One other MEGADETH & MARTY FRIEDMAN Reunion Would possibly Occur

Megadeth and Marty Friedman reunited dwell on stage for the primary time in 23 years on February 27 on the Nippon Budokan venue in Tokyo, Japan. Everybody sounded nice, there was a ton of fan footage, and the entire thing was livestreamed internationally. In order that’s that, proper? A brand new technology bought to see Megadeth and Friedman collectively and now we’re good? Possibly not.

Based on Friedman in an interview with Guitar World, there may be one other reunion on the horizon. Friedman did not explicitly say there was, however talked about within the interview that each he and Megadeth are “each taking part in at Wacken Open Air competition in Germany this summer season, so that you by no means know.” Which if there wasn’t a chance for one more reunion, then why hassle making a remark like that?

Friedman additionally opened up about what he felt was the toughest factor in regards to the reunion – his taking part in, and making an attempt to reflect what he did 30 years in the past.

“If there was any problem in any respect, I suppose it might be taking part in the solos the way in which the followers keep in mind them, which is one thing I needed to do,” he stated. “My taking part in has developed a lot since these songs got here out, and there are such a lot of nuances I might naturally do in another way now.

“I had to withstand the urge to play it like I might in 2023 and stick with the unique manner. For instance, in a few these songs, I entered the solo on the downbeat, with the primary word being the foundation of the chord. I might positively keep away from each of these issues now, however apparently, I used to be high-quality with it again then.”

Friedman performed in Megadeth all through the ’90s and carried out on each album between Rust In Peace in 1990 and Danger in 1999. Friedman has since seen huge success as each a musician and TV character in Japan.