Genres: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Guitar Virtuoso, Neo-Classical Metal Active: 80's, 90's Born: 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden
Ritchie Blackmore, Jimi Hendrix, Rainbow, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Rush, Randy Rhoads, Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen, Frank Zappa, Brian May, Scorpions, Ted Nugent, Niccolò Paganini Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Joe Satriani, Tony MacAlpine, Stratovarius, Symphony X, Stevie Salas, Whitesnake, Adrian Belew, Vinnie Moore, Stuart Hamm, Dio, John 5 Symphony X, John Petrucci, Buckethead, Dream Theater, Chyld, Dyecrest, Asguard, Mike Campese, Aina, Dream Evil, Black Tide, Kamelot, Demon, Impellitteri, The Fucking Champs, Onward, Magnitude 9, Angus Clark, Kick Axe |  |
Yngwie Malmsteen is arguably the most technically accomplished hard rock guitarist to emerge during the '80s. Combining a dazzling technique honed over years of obsessive practice with a love for such classical composers as Bach, Beethoven, and Paganini, Malmsteen's distinctively Baroque, gothic compositional style and lightning-fast arpeggiated solos rewrote the book on heavy metal guitar. His largely instrumental debut album, Rising Force, immediately upped the ante for aspiring hard rock guitarists and provided the major catalyst for the '80s guitar phenomenon known as "shredding," in which the music's main focus was on impossibly fast, demanding licks rather than songwriting. Malmsteen released a series of albums over the course of the '80s that, aside from slight differences in approach and execution, were strongly similar to Rising Force, and critics charged him with showing little artistic progression.
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Release: December 8, 2009
Label: Rising Force Records
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Release: 2009
Label: Rising Force Records
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