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Biography
BLP sources|date=July 2010Infobox musical artist| name = James Murphy| image = James Murphy in the dressing room at the Nokia Theater.jpg| caption =| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = James Franklin Murphy| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1967|7|30|mf=y| death_date =| origin = United States of America | instrument = Guitar , Bass guitar|bass , Keyboard instrument|keyboards | genre = Heavy metal music|Heavy metal , death metal , thrash metal , progressive metal | occupation = Musician , songwriter , Record producer|producer , recording & mixing engineer| years_active =| label =| associated_acts = Death (metal band)|Death , Testament (band)|Testament , Obituary (band)|Obituary , Lazarus A.D. , Cancer (band)|Cancer | website =| notable_instruments = James Franklin Murphy (July 30, 1967, Portsmouth, Virginia , USA) is an United States|American guitarist . He is best known for his work in metal bands Death (metal band)|Death cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4050/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Biography: Death|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=11 July 2010 and Testament (band)|Testament .cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5622/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Biography: Testament|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=11 July 2010 He founded Disincarnate,cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p38424/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Biography: Disincarnate|last=Prato|first=Greg|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=11 July 2010 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.cite web|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=165082 |title=Ex-TESTAMENT/DEATH Guitarist Says His Brain Tumor Is Not Cancerous |publisher=blabbermouth.net |date=2011-10-24 |accessdate=2011-11-05 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 is also producing 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 debut album The Onslaught released on Metal Blade Records . He has also performed as a touring guitarist for Agent Steel , and in Hallows Eve in 1988.Citation needed|date=July 2010 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|Guitar Player magazine .
Equipment
Murphy has used Caparison guitars since he was able to play guitar again after his cancer treatment. During his years with Death (metal band)|Death , Obituary (band)|Obituary , and Testament (band)|Testament he played Ibanez guitars, primarily the S series models, and B.C. Rich guitars during the Obituary (band)|Obituary period, especially Warlock models. With Disincarnate, he used a Gibson Flying V, loaded with EMG's 81 and 85, through a Marshall 8100. He is also a longtime endorsee of EMG, Inc.|EMG pickups, and mainly uses the 85 and 89 models, although on Testament's The Gathering (Testament album)|The Gathering his Ibanez's 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 Rectifiers through a Marshall 4x10 with Testament.
Discography
; Cancer (band)|Cancer
Death Shall Rise cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p12495/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Biography: Cancer|last=Torreano|first=Bradley|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=11 July 2010
Explorers Club (artist)|Explorers Club - Age of Impact cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p306055/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Biography: Explorers Club|last=Hill|first=Gary|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=11 July 2010
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 - '' Guitar's That Ate My Brain '' - "Maiden Voyage" (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and all lead & rhythm guitar solo's)
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External links
http://www.msanthrope.com/jamesmurphy/ James Murphy Official Website
Death (band)Obituary (band)TestamentRoadrunner United Persondata | NAME =Murphy, James | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =30 July 1969 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, James Category:Death (band) members Category:American heavy metal guitarists Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Virginia Category:Lead guitarists Category:People from Portsmouth, Virginia
