In 1986, Marty Friedman and Jason Becker started Cacophony – a relatively short-lived project that would be responsible for some of shred music’s most technical and celebrated compositions. Together, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Shrapnel Records Looking back on recording the scintillating Go Off! with Marty Friedman, ...

Wow... Jason Becker is back. For those unaware, Jason Becker is a guitar god. He's one of the originators of the shred genre, which he helped perpetuate with his solo ...

Guitar legend Jason Becker has been hospitalized upon experiencing shortness of breath and a rapid heart rate, an issue that was present earlier in the week (April 5) and has now escalated. Recent ...

In the heart of the 1980s shred era, a teenaged Jason Becker took the world by storm with his technically daring sweeps and tapping. Despite being diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at ...

Already a musical prodigy, the young-teen Becker is shown in homemovies as he and his uncle, who taught him to play, joyously jam together on the living-room couch (this footage returns as ironic ...