James Murphy (guitarist)

American guitarist

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James Murphy

Background information
Birth name| James Franklin Murphy
Born|  (1967-07-30) July 30, 1967 (age 57)
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Genres|

* Heavy metal
* death metal
* thrash metal
* progressive metal

Occupations|

* Musician
* songwriter
* producer
* recording and mixing engineer

Instruments|

* Guitar
* bass
* keyboards

Years active| 1987–present
Formerly of| Death, Testament, Obituary, Cancer, Disincarnate
Website| facebook.com/jamesmurphyproducer/

Musical artist

James Franklin Murphy (born July 30, 1967) is an American guitarist. He is best known for his work in metal bands Cancer, Obituary, Death[1] and Testament.[2] He founded Disincarnate,[3] an early death metal band.

He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001 but recovered. In October 2011, Murphy stated that the tumor had returned but that it was non-cancerous and that it was being treated pharmacologically.[4] He is working on a tribute album to Death founder Chuck Schuldiner who died from pneumonia, caused by complications of his treatment for a brain tumor. He also produced Deron Miller's band World Under Blood. He also completed production of the industrial death metal band Dååth's second album, The Hinderers, which was released on Roadrunner Records, and Lazarus A.D.'s first album The Onslaught, and its follow-up Black Rivers Flow released on Metal Blade Records,(Lazarus A.D. recorded a demo under the name Lazarus before adding the A.D., it was not released making The Onslaught the bands debut album) and many other productions and mixes on various record labels. He has also performed as a touring guitarist for Agent Steel in Europe and the UK in 1987, and was briefly in Hallows Eve in 1989.

In addition to playing guitar, Murphy operates a recording studio, SafeHouse Production, where he has mixed and produced albums for other bands. He has also contributed lessons to Guitar Player magazine.

## Equipment

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Murphy has used Caparison guitars since he was able to play guitar again after his treatment. During his years with Testament he played modified Fender Stratocasters with Floyd Rose bridges and Ibanez guitars, primarily the S series models, as well as B.C. Rich guitars during the Obituary and Death period, especially Warlock models. With Disincarnate, he used a Gibson Flying V, loaded with an EMG 85 in the bridge position, through a Marshall 8100. He is a longtime endorsee of EMG pickups, and mainly uses the 85 and 89 models, although on Testament's The Gathering his Ibanez were fitted with Dimarzio Steve's Special and Air Norton. For amplification he is currently using Framus Cobra series amplifiers, although previously he used Mesa amps through Mesa 4x12 cabinets with Testament.

## Discography

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Cancer

* Death Shall Rise[5] (1991)

Death

* Spiritual Healing (1990)

Disincarnate

* Soul Erosion (demo, 1992) [6]
* Dreams of the Carrion Kind (1993)[3]

James Murphy

* Convergence (1996)
* Feeding The Machine (1999)

Konkhra

* Weed Out The Weak (1997)
* The Freakshow (EP, 1999)
* Come Down Cold (1999)
* Nothing Is Sacred (2009)

Obituary

* Cause Of Death (1990)

Testament

* Low (1994)
* Live at the Fillmore (Live, 1995)
* The Gathering (1999)

Guest appearances

* 1000 Ashes – "Guest appearance in first album"
* Abigail Williams – In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns – (Solo on "The World Beyond" and Whammy on "Smoke and Mirrors")
* The Absence – Riders of the Plague (two tracks)
* Agent Steel – (one live track on the re-release)
* Agressor – Medieval Rites (one solo)
* Agressor – The Spirit of Evil (three tracks)
* Artension – Into the Eye of the Storm (one solo)
* Artension – Phoenix Rising (one solo)
* Artension – Forces of Nature (four solos)
* Broken Hope – Repulsive Conception (one solo)
* Cannae – When Gold Becomes Sacrifice (one solo)
* Chaos Disorder – Infested (one solo)
* DÅÅTH – The Hinderers (one solo)
* Demise – Torture Garden (one solo)
* Embryonic Autopsy – Cauterized Womb Impalement  (one solo 2022)
* Explorers Club – Age of Impact[7]
* Enforsaken – The Forever Endeavor (Lead guitar on 'All For Nothing')
* Firewind – Forged by Fire (one solo)
* Foreign Objects – Universal Culture Shock (guitar solos)
* Gorguts – Considered Dead (one solo)
* Gruesome – Savage Land (one solo)
* Killfloor Mechanic – Estimated Time of Death (one solo)
* Malevolent Creation – Retribution (one solo)
* Malevolent Creation – The Will to Kill (two solos)
* Martriden – The Unsettling Dark (one solo)
* Memorain – White Line (five solos)
* Only Human -The Dismantling (one solo on the track 'Winter and the Dancing Leeches')
* Outliar – Provoked To Anger (Solo performed on the track "Faceless Enemy")
* Steve Morse – Prime Cuts (one solo)
* Nevermore – This Godless Endeavor (Solo on the track "The Holocaust of Thought")
* Rise – Pentagramnation (2009)
* Rob Van Der Loo's Freak Neil inc. – Characters (3 solos)
* Single Bullet Theory (metal band) – Behind Eyes of Hatred (solo on the track "Shades of Things to Come")
* Single Bullet Theory – IV (one solo on the track "Auctioneer of Souls")
* Solstice – Solstice (four solos + backing vocals)
* Summon – ...And the Blood Runs Black (guest keyboard, acoustic guitar and lead guitar)
* Various artists – Roadrunner United – Annihilation by the Hands of God (solo), Constitution Down (intro solo)
* Various artists – Working Man - A Tribute To Rush (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and/or keyboards on five songs)
* Vicious Rumors – Sadistic Symphony (one solo)
* John West – Mind Journey (one solo)
* John West – Permanent Mark (one solo)
* Warrel Dane – Praises to the War Machine (Solo on the track "The Day the Rats Went to War")
* World Under Blood – Solo on the track "Under the Autumn Low" between Deron Miller's solos
* Various artists – Guitars That Ate My Brain – "Maiden Voyage" (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and all lead & rhythm guitar solo's)

