Guitar legend Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth) makes his second appearance on Danko Jones' official podcast to talk about KISS and discuss the details of his new album, INferno, which features Jason Becker, Jorgen Munkeby, Alexi Laiho and Danko:

Friedman has released a sneak preview of the new track "Hyper Doom", the song that kicks off the concert performances on his current European tour with Gus G. The song appears on the new album Inferno, due out 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).

Friedman recently released a lyric video for the track "Sociopaths", featured on Inferno. The album - 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 Gabriela, Children of Bodom front man Alexi Laiho, Skyhardbor 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 Cacophany, 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-

"Sociopaths" lyric video:

"Meat Hook":

"Inferno" video:

"Steroidhead'":

Tour dates:

May

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