MARTY FRIEDMAN, KERRY KING Jam Together On Japanese TV
October 30, 2006SLAYER guitarist Kerry King joined ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman on his Japanese TV show "Rock Fujiyama" (broadcast Oct. 30 on TV Tokyo) where they did all the usual "Fujiyama" games as well as treated the cameras to impromptu jams of rare metal gems from JUDAS PRIEST, VENOM, PANTERA and more. Kerry and Marty have toured together (on Clash of the Titans in America and Europe) but this is the first time the two have played guitar together.
In other Friedman-related news, the directors of "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" were in Tokyo last week taking a look behind the scenes on the set of "Rock Fujiyama". They filmed Marty in action there as well as in the studio for their follow-up movie, "Global Metal", which will explore the global spread of heavy metal music and culture. Marty will also be featured on two major networks in Japan, NHK and TV Asahi, on Friday, November 17. Marty is the featured guest on the NHK show "Eigo De Shabera Night", where previous guests have included Eric Clapton, Puffy, Billy Joel and Olympic skater Fumie Suguri. TV Asahi's "Tamori Club" will feature Marty on its 1168th show.
Friedman's new solo album, "Loudspeaker", was released in Europe on September 15 via Mascot Records. The CD entered the Japanese national chart at position No. 33. This marks the first Top 40 chart position for any of of Marty's solo albums.
The special first edition of "Loudspeaker" contained one bonus track, a vocal version of "Static Rain", the ending theme of the Japanese TV show "Rock Fujiyama". This edition was limited to the first 10,000 copies, which sold out on the first day of release. After those went, the standard version of "Loudspeaker", which has an instrumental version of "Static Rain", was put on sale.
The lead-off track from "Loudspeaker", "Elixir" has become the new ending theme for the next season of "Rock Fujiyama".
"Loudspeaker" features guest appearances by Steve Vai, John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER),and Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG, TALAS) and is described as "by far [Marty's] most aggressive album yet."
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