---
title: "James Murphy"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/james-murphy"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1967
---

# James Murphy

**James Murphy** is a progressive metal band, from United States, active 1967 to present.

James Franklin Murphy is an American guitarist. He is best known for his work in metal bands Cancer, Obituary, Death and Testament. He also founded Disincarnate, an early death metal band.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Murphy_(guitarist)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | James Murphy |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Portsmouth, United States |
| Formed | 1967 |
| Releases in catalog | 2 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996 | [Convergence](https://themetalnet.com/album/6413783b-fd6d-3877-adee-b4aab70490e7) | Album |
| 1998 | [Feeding the Machine](https://themetalnet.com/album/0e5a1f51-0c2f-3a88-be2a-bdd45c542cb5) | Album |

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- [Threshold](https://themetalnet.com/band/threshold) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Neal Morse](https://themetalnet.com/band/neal-morse) (listened together)
- [Queensrÿche](https://themetalnet.com/band/queensryche-deeea939) (listened together)
- [Savatage](https://themetalnet.com/band/savatage) (listened together)
- [Pain of Salvation](https://themetalnet.com/band/pain-of-salvation) (listened together)
- [Symphony X](https://themetalnet.com/band/symphony-x) (listened together)
- [Mr. Big](https://themetalnet.com/band/mr-big) (listened together)
- [Derek Sherinian](https://themetalnet.com/band/derek-sherinian) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/James_Murphy/787

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/james-murphy](https://themetalnet.com/band/james-murphy). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt