Overview
- Statements from the Metal Hall of Fame and his official accounts Friday confirmed his death at 72.
- Friedman, who disclosed an ALS diagnosis in early February, died Thursday, March 26, a little over a month after the announcement.
- His family said in a message on his official pages that the disease took away the guitar playing that had been his life’s breath.
- He co-founded The Dictators in 1973 and later helped launch Manowar, appearing on the band’s first six albums.
- Friends had launched a fundraiser for his medical care, and tributes followed from Manowar and the Metal Hall of Fame.