Latest about Yngwie Malmsteen
Hear Yngwie Malmsteen’s energetic cover of Long Red, taken from the new all-star Leslie West tribute album
The high octane reimagining of West's 1969 track is classically Malmsteen, and swaps out dreamy acoustics and keyboards for sweeps, solos and shredding aplenty
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Steve Vai recalls playing to a crowd chanting Yngwie Malmsteen's name at his first gig with Alcatrazz
Vai took over guitar duties in the heavy metal outfit following the departure of Malmsteen in 1984, but fans were apparently not informed
Yngwie Malmsteen partners with Dunlop for new signature Delrin guitar pick
Appointments include a beveled edge for “blistering speed and laser-focused accuracy” and stylized ‘Yngwie Malmsteen’ typography
Yngwie Malmsteen postpones US tour dates on “doctor's orders”
The guitar wizard's team assures fans the postponement is not Covid-related
Watch fan footage of Yngwie Malmsteen's career-spanning setlist at recent Pennsylvania show
The shred legend blazed through Parabellum cuts including Wolves at the Door and Relentless Fury, older hits like Rising Force and Black Star, and Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water during his Nov 23 show at the Midtown Arts Center in Harrisburg
Yngwie Malmsteen: “I’ve never practiced in the true meaning of the word. From the first time I picked up a guitar when I was 7, in my head I was a performer”
On this year's Parabellum, everyone’s favorite Ferrari-driving guitar legend tackles all the vocals and instruments (except drums). The result? An Yngwie-on-steroids shred extravaganza
Slash, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, George Lynch, Dee Snider and more to feature on all-star Leslie West tribute album
Hear the album's first single – Wylde's loving, tough-as-nails interpretation of Mountain's Blood Of The Sun – now
Yngwie Malmsteen: "There are two man-made objects you’re gonna see from space: the Great Wall of China and my wall of Marshalls. My road crew hates me!"
The shred master reflects on some of his career highlights in his own words, and offers a lesson in why you should never put the whole band in first class on a long-haul flight
