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Marty Friedman

Martin Adam "Marty" Friedman, born December 8, 1962 in Washington, D.C., United States, is an American guitarist and songwriter. Self-taught on guitar at 14 after attending a Kiss concert, he formed early heavy metal bands including Vixen and Hawaii. In 1986 he co-founded the neoclassical metal duo Cacophony with Jason Becker, releasing the albums Speed Metal Symphony (1987) and Go Off! (1988), alongside his debut solo album Dragon's Kiss (1988). He joined Megadeth in 1990, recording Rust in Peace (1990)—which earned RIAA platinum status in 1994 and a Grammy Award nomination—foll...