Will Marty Friedman Play with Megadeth Next Month? Probably.

It’s been 23 years since Marty Friedman parted with Megadeth, and whereas each artists have achieved nice issues since then, many followers have been eager for a reunion. Thankfully, it seems like that’ll be occurring quickly, as Friedman has advised that he’ll be becoming a member of the thrash legends on stage in Japan in late February.

Subsequent month, Megadeth will start their 2023 tour in help of 2022’s The Sick, The Dying… And The Lifeless! (which Loudwire named one of many 50 Finest Rock + Steel Albums of 2022). Whereas they’ll finally make it to Knotfest Australia and Blue Ridge Rock Pageant, their first present will probably be at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Feb. 27. It’s there that Friedman is ready to seem.

You see, Friedman appeared on the Jan. 18 episode of Japanese radio program Subsequent Guitar Hero Is . . ., the place he confirmed his involvement. As transcribed by Megadeth fan web site Megadeth of Destruction, Friedman revealed:

And also you is perhaps conscious that Megadeth, the band I used to play in, will play reside at Budokan. Consider it or not, I’m gonna jam with them! Nicely, I can’t inform you any particulars but it surely’s gonna be a miraculously particular evening for positive. How do I put this? I feel the followers may even get pleasure from it as a lot as I [will]. From behind the scenes, I’ve all the time rooted for them similar to the blokes in Megadeth have cheered for my profession in Japan. So, it will actually be an superior reunion and my coronary heart is admittedly stuffed with overflowing love. Anyway, I’m actually trying ahead to it.

As longtime Megadeth followers know, Friedman changed Jeff Younger in early 1990; between then and his departure in 2000, he performed on all releases from 1990’s pivotal Rust in Peace to 1999’s maligned Danger.

Again in August 2022, Mustaine spoke with Guitar World about Friedman’s choice to go away following a dispute over Friedman’s “Breadline” guitar solo. Mustaine defined:

I’ve all the time believed we should always give the guitar participant a possibility to do a solo that he feels is true for the tune. If somebody performs one thing that doesn’t work for the half, then I’ll make some ideas. If it’s nonetheless not occurring, I’d say, “Okay, that is what I need you to play right here.” If a lead completely doesn’t work, then I’m going to do the half myself. That’s what occurred [on] “Breadline,” and Marty Friedman stop over [it].

I mentioned [to management], “Nicely, you’ve three selections. Both you mute the solo fully, have Marty come again and redo it, or I do it.” After which I mentioned, “If I do it, you’d higher inform him.” Nicely, I redid it and no person instructed Marty. So, we’re in there listening to the completed album and the solo comes on. It’s my solo, not Marty’s. . . . I checked out him as tears ran down his face and I knew immediately that no person had instructed him.

Having been a associate with Marty for therefore a few years, as a lot of an enigma as he was, I may inform he was actually upset and he had had sufficient. What occurred to Marty was positively not okay. Our administration was supposed to inform him and, for no matter purpose, they didn’t do it. I feel that was a horrible factor to do to him.

Blabbermouth confirmed that Friedman and Mustaine have “seemingly been on good phrases . . . in recent times” regardless of Friedman turning down an opportunity to participate in 2015’s Rust in Peace line-up reunion.

You’ll be able to hearken to the excerpt from Friedman’s Subsequent Guitar Hero Is . . . interview beneath. Additionally, tell us when you’re psyched concerning the potential team-up!