## References

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1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Death". Allmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Testament". Allmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
3. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Biography: Disincarnate". Allmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
4. ^ "Ex-TESTAMENT/DEATH Guitarist Says His Brain Tumor Is Not Cancerous". blabbermouth.net. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
5. ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Biography: Cancer". Allmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
6. ^ "Disincarnate - Soul Erosion - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
7. ^ Hill, Gary. "Biography: Explorers Club". Allmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2010.

## External links

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* James Murphy on Facebook

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Death

* Chuck Schuldiner
* Shannon Hamm
* Scott Clendenin
* Richard Christy

Studio albums|

* Scream Bloody Gore
* Leprosy
* Spiritual Healing
* Human
* Individual Thought Patterns
* Symbolic
* The Sound of Perseverance

Live albums|

* Live in L.A. (Death & Raw)
* Live in Eindhoven
* Vivus!

Demos|

* Reign of Terror
* Mutilation

Compilations|

* Fate: The Best of Death

Videos|

* Live in L.A. (Death & Raw)
* Live in Eindhoven
* Live in Cottbus '98

Related articles|

* Discography
* Band members
* Death (book)

* v
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Obituary

* John Tardy
* Donald Tardy
* Trevor Peres
* Terry Butler
* Kenny Andrews

* Jerome Grable
* Allen West
* JP Chartier
* Daniel Tucker
* Frank Watkins
* James Murphy
* Ralph Santolla

Studio albums|

* Slowly We Rot
* Cause of Death
* The End Complete
* World Demise
* Back from the Dead
* Frozen in Time
* Xecutioner's Return
* Darkest Day
* Inked in Blood
* Obituary
* Dying of Everything

Live albums|

* Dead

Compilation albums|

* Anthology
* The Best of Obituary

EPs|

* Left to Die
* Ten Thousand Ways to Die

Video albums|

* Frozen Alive

Related articles|

* Obituary discography
* Death
* Deicide
* Six Feet Under
* Andrew W.K.

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Testament

* Eric Peterson
* Chuck Billy
* Alex Skolnick
* Steve Di Giorgio
* Chris Dovas

* Greg Christian
* Steve Souza
* Louie Clemente
* Glen Alvelais
* Paul Bostaph
* John Tempesta
* James Murphy
* Jon Dette
* Chris Kontos
* Gene Hoglan
* Dave Lombardo
* Steve Smyth
* Asgeir Mickelson
* "Metal" Mike Chlasciak
* Nick Barker
* Glen Drover
* Alex Bent

Studio albums|

* The Legacy
* The New Order
* Practice What You Preach
* Souls of Black
* The Ritual
* Low
* Demonic
* The Gathering
* First Strike Still Deadly
* The Formation of Damnation
* Dark Roots of Earth
* Brotherhood of the Snake
* Titans of Creation

Live albums|

* Live at Eindhoven (EP)
* Seen Between the Lines
* Return to the Apocalyptic City (EP)
* Live at the Fillmore
* Live in London
* Live at Eindhoven '87
* Dark Roots of Thrash

Compilations|

* The Best of Testament
* Signs of Chaos: The Best of Testament
* The Very Best of Testament
* Days of Darkness
* The Spitfire Collection

Songs|

* "Practice What You Preach"

Tours|

* Clash of the Titans
* Metal Masters Tour
* American Carnage Tour
* The Bay Strikes Back

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* Metal Allegiance
* Murder in the Front Row

* Category

* v
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Explorers Club

* Trent Gardner
* James LaBrie
* John Petrucci
* Terry Bozzio
* John Myung
* Kerry Livgren
* Gary Wehrkamp
* Derek Sherinian
* Matt Guillory
* Marty Friedman
* Billy Sheehan
* James Murphy
* Steve Howe
* Steve Walsh

Studio albums|

* Age of Impact
* Raising the Mammoth

* v
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Agent Steel

* John Cyriis
* Shuichi Oni
* Vinicius Carvalho

* Mark Marshal
* John Gott
* Kurt Colfelt
* Bill Simmons
* Chuck Profus
* George Robb
* Juan Garcia
* Bernie Versailles
* Michael Zaputil
* Silvio Golfetti
* Brian East
* Bruce Hall
* Karlos Medina
* Rigo Amezcua
* Robert Cardenas
* Kyle Abbott
* Rasmus Kjær
* Igor Lopes
* Nikolay Atanasov
* Joe McGuigan

Studio albums|

* Skeptics Apocalypse
* Unstoppable Force
* Omega Conspiracy
* Order of the Illuminati
* Alienigma
* No Other Godz Before Me

Extended plays|

* Mad Locust Rising

Singles|

* Forever Black
* Earth Under Lucifer
* Earth Under Lucifer
* The Devil's Greatest Trick
* Sonata Cósmica
* Outer Space Connection
* Terminator of Souls

Videos|

* Metal Hammer Roadshow 1
* Mad Locust Rising
* Live @ Dynamo Open Air

Authority control databases

International|

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* United States

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