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Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist / neo-classical metal artist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s for his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar.
Born into a musical family in Stockholm, Yngwie was the youngest child in the family. At an early age, he showed little interest in music. It wasn’t until September 18, 1970 when at age seven he saw a TV special on the death of Jimi Hendrix that Malmsteen became obsessed with the guitar. To quote his official website, “The day Jimi Hendrix died, the guitar-playing Yngwie was born”.
Malmsteen was in his teens when he first encountered the music of the 19th-century violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini, whom he cites as his biggest classical influence. It has been rumoured that Yngwie believes himself to be the reincarnation of the temperamental, often criticized, and widely misunderstood violinist from Genoa. Through his emulation of Paganini concerto pieces on guitar, Malmsteen developed a prodigious technical fluency. Malmsteen also cites Jimi Hendrix, Genesis, Uli Jon Roth, and Deep Purple as influences.
Malmsteen’s contributions to the evolution of modern rock guitar, particularly his embracing of modal progressions and classically-influenced techniques not widely used in rock music, broke new ground and Malmsteen is often credited with the creation of the neoclassical metal genre
Born into a musical family in Stockholm, Yngwie was the youngest child in the family. At an early age, he showed little interest in music. It wasn’t until September 18, 1970 when at age seven he saw a TV special on the death of Jimi Hendrix that Malmsteen became obsessed with the guitar. To quote his official website, “The day Jimi Hendrix died, the guitar-playing Yngwie was born”.
Malmsteen was in his teens when he first encountered the music of the 19th-century violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini, whom he cites as his biggest classical influence. It has been rumoured that Yngwie believes himself to be the reincarnation of the temperamental, often criticized, and widely misunderstood violinist from Genoa. Through his emulation of Paganini concerto pieces on guitar, Malmsteen developed a prodigious technical fluency. Malmsteen also cites Jimi Hendrix, Genesis, Uli Jon Roth, and Deep Purple as influences.
Malmsteen’s contributions to the evolution of modern rock guitar, particularly his embracing of modal progressions and classically-influenced techniques not widely used in rock music, broke new ground and Malmsteen is often credited with the creation of the neoclassical metal genre
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Rising Force
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Trilogy
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The Seventh Sign
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Eclipse
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Plasmaterial wrote:
RIP Malmsteen..1963-2012
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JecaMaidenka wrote:
<3
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lordcthulhu wrote:
I'll see the light tooonight!!
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Slesar-int wrote:
http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Shit+rave
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orangexlemon wrote:
People often forget how awesome he is.
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Nathy_JDH wrote:
just my fav guitarist : )
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CroatianBadass wrote:
@ CoreMetal13 stick to Nirvana and Avenged Sevenfold, real music isn't for you ;)
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METALMASTIL wrote:
El Genio Sueco de la Guitarra Electrica..!!
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Synesthesis wrote:
Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra is excellent !
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DrFeelgood94 wrote:
Jimi Hendrix can kiss Yngwie's ass
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tlukes123 wrote:
Yngwie's a badass, don't care what any of the kids think, his stuff is classic and live he's even better!
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CoreMetal13 wrote:
crappy sound, he sucks
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priedits wrote:
some great tracks, but anyway.. Jason Becker is the real deal.
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mavelix wrote:
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN IS THE BEST
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mattrockrob wrote:
zzz...
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HeruRaHa wrote:
Master of all that is technical!
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mavelix wrote:
my first album: Rising force....and my favourite album with Eclipse.
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DarkEpitaph wrote:
SonicWavve = wanker
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LadyIks wrote:
virtuoso
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Rockation wrote:
@SonicWavve look at your top ten, heh?
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Liar (Live in Leningrad 1989)
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& Dio - Dream On
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Feb
18
Yngwie Malmsteen
Клуб «Стадиум-лайв», Moscow, Russian Federation
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Feb
21
Yngwie Malmsteen
Дворец искусств «Премьера», Krasnodar, Russian Federation
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