Martin Adam Friedman is an American guitarist, known for his tenure as the lead guitarist for heavy metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000. He is also known for playing alongside Jason Becker in Cacophony from 1986 until 1989, as well as his 13 solo albums and tours. Friedman has resided in Tokyo, Japan since 2003, where he has appeared on over 700 Japanese television programs such as Rock Fujiyama, Hebimeta-san, Kouhaku uta gassen and Jukebox English. He has released albums with several record labels, including Avex Trax, Universal, EMI, Prosthetic, and Shrapnel Records.
Member of: Megadeth
Instruments: Guitar • Bass Guitar • Keyboard Instrument • Shamisen
Genres: Thrash Metal • J-Pop • Neo-Classical Metal • Power Metal • Progressive Rock • Speed Metal • Enka • Traditional Heavy Metal • Progressive Metal • Instrumental Music
Occupations: guitarist, composer, music critic, television presenter, audio engineer, manufacturer, record producer