Yngwie Malmsteen
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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”
By Richard Bienstock published
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
By Jackson Maxwell published
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!"
By Henry Yates published
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
Yngwie Malmsteen: "I got all the Strats. Gibsons, too. But I just keep going back to the signature gear because that’s the sound I’m looking for"
By Henry Yates, Jonathan Horsley published
The shred god on the passion, violence and Latin behind new album, Parabellum
Yngwie Malmsteen missed out on a spot with Kiss because he gave his height as a metric measurement
By Matt Owen published
The Swedish speed demon reveals he was also offered gigs with UFO, David Lee Roth and Ozzy Osbourne, and addresses murmurs that he came close to joining Deep Purple
Yngwie Malmsteen is the latest guitarist to get in on the NFT phenomenon with the Parabellum NFT Collection
By Matt Parker published
Limited edition ‘vinyl-backed’ NFTs up for auction
Prepare for war as Yngwie Malmsteen unveils his latest volley of volcanic neoclassical shred fury, (Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum
By Jackson Maxwell published
Latin for "if you want peace, prepare for war," the piece is a feast of speed that the man himself describes as "very challenging"
Yngwie Malmsteen says his upcoming Parabellum tour won't feature a guest vocalist: “No singer. Just me”
By Sam Roche published
Malmsteen's upcoming 22nd album is set to feature shred legend's vocals on four of its 10 tracks
Yngwie Malmsteen unleashes Relentless Fury with second Parabellum single
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The none-more-Malmsteen cut features a straight minute-and-a-half of pure, uninterrupted, blistering shred
Nita Strauss weighs in on the ‘shred stigma’ debate: "Yngwie Malmsteen’s three notes are no more or less valid than BB King’s"
By Matt Owen published
"They’re just three notes played differently, at different speeds, on different guitars, in different styles,” says the Alice Cooper guitarist
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