JAMES MURPHY Interview Part 2 - Altars of Metal

Altars of Metal live streaming YouTube show hosted AGAIN renowned guitarist JAMES MURPHY (ex-Cancer, ex-Death, ex-Hallows Eve, ex-Konkhra, ex-Obituary, ex-Testament, Tiwanaku, Disincarnate, Living Monstrosity) on Thursday April 3, 2025, at 9pm EET (3pm ET) for the "part 2" of our interview, during which fans got the chance to ask their own questions! James rejoined to fill in the gaps from Part I and answer more questions, share more cool stories and insights with his amazing storytelling. Most Questions have been written by @vicsdungeon ! Make sure to subscribe to our channel, give this video a thumbs up, and share it with your fellow metalheads. Stay tuned for more exclusive interviews and content from the world of metal! Altars of Metal Official Website: https://www.altarsofmetal.com/ Altars of Metal Community on Facebook:   / 550366396101932   Altars of Metal on Instagram:   / altarsofmetal_com   Altars of Metal on YouTube: @AltarsofMetal James Murphy on YouTube:    / @jamesmurphyproducer   James Murphy on Facebook:   / jamesmurphyproducer   / @JamesMurphyProducer James Murphy on Instagram:   / jamesfmurphy   Vic's Dungeon: @vicsdungeon 00:00 Intro 02:07 Filling in the gaps from Part I. Getting into KISS. Discovering metal in Germany through early metal magazines. Playing Kill 'Em All through a boombox in the neighborhood. to Agent Steel. 13:14 Audience hellos, comments and questions. 14:31 Al DiMeola, Race with the Devil on the Spanish Highway. Jazz Fusion. Frank Gambale story. Riot (favorite albums) 21:22 Audience comments and compliments - the news about the Acid Death guest spots (James Murphy, Kelly Shaefer) 23:19 Jame's life story: Back to the U.S. (1985), the Tampa bands, Savatage, Nasty Savage talk. Discovering Xecutioner (Obituary), Mantas (, Ravage, Massacre. Starting to learn songs and auditioning for bands. Richard Brunelle and the unreleased Morbid Angel album in 1986. 31:25 How to score an audition for a metal band in Florida, 1986. The skills required by a metal band at the time. 36:36 The first extreme metal albums. Hellhammer. Possessed vs. Death. 46:22 From auditioning to bands in Florida to the Agent Steel gig. Gaining experience. Practicing. 54:31 The Agent Steel tour shirt that caught Chuck's eye 55:55 Audience comments. Writing approach for solos. Andy Larocque. Abigail and the Roadrunner United performance. Playing in front of a large crowd. 1:04:24 The Story of Testament: Coming off the Disincarnate tour and a breakup, the phone call from Mike Gitter. Favorite Testament albums. 1:19:25 Favorite Death solo that James wrote. Differences between recording with analog and digital technology 1:25:46 Why was Disincarnate produced by Colin Richardson and not by good friend Scott Burns? Roadrunner, Doug Keogh and Monte Conner. 1:30:26 Within The Mind project (The shelved Tribute to Death project) 1:34:29 Hallows Eve - the James Murphy years 1:39:22 How technical is James Murphy? Insights to his playing and practicing. What kind of players he admires. 1:49:28 Rhythm guitar playing. The struggles of the bedroom guitar player. The shredders that sound like MIDI files and the Guitar Pro effect. 1:54:53 Click tracks, yay or nay? 1:57:30 A discussion on modern metal sound productions 2:05:05 Q&A from the audience - Peter Tagtren as a a musician, a producer and a human being. 2:06:22 Gear questions regarding guitar tone 2:09:00 New blood in old school thrash and death metal.