Yngwie Malmsteen
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Adrian Smith on Iron Maiden’s three-guitar line-up: “If you had three Yngwie Malmsteens, it would have been a fight after about five minutes”
By Richard Bienstock published
The guitarist opens up about transforming the band into “Lynyrd Maiden”

Speed up your leads with this Yngwie Malmsteen-style workout
By Chris Brooks published
This neoclassical shred lesson from Aussie fretboard gymnast Chris Brooks will build speed through economy and alternate picking

Steel Panther’s Satchel: “Yngwie Malmsteen is one of the most emotional guitar players of all time”
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Glam-metal six-stringer wades in on the Yngwie debate

Learn Yngwie Malmsteen's legendarily fast rotational picking mechanic
By Troy Grady published
Malmsteen's rotational motion mechanic is a highly capable all-rounder and also a great introduction to rotational picking techniques that are so common in guitar

Yngwie Malmsteen: "The pentatonic scale is extremely limiting. I thought, 'There’s gotta be more…'"
By Richard Bienstock published
The shred guitar great tells GW all about how his new "bluesy" album, improvisation and how he became the first guitarist to get a signature Strat

6 essential Fender Stratocaster albums
By Chris Gill published
Six albums that pushed the limits of this ever-versatile instrument.

Generation Axe Premiere New Live Recording of "Highway Star"
By Jackson Maxwell published
The recording is taken from the quintet's new live album, 'Generation Axe—The Guitars That Destroyed the World: Live In China.'

Watch Yngwie Malmsteen Shred “Black Star,” “I’ll See the Light Tonight” Onstage in New Orleans
By Richard Bienstock published
The guitarist is on tour in support of his new album, ‘Blue Lightning.’
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