(1963-06-30) 30 June 1963 (age 60) Hässelby-Vällingby, Sweden
Genres
Heavy metal
neoclassical metal
hard rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
bandleader
producer
Instrument(s)
Guitar
Years active
1978–present
Labels
Polydor
PolyGram
Elektra
Universal
Mascot
Member of
Generation Axe
Formerly of
Steeler
Alcatrazz
Hear 'n Aid
G3
Website
yngwiemalmsteen.com
Musical artist
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (/ˈɪŋveɪ//ˈmɑːlmstiːn/; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, Swedish pronunciation:[lâːʂˈjuːhanˈʏŋvɛlânːɛrbɛk]); born 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years. In August 2009, Time magazine named Malmsteen No. 9 on its list of the 10 best electric guitar players of all time.[1][2]
^Tyrangiel, Josh (14 August 2009). "The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players of All Time". Time. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^Keells, Michael. T (30 May 2018). "The best guitarists in history". Culturasonora. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (/ˈɪŋveɪ/ /ˈmɑːlmstiːn/; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, Swedish pronunciation: [lâːʂ ˈjuːhan ˈʏŋvɛ lânːɛrbɛk]); born 30 June...
The YngwieMalmsteen Collection is the first compilation album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen. It was released in November 1991. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r12266...
Rising Force is the first studio album by guitarist YngwieMalmsteen, released in late 1984 through Polydor Records. This was originally planned as an...
YngwieMalmsteen is a Swedish neoclassical metal musician. After tenures in the bands Steeler and Alcatrazz, he started his solo career in 1984 with the...
Talisman. For a brief period, he also played in the band Europe and with YngwieMalmsteen. Jacob was also a skilled lead guitarist, occasionally playing guitar...
Facing the Animal is the tenth studio album by guitarist YngwieMalmsteen, released in 1997 through Pony Canyon (Japan) and Mercury Records (United States)...
Marching Out is the second studio album by guitarist YngwieMalmsteen, released on 19 August 1985 through Polydor Records. The album reached No. 52 on...
Genesis is a 2002 album released by Yngwie J. Malmsteen. It consists of very early recordings (around the time when Malmsteen was seventeen years old), and...
Perpetual Flame is the sixteenth studio album by guitarist YngwieMalmsteen and his group Rising Force, released on 13 October 2008 in Europe and on 14...
Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, YngwieMalmsteen, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ace Frehley, and Angus Young...
played on Kerry Livgren's debut solo album Seeds of Change (1980), and YngwieMalmsteen's debut album, Rising Force (1984). Barlow played concerts in a group...
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