ADAGIO Guitarist Jams With MARTY FRIEDMAN In Paris

Guitarist Stéphan Forté of the French progressive metallers ADAGIO and former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman met at the final show of Friedman's solo tour in Paris and played together in the afternoon for almost two hours. Stephan says, "Marty is a very, very cool person, very humble, and of course an awesome musician. We jammed together [on] some old CACOPHONY stuff such as 'Black Cat', 'Ninja', and, of course, some stuff from MEGADETH's 'Rust In Peace': 'Lucretia', 'Holy Wars' and so on.... Marty's improvisation was absolutely insane, every solo sounded like a wonderful story, full of sensibility and huge melodies." A private lesson will be issued in Guitarist magazine in the months to come.

Check out a photo of Stéphan and Marty at this location.

ADAGIO recently entered the studio to record its fourth album, entitled "Archangels in Black". According to a posting on the group's official web site, the overall vibe of the tracks like "Archangels in Black", "Undead", "The Fear Circus" and "Twilight At Dawn" is "very dark and massive. The band came back to a more orchestral style of composition but kept the heaviness of songs like 'Dominate' or 'Children of the Dead Lake' from the previous album released in 2005 in Japan."

Commented guitarist Stephan Forté: "This album is a sort of tribute to dark arts, including horror movies and gothic literature. It's our own musical representation of what darkness is. I think the song 'Archangels in Black' would be a cool hymn for all those of us who enjoy sinister arts."

ADAGIO issued its latest album, "Dominate", in North America and Europe (outside France) in July 2006 via Locomotive Music. The CD — which was issued in Japan in December 2005 via Avalon/Marquee and in France in March through Double Vision (via Sony/BMG distribution) — was produced by Stephan Forté and Kevin Codfert, and was mixed at House of Audio Studios in Germany by Dennis Ward.