Former MEGADETH guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN has issued this brief update:

"Shooting a video for the song 'Inferno' today on Wall Street in NYC. It is freezing here! The song is about 6 minutes long so it a gonna be a long day/night... here is a little taste of the song..."

Gear Gods, the online destination for musicians in the heavy music community, has posted live footage of Marty Friedman, performing live at the Boss/Roland booth at the 2014 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA last week. Friedman has been a rare sight in the US for over a decade. Watch the footage below for an exclusive peak at Marty's return with this intimate NAMM performance:

Gear Gods is providing comprehensive coverage of all things metal at this year’s NAMM show, with video rundowns of new products making their debut at NAMM, artist performances, interviews and more. All coverage can be found here.

Friedman - whose performances on landmark releases such as Rust In Peace (MEGADETH), Speed Metal Symphony (CACOPHONY) and Dragon's Kiss (his influential solo debut) have earned him hall-of-fame status in the heavy metal guitar pantheon - has unveiled the first full track from his upcoming studio album, Inferno. The brand new song ‘Steroidhead’ can be streamed now.

‘Steroidhead’ sees Friedman backed by some notable young musicians – Keshav Dhar and Anup Sastry (SKYHARBOR). Says Friedman, "I love working with innovative, risky and borderline crazy musicians, and the guys on 'Steroidhead' certainly fit that description. Each track on the album has a separate dream team on it, so it feels like a constant barrage of fresh interpretations of my music."

Due in May, Inferno is Friedman's first solo album of original material in four years, and his first recording in more than a decade that will be released worldwide simultaneously. Featuring what he describes as the heaviest, most intense playing of his career, the album will feature guest appearances by several artists influenced by Friedman, including Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM), flamenco/metal acoustic duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA and REVOCATION's David Davidson. In addition, Inferno includes Friedman's first songwriting collaboration with Jason Becker since the pair played together in Cacophony, the pioneering duo of guitar mayhem.