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Please see the discussion on the talk page. | Cacophony is a US shred/speed metal band formed in 1986 by guitarists Marty Friedman and Jason Becker. The band also featured Atma Anur on drums and Peter Marrino on vocals, although the main focus of their music was the guitars. Cacophony is often recognized for its technically challenging, neoclassical metal elements. Image File history File links Stop_hand. ...
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Look up Shred in Wiktionary, the free dictionary To shred an item is literally to rip or tear it into strips. ...
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Marty Friedman Marty Friedman (born December 8, 1962 in Washington, D.C.) has become recognized worldwide as a guitarist and composer of consummate skill and a unique style of playing that is instantly recognizable. ...
Jason Becker is a neo-classical guitarist who achieved fame at age 16 as a technical virtuoso and guitar prodigy. ...
Neoclassical metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that mixes the melodies and instrumentation of classical music with the speed and intensity of metal. ...
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Marty Friedman Marty Friedman (born December 8, 1962 in Washington, D.C.) has become recognized worldwide as a guitarist and composer of consummate skill and a unique style of playing that is instantly recognizable. ...
Jason Becker is a neo-classical guitarist who achieved fame at age 16 as a technical virtuoso and guitar prodigy. ...
Discography Speed Metal Symphony is the debut album of thrash metal band Cacophony released in 1987 (see 1987 in music) on Shrapnel Records. ...
Go Off! is the second and final album of the speed metal band Cacophony released in 1988 (see 1988 in music) on Shrapnel Records. ...
About the albums Their first album, the predominantly instrumental Speed Metal Symphony, fused classical and hard rock styles and Friedman's preference towards exotic scales (especially obvious in the song The Ninja). It featured exceptionally fast, melodic and technical music that could only be equalled by other virtuosi such as Yngwie Malmsteen. It has been heralded as one of the most awe-inspiring instrumental guitar albums of all time, even though the album's sound suffered from a very rough and scarce production. The song "Speed Metal Symphony" was an incredible combination of amazing lead solos and a surprisingly fast background guitar. The two guitarists worked incredibly together, using scales in different octaves and synchronizing speeds perfectly. Hard rock is a form of rock and roll music which finds its closest roots in early 1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock. ...
Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ...
Their second album Go Off! was a commercial failure. Besides Becker, Friedman and Marrino, it featured a new bassist and a new drummer. The drums were played by Deen Castronovo, however the picture of new drummer Kenny Stavropoulos was included on the back cover. "Go Off!" featured a more song oriented approach, valuing songwriting as much as displays of skill. On top of that the guitar playing is more technical. The harmonisation of the lead lines and solos resulted in interesting double harmonies that wildly differed from the far too common "Iron Maiden harmony style".
Breakup The second album was a commercial failure. Though it spawned cult followings around the band (there was a video of Cacophony in Japan, where Becker soloed while playing yo yo), in the end Cacophony broke up, with Jason Becker joining David Lee Roth and Marty Friedman joining Megadeth. Friedman and Becker have since left Megadeth and David Lee Roth's band respectively (in Becker's case due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis); both released several solo albums. These include a wide variety of music, but in particular Jason Becker's album Perpetual Burn is considered one of the greatest neo-classical shred albums of all time. David Lee Roth, (born October 10, 1954 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and radio personality, best known for his work with the band Van Halen and his fast-talking, oversized personality. ...
Megadeth is an American speed/heavy/thrash metal band led by Dave Mustaine. ...
The motor neurone diseases (MND) are a group of progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurones, the cells that control voluntary muscle activity such as speaking, walking, breathing, and swallowing. ...
External links - Top 10 greatest shredders of all time by Mike
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