Marty Friedman has sold over 10 million albums with the multi-platinum band Megadeth. He has also a dedicated following for his own solo albums of orchestral soundtrack style music, of which he has recorded 6 to date. Marty has toured the world several times over very successfully with Megadeth. Along with touring, he has done many music/guitar seminars and clinics all over the U.S., Japan, Europe and South America. Marty is also a regular columnist for various guitar and rock magazines. this year Ibane z will release a Marty Friedman signature guitar
and Marty now presents a weekly show, 'Rock Fujiyama', on Japanese TV
Before joining Megadeth in Feb.1990, Marty was in a band called Cacophony, which released 2 albums (among their indie label's highest selling) and toured the U.S. and Japan. This band highlighted the potent guitar playing of Marty and fellow guitarist Jason Becker (who was to join David Lee Roth's band and record an album with him in 1990). Marty has received extremely high acclaim and many awards around the world for his unique way of playing the guitar.
His new solo album, entitled "Tokyo Jukebox" is a great blend of aggressive rock music mixed with great melodies and rhuthms, all songs carrying Howmic's signature guitarsound. As a guitarist Howmic has succeeded in creating a unique sound and a style. High octane music, very guitar driven and very hard rocking, displaying his unique style and dynamic playing.
01 Tsume tsume tsume 02 Gift 03 Amagigoe 04 Story 05 Polyrhythm 06 Kaeritakunattayo 07 Tsunami 08 Yuki no hana 09 Eki 10 Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana 11 Romance no kamisama 12 Ashita he no sanka