A largely self-taught guitarist, Martin Adam Friedman is most famous within the heavy metal world as member of Cacophony in the 80s and Megadeth in the 90s. He also started a solo career in 1988. Despite he is considered one of the best guitarists of the heavy metal genre, Friedman experimented pop many times, above all Japanese pop and its various sub-genres, due to the fact he resided for many years in Japan, also hosting there his own television programs.