James Franklin Murphy (July 30, 1967 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American guitarist. He is best known for his work in metal bands, Obituary, Death and Testament. He founded Disincarnate, 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. 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.
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 magazine.
Disincarnate is the second studio album by the death metal band Loudblast, released in 1991.
The time to Wake up is now!
Open your Mind and wipe off your Eternal sleep faded eyes
enveloped in the ignorance
of Arms The howl Will Smash and destroy the glass cradle
of your Dreams full of Delusion. And Our despair Causes
the global FEAR Which GAINS ITS Power of Outrage The Wave
Forms of the new Terror Politics And Will Own ITS
dictates to you Remnants of Souls Will Suffocate in
blazing Fire of genocide! You Hear new command from the
JAWS of War and Your Mind Blinded is reprogrammed To kill
To destroy To Sell Own your feelings Just to be a puppet
in Silent Their Hands! Do you Feel the smell of this
cutting Lie? It twists your Flesh with sharpened claws
ITS You've got no life You're disincarnate You've got no
soul You Are... We Destroyed Ourselves, and Our Lives
Consumed in this World of Corruption and graceless demise
We Destroyed Our Future and Brought up the Pain, We Are