MARTY FRIEDMAN releases new single/video “Song For An Eternal Child” – Digital Mediaverse

The innovative guitar visionary, MARTY FRIEDMAN (ex-Megadeth) has shared a new single, «Song For An Eternal Child«, from his latest solo album, «Drama«. This song is accompanied by the album’s second music video, available below.

Friedman:

«The second video from my album, ‘Drama‘, reflects a feeling that resonates deeply with many of us: the inescapable feeling that we have never really grown up. The same wide-eyed innocent child I was years ago, figuring out everything about life, is exactly who I still am today, and it seems I will always be that way. Directed by Takumi Oserathe minimalist images in this video might even change the way you see yourself.”

Friedman released his new album, Drama, on May 17 via Frontiers. Order it here and see the visualizer for the song that opens the album, «Illumination“, next.

The presence of MARTY FRIEDMAN in the world of Japanese music, guitar, and pop culture is baffling, strange, and nothing short of inspiring. From its revolutionary beginnings with Cacophonyalong with the legendary Jason Beckerto his fundamental role in the rise of Megadeth to the peak of popularity with his impressive range and unorthodox melodic sense, MARTY has cemented his status as a unique guitar icon.

«Drama“only slightly revises the atmospheric elements of their acclaimed 1992 release”scenes«, elevating them to a modern and exotic collection of epic, extravagant and unapologetically emotional mini-symphonies.

Topics like «Illumination” and “Mirage» transport listeners to captivating realms, evoking sudden tears and chills. The entire album highlights the fascinating melodies of MARTYits revolutionary arrangements and heartbreaking motifs, even more so than any of his previous works.

Recorded in Italy, where MARTY had access to a treasure trove of vintage guitars along with his modern signature models, “Drama» is a pure delight for anyone who appreciates music that awakens emotions.

Since moving to Japan in 2003, MARTY has become a household name even beyond the world of music. He is fluent in Japanese and has appeared in over 900 Japanese television shows of all types, as well as films and advertisements, including an advertising campaign for Coca-Cola/Fanta that ran for over two years. He was recently appointed Ambassador of Japanese Heritage by the Japanese government, which also commissioned him to compose the «Japan Heritage Theme Song«, recorded by MARTY and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and that is interpreted in official acts related to the government. He has performed 5 times at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Marathon, the last in March 2024. Three books have been published in Japan about the life of MARTY and a new full-length autobiography will be published around the world later this year.

In addition to his legendary work with Cacophony and Megadeth, MARTY He has released fifteen solo albums, beginning in 1988 with “Dragon’s Kiss«, and has achieved multi-platinum, platinum and gold awards for album sales in twenty-seven countries, achieving seven Grammy nominations to date. In recent years, FRIEDMAN has launched the distinguished line «Tokyo Jukebox«, which, as the title suggests, is a series of albums featuring covers of Japanese songs that began with «Tokyo Jukebox» in 2009, «Tokyo Jukebox 2» in 2011 and, more recently, «Tokyo Jukebox 3» in 2020. This series has become the favorite of Japanese music fans around the world.

MARTY has performed several times in the Tokyo Domehe Budokan and on the main Japanese stages. He has toured Japan countless times with his music alone, as well as alongside many legendary Japanese stars. Since the release of «Tokyo Jukebox 3» in 2020, MARTY He has toured Japan twice, performed as a soloist with three major symphony orchestras, and made several television appearances, most recently with Yoshiki of X Japan.

Since the pandemic, MARTY and his band have made two tours of the US and plan to do as many more for «Drama«.

Band members:

Marty Friedman – Guitar
Wakazaemon – Bass
Gregg Bissonette – Drums
Mika Maruki – Piano, keyboard and synthesizer
Hiyori Okuda – Cello
Miho Chigyo – Violin

Voices in «Dead of Winter«: Chris Brooks (Like A Storm)
Voice in «2 Rebels«: Steven Baquero Vargas
Under «Mirage«: O Lubianiker
Rhythm guitar in «Thrill City«: Naoki Morioka
Keys and synthesizer in «Sanctuary«: Takuro Iga
Battery in «Thrill City«: Chargeeeeee

Additional Recording: Yukiko Takada, Jordan Rudess, Naoki Morioka, Maki Furugaki, Chris Brooks, Matt Brooks, Kent Brooks, Brian Becvar