Fans in attendance for Megadeth’s set on the Wacken Open Air competition in Germany right this moment (Aug. 4) received a particular shock when Marty Friedman made a shock visitor showing, becoming a member of the group onstage for 4 songs.
Friedman already reunited with Megadeth as soon as this 12 months in Tokyo, Japan on the Nippon Budokan enviornment. Though it was a giant deal, followers on Reddit speculated that it was out of comfort, since Tokyo is the place Friedman has resided for the final twenty years.
This time, the reunion happened on the German competition, and the guitarist — who has his personal set on the occasion — joined his former band onstage for a efficiency of the songs “Trust,” “Tornado of Souls,” “Symphony of Destruction” and “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due,” which was a part of their encore [via Setlist.fm].
Megadeth chief Dave Mustaine teased Friedman’s look forward of the efficiency, writing, “Wacken! Make sure to head over to the faster stage. We have a special surprise for you. You’re not going to want to miss it,” in a submit on his Facebook, which featured a picture of the duo from the efficiency that happened in Tokyo.
Megadeth simply wrapped up their efficiency on the time this submit was written, so there is not a lot footage of the Wacken set on YouTube simply but. However, some followers have shared clips and photographs on Twitter, which you’ll take a look at beneath.
Megadeth followers on Reddit appeared more than happy with the second reunion, with some feeling hopeful that it is a signal he’ll be part of the band extra often sooner or later.
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“I want Dave and Marty to be convinced over the idea of a 3-guitar lineup like how Iron Maiden has grown to do,” one fan wrote. “It would be colossal, make sense for some older songs that have a 3rd guitar track going on for rhythm, and would definitely add a new layer to Megadeth’s sound going forward.”
This submit might be up to date as extra footage of the efficiency surfaces.
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