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Yngwie Malmsteen Announces December Release for New Album

Posted 10/18/2012 at 10:43am | by Guitar World Staff

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Swedish shredder Yngwie Malmsteen has announced a December 5 release date for his latest album, Spellbound.

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Yngwie Malmsteen Launches New Guitar Lessons Site, Relentless Shred

Posted 09/28/2012 at 4:09pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Shredding icon Yngwie Malmsteen has launched a instructional website for guitarists, Relentless Shred. All the lessons on the new site, which requires a paid membership, are taught by Malmsteen.

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Guitar Strength: Put the Pedal to the (Neo-Classical) Metal

Posted 09/06/2012 at 4:40pm | by Scott Marano

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Spearheaded by Yngwie Malmsteen and Randy Rhoads, inspired by Uli Jon Roth and Ritchie Blackmore (and Bach, Mozart, Paganini, etc.) and taken to its heights by Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Tony MacAlpine and the other early Shrapnel Records artists, the neo-classical period in modern rock guitar was a time of previously unimaginable technical progress and harmonic inventiveness.

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Interview: Legendary Rock Frontman Joe Lynn Turner Discusses New Sunstorm Album, 'Emotional Fire'

Posted 05/01/2012 at 1:33pm | by Alison Richter

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Joe Lynn Turner didn’t set out to become one of the most recognizable voices in rock. His goal was to be a guitar player, in addition to singing and songwriting, but it didn’t take long for his dynamic range to push him to frontman status — fronting bands led by guitar heroes.

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Yngwie Malmsteen Pays Tribute to the World's First Shredder, Niccolo Paganini

Posted 04/27/2012 at 12:27pm | by Yngwie Malmsteen

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Of all my musical influences, classical violinist Niccolo Paganini has to be on top of the list. Though he lived in the late 18th century (long before image became as important in the making and marketing of musicians as their actual music), his extreme personal magnetism coupled with truly mind-boggling technique made him the world’s first bona fide rock star.

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Video: Yngwie Malmsteen Performs National Anthem at Revolver Golden Gods

Posted 04/14/2012 at 11:47am | by Josh Hart

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This past Wednesday night was the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods, and on-hand to kick off a star-studded night was Yngwie Malmsteen, who opened the show with the U.S. national anthem. You can watch video from the event below.

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60 Minutes: Symphony X Guitarist Michael Romeo

Posted 02/02/2012 at 2:29pm | by Josh Hart

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With Symphony X kicking off a North American tour with Iced Earth this week, we couldn't think of a better candidate to relaunch our "60 Minutes" feature with that the band's virtuoso guitarist, Michael Romeo.

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NAMM 2012: Ovation Launches Two New Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Guitars

Posted 01/24/2012 at 1:15pm | by Josh Hart

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This past week, Ovation announced the release of two new signature Viper models designed by and for Yngwie Malmsteen. The two models will come in two colors, white and Rosso Corsa Red, which Ovation points out matches one of Yngwie's favorite Ferraris.

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From the Archive: Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen Discuss the 2003 G3 Tour

Posted 01/13/2012 at 5:33pm | by Alan Di Perna

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Three wineglasses are lifted high in the candlelit ambience of a tony Hollywood restaurant. Like some latter-day version of the three musketeers, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen are toasting the beginning of this year's G3 Tour, which kicks off in Phoenix on October 9.

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Yngwie Malmsteen Honored with Personalized Sharpie

Posted 12/14/2011 at 10:02am | by Josh Hart

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It's no Grammy, but Yngwie Malmsteen seemed pretty pleased to receive a personalized set of Sharpie markers created in his honor. Malmsteen was honored by the company for -- well, they never really said why -- but it probably has something to do with the fact that company president Ben J. Gadbois is a huge fan.

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Yngwie Malmsteen

Yngwie Malmsteen Announces December Release for New Album

Yngwie Malmsteen Launches New Guitar Lessons Site, Relentless Shred

Guitar Strength: Put the Pedal to the (Neo-Classical) Metal

Interview: Legendary Rock Frontman Joe Lynn Turner Discusses New Sunstorm Album, 'Emotional Fire'

Yngwie Malmsteen Pays Tribute to the World's First Shredder, Niccolo Paganini

Video: Yngwie Malmsteen Performs National Anthem at Revolver Golden Gods

60 Minutes: Symphony X Guitarist Michael Romeo

NAMM 2012: Ovation Launches Two New Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Guitars

From the Archive: Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen Discuss the 2003 G3 Tour

Yngwie Malmsteen Honored with Personalized Sharpie

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