In celebration of the kickoff of his world tour, guitar legend MARTY FRIEDMAN has released a third track from his new solo release, Inferno. Take a listen to 'Meat Hook', a collaboration with "blackjazz" rebel Jørgen Munkeby (SHINING) on vocals and saxophone:

Due out on May 23rd in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, May 26th in the UK/Europe, May 27th in North America via Prosthetic Records (except in Japan, where the album will be released by Universal Music on May 21st), Inferno - recorded primarily in Los Angeles with engineer Chris Rakestraw (DANZIG, CHILDREN OF BODOM) and mixed by Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH) - features what Friedman recently told Guitar World is "the most intense writing and playing I can do".

The album also includes notable guest appearances by several artists influenced by Friedman, including flamenco/metal acoustic guitar duo RODRIGO y GARBRIELA, Children of Bodom front man Alexi Laiho, SKYHARBOR mastermind Keshav Dhar and REVOCATION guitar whiz David Davidson, as well as Friedman's first songwriting collaboration with JASON BECKER since the pair played together in CACOPHONY, the pioneering duo of guitar mayhem.

In addition, Inferno breaks all genre rules and creates new ones with an exhilarating and musically daring mash-up with Jørgen Munkeby of Shining, as well as two tracks featuring vocals by rock guru DANKO JONES. Overall, Inferno is by far Friedman's most thrilling and adventurous effort to date.

Tracklisting:

'Inferno'

'Resin'

'Wicked Panacea' (feat. Rodrigo y Gabriela)

'Steroidhead' (feat. Keshav Dhar)

'I Can't Relax' (feat. Danko Jones)

'Meat Hook' (feat. Jørgen Munkeby)

'Hyper Doom'

'Sociopaths' (feat. David Davidson)

'Lycanthrope' (feat. Alexi Laiho & Danko Jones)

'Undertow'

'Horrors' (co-written by Jason Becker)

'Inferno' -reprise-

'Inferno' video:

'Steroidhead':

Friedman will kick off a world tour for Inferno tomorrow, when he teams with GUS G. for a European tour. Dates are listed below. Soon after, Friedman will return to America for his first tour of his home country in more than a decade. Stay tuned for further information.

Tour dates:

May

1 - Tampere, Finland - Klubi
2 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi
3 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Rocks Festival
5 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Tradgarn
7 - Malmo, Sweden - KB
9 - Krakow, Poland - Lizard King
10 - Warsaw, Poland - Progreja
12 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
13 - Colmar, France - Grillen
15 - Essen, Germany - Turock
16 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands - De Boerderij
17 - Hasselt, Belgium - Muziekodroom
18 - Uden, Netherlands - De Pul
20 - Savigny Le Temple, France - L’impriente
21 - London, UK - O2 Academy Islington
22 - Nuneaton, UK - Queens Hall