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James Franklin Murphy (July 30th, 1967, Portsmouth, Virginia USA) is an American guitarist. He is well-known for his solo contributions to various bands as well as works released under his own name and by a band he founded named Disincarnate. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2001, but has recovered. Currently he is working on a tribute album to Chuck Schuldiner who died from a brain tumour.

Style

The many guitar solos Murphy has recorded over the years exhibit a wide diversity of playing techniques and sounds. However several themes are recognizable in many of his works. His solos often feature:

fast, articulated runs with a pronounced pick attack
long, fluid legato sections
harmonized leads

Discography

Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse (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)
Cancer - Death Shall Rise
DAATH - The Hinderers (one solo)
Death - Spiritual Healing
Demise - Torture Garden (one solo)
Disincarnate - Dreams of the Carrion Kind
Explorers Club - Age of Impact
Enforsaken - The Forever Endeavor (one solo)
Foreign Objects - Universal Culture Shock (Guitar solos)
Gorguts - Considered Dead (one solo)
Konkhra - Weed out the Weak
Konkhra - The Freakshow
Konkhra - Come Down Cold
Malevolent Creation - Retribution (one solo)
Malevolent Creation - The Will To Kill (two solos)
Memorain - White Lines (five solos)
Steve Morse - Prime Cuts (one solo)
James Murphy - Feeding The Machine
James Murphy - Convergence
Nevermore
- This Godless Endeavor (one solo)
Obituary - Cause of Death
Rob Van Der Loo's Freak Neil inc. - Characters (3 solos)
Solstice - Solstice (four solos + backing vocals)
Summon - ...And The Blood Runs Black (guest keyboard, acoustic guitar and lead guitar)
Testament - Low
Testament - Live at the Fillmore
Testament - The Gathering
Various artists - Roadrunner United - Annihilation by the Hands of God (solo), Constitution Down (intro solo)
Various artists - Working Man - A Rush Tribute (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)

Furthermore he performed as a touring guitarist for Agent Steel and he played in Hallows Eve in 1988.

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