOCEDADES. The official music video for the track can be seen belo...
May 30, 2020
News

Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Collaborates With Colombian Rock Band APOLO 7 On 'Eres Tú' Cover

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has collaborated with the Colombian rock band APOLO 7 on a cover version of "Eres Tú", a popular Spanish-language song written in 1973 by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by the Spanish band MOCEDADES. Friedman announced his collaboration with APOLO 7 in a...
May 23, 2020
News

LITA FORD On COVID-19 Pandemic: 'We're Really Lucky That It Didn't Get Worse Than It Did'

Lita Ford spoke to Kiki Classic Rock about how she is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. "This virus thing is just weird," she said (hear audio below). "I think we're just really lucky that it didn't get worse than it did. It's already bad...
May 14, 2020
News

MEGADETH Guitarist KIKO LOUREIRO Is Putting Finishing Touches On Fifth Solo Album

MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has launched an Indiegogo fundraising campaign for his upcoming solo album. The disc will be the follow-up to "Sounds Of Innocence", which was released in June 2012. Says Kiko: "Some of you may know me from the Brazilian heavy metal band ANGRA. Some of you know me th...
May 14, 2020
News

EXTREME, DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER Members Featured On Cover Of 'Let It Be' To Benefit MusiCares Relief Fund

With the support of the MusiCares Foundation, the team behind "Soundcheck Live" is bringing together 68 of the brightest stars in the music world to deliver a stirring performance of "Let It Be" for a good cause. The performance will feature Avril Lavigne, Nuno Bettencourt, Orianthi, Phil X, Gary Ch...
May 13, 2020
News

You Can Buy A Wedding Cake Topper Featuring SLASH's Real Hair

A wedding cake topper purportedly featuring the real hair of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash is being auctioned via eBay. The topper was apparently created for the guitarist's 2001 wedding to Perla Ferrar, and was originally auctioned off by Julien's Auctions after the pair divorced in 2018. It is now...
May 11, 2020
News

See CHRIS CORNELL's Final 'Mother's Day' Card To His Wife

Chris Cornell's widow Vicky Cornell has shared a Mother's Day card she received from her husband less than a week before his death. On Sunday, Vicky took to her Twitter to post a picture of the card, which Chris sent to her three years ago in time for the annual celebration of the mother of the fami...
May 11, 2020
News

Former MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Says His Long-Awaited Documentary Will 'Hopefully' Come Out Next Year

Marty Friedman has offered an update on his long-awaited documentary. Titled "Spacefox" (changed from the original title, "Hebi Metal San"),the film — which is being directed by Jeremy Frindel, the founder of Substratum Films — follows Friedman's reinvention from lead guitarist in MEGADETH to one o...
May 7, 2020
News

CHRIS CORNELL's Widow Fires Back At SOUNDGARDEN: 'They've Reached A Whole New Low'

Vicky Cornell has fired back at the surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN after they filed a countersuit against Chris Cornell's widow and his estate, accusing them of misappropriating funds raised from a Los Angeles benefit concert. In the counterclaim, filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern D...
May 7, 2020
News

MARTY FRIEDMAN Releases 'Home Jams' Version Of 'Self Pollution' Song

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has released a "Home Jams" version of his song "Self Pollution", which originally appeared on the 2017 album "Wall Of Sound". The new rendition of the song features Friedman, along with his longtime bandmates Kiyoshi (bass) and Jordan Ziff (guitar),plus Anup...
May 3, 2020
News

FAKE NAMES Feat. BAD RELIGION And REFUSED Members: Listen To 'Being Them' Song

"Being Them", a new song from the punk rock supergroup FAKE NAMES — which includes Brian Baker (MINOR THREAT, DAG NASTY, BAD RELIGION),Michael Hampton (S.O.A., EMBRACE, ONE LAST WISH),Dennis Lyxzén (REFUSED, INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONSPIRACY, INVSN),and Johnny Temple (GIRLS AGAINST BOYS, SOULSIDE) —...
April 27, 2020