Introduction is the third studio album by guitarist Marty Friedman.

Additionally, Nick's father Don Menza plays shakuhachi on the album.

Introduction was released just one week after the Megadeth album Youthanasia.

[1] Robert Taylor at AllMusic gave Introduction 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "An unexpected masterpiece in a genre that could use more releases such as this."

Themes are not just introduced and abandoned in favor of gratuitous technical noodling, rather the compositions are thoughtfully explored and brought to a natural conclusion.