Marty Friedman reflects on his late-’80s Ozzy Osbourne audition, admitting musical perfection wasn’t enough to land the gig over Zakk Wylde.

The rocker revealed KISS' team approached him for a potential job playing in the band as "they were changing guitar players" Marty Friedman was ready to "Rock and Roll All Nite" with KISS, but his ...

Guitar great Marty Friedman says in a new Guitar World interview that he "hopes the traditional guitar solo dies a slow and painful death." That's a surprising take from one of metal's more celebrated ...

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine says fans should not expect a reunion with former band members during the band’s planned 2026 farewell tour or final studio album.

It was over two decades ago that a guitarist left an iconic metal band. Now, this week, the musician has expanded upon his decision to part ways with the group, and how it feels to become a ...

Every rocker kid who grew up in the ‘70s dreamed of being in the legendary rock band Kiss. At least, I assume they did, along with smoking cigarettes at age 10 and eating lead paint chips. I don’t ...

Friedman sat down to a video chat with American Songwriter from Japan and offered his thoughts on our four favorite tracks from his latest offering. While it would be easy to label this piano-infused ...

A 14-year-old Marty Friedman taught himself to play guitar after attending a KISS concert. In 1990, he joined thrash metal legends Megadeth. The band sold more than 10 million records during ...