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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Perform With CHTHONIC At Japan's FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will join Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC on stage at the Fuji Rock Festival on Sunday, July 29 at Naeba Ski Resort in Yuzawa-machi, Niigata, Japan. Says Friedman: "[CHTHONIC's] latest album, 'Takasago Army' . . ."is absolutely on fire!" CHTHONIC's sixth full-le...
July 26, 2012
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LITA FORD: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of ROCK FEST Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of Lita's July 22 performance at Rock Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin can be seen below. Lita's current touring band consists of the following musicians: Lita Ford - Guitar, Vocals Mitch Perry - Guitar Marty O'Brien - Bass Scot Coogan - Drums Lita's new solo album, "Living Like A...
July 25, 2012
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TREMONTI's 'All I Was' Cracks U.S. Top 30

ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti's debut solo album, "All I Was", sold more than 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 29 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released on July 17 via Fret 12 Records, a company Mark started with ...
July 25, 2012
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: New 47-Minute Audio Interview Posted Online

Riff-Mag.com recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. You can now listen to the entire 47-minute chat below. On Japanese food: Marty: "I love it. It's my favorite. I think if you don't like Japanese food, it would be really hard to live in Japan. [Friedman moved...
July 24, 2012
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LITA FORD Performs Acoustically At New Jersey's Vintage Vinyl; Video Footage, Photos

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford took part in an in-store acoustic performance on July 11 at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey. Video footage of her appearance can be seen below. Check out photos at this location. Lita's current touring band consists of the following musicians: Lita Ford - Guitar, Vo...
July 21, 2012
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TOURNIQUET: More 'Antiseptic Bloodbath' Studio Footage Posted Online

Christian metallers TOURNIQUET will release a new album, "Antiseptic Bloodbath", this summer via Pathogenic Records. The CD will feature guest guitar solos by Marty Friedman (ex-MEGADETH),Karl Sanders (NILE),Pat Travers, Bruce Franklin (TROUBLE) and Santiago Dobles (AGHORA). A four-minute video cl...
July 20, 2012
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MARK TREMONTI: Some Of My Favorite Riffs Of All Time Are On SLAYER's Song 'Raining Blood'

In a recent interview with AOL's Noisecreep, ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti was asked what he listened to as a kid and what helped shape him musically. "The first record that really made me a music fanatic was METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets'," he said. "That's probably my favorite re...
July 19, 2012
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LITA FORD Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' (Audio)

The latest installment of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. The podcast is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Iron City Rocks" podcast (audio): ...
July 17, 2012
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TOURNIQUET: 'Antiseptic Bloodbath' Studio Footage Posted Online

Christian metallers TOURNIQUET will release a new album, "Antiseptic Bloodbath", this summer via Pathogenic Records. The CD will feature guest guitar solos by Marty Friedman (ex-MEGADETH),Karl Sanders (NILE),Pat Travers, Bruce Franklin (TROUBLE) and Santiago Dobles (AGHORA). A two-and-a-half-minut...
July 15, 2012
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LITA FORD Interviewed On 'The Lu Valentino Show' (Audio)

"The Lu Valentino Show" recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. You can listen to the chat in two parts below. Also available is fan-filmed video footage of Lita's July 12 performance in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Lita's current touring band consists of the following musi...
July 13, 2012
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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Headline 'Guitar Universe 2012' European Tour

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will embark on the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour in October. Support on the trek will come from Israel's Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO). Commented Marty: "Yossi and I became friends on my 2011 solo tour. We came up with...
July 12, 2012
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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'My Goal Is To Make Music I Love And Have As Many People Enjoy It As Possible'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: First of all, let's talk about the North American release of three of your albums, out of which "Future Addict" and...
July 3, 2012
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Interviewed On 'The Danko Jones Podcast' (Audio)

Canadian rocker Danko Jones recently down to talk about KISS with none other than legendary ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman for this week's edition of "The Danko Jones Podcast". You can now listen to this spirited discussion about the hottest band in the land using the SoundCloud player below....
June 28, 2012
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ALTER BRIDGE/CREED's MARK TREMONTI: Rig Rundown (Video)

Premier Guitar's Rebecca Dirks was on location in Chicago, Illinois on April 13 at the Chicago Theatre where she caught up with CREED/ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti. In this "Rig Rundown" segment, Tremonti talks to Premier Guitar about his slew of PRS guitars, his multi-amp setup (Mesa/Boogie,...
June 20, 2012
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Three MARTY FRIEDMAN Albums To Receive Overdue North American Release

Three recent albums by pioneering guitarist Marty Friedman — whose groundbreaking work with MEGADETH and CACOPHONY continues to receive international acclaim to this day — will be released in North America by Prosthetic Records on August 14. Two of the titles — 2010's "Bad D.N.A." and 2008's "Future...
June 14, 2012