Editing Yngwie Malmsteen (section)

==Career==
=== 1980s ===
From the late 1970s, Malmsteen played in local bands, sometimes together with future [[Talisman (band)|Talisman]] bassist [[Marcel Jacob]], [[Europe (band)|Europe]] bassist [[John Levén]] and [[architect]] [[Claesson Koivisto Rune|Eero Koivisto]]. They recorded various demos and a single for CBS Records but nothing was officially released from this era until the 2002 releases of [[Birth of the Sun|Rising Force - Birth of the Sun]] and Yngwie's own [[The Genesis]] album.

In early 1982, [[Mike Varney]] of [[Shrapnel Records]] first heard Yngwie Malmsteen's music through record store owner Bill Burkard, who played for him a demo tape of Malmsteen's early work (likely the 1978 "Powerhouse" demo) recorded when Yngwie was 15. Later in 1982, Malmsteen sent to Varney an untitled demo recording as a submission for Varney's ''[[Guitar Player]]'' magazine column. ''Guitar Player'' published this demo for the February 1983 edition of the magazine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ozden |first=Elif |date=22 January 2023 |title=Mike Varney Admits Initially Refusing To Bring Yngwie Malmsteen To U.S.A. |url=https://rockcelebrities.net/mike-varney-admits-initially-refusing-to-bring-yngwie-malmsteen-to-u-s-a/ |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=Rock Celebrities |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiderhornpublished |first=Jon |date=20 February 2015 |title=Shrapnel Records: The House That Shred Built |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/shrapnel-records-the-house-that-shred-built |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wake |first=Matt |date=1 June 2022 |title=Yngwie Malmsteen, rock's ultimate shredder, on his origins, present, future |url=https://www.al.com/life/2022/06/the-ultimate-guitar-shredder-on-his-beginnings-present-and-future.html |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=al |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Joe Lalaina |date=25 September 2013 |title=Yngwie Malmsteen Discusses his Roots, His Rep and his Latest Album in this 1986 Guitar World Interview |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/yngwie-malmsteen-discusses-his-roots-his-rep-and-his-latest-album-1986-guitar-world-interview |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=guitarworld |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author1=Guitar Player Staff |date=6 August 2019 |title=Yngwie Malmsteen Dishes on How He Went Back to His Roots on 'Blue Lightning' |url=https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/yngwie-malmsteen-dishes-on-how-he-went-back-to-his-roots-on-blue-lightning |access-date=13 March 2024 |website=Guitar Player |language=en}}</ref>

In 1983, Varney brought Malmsteen to the United States to play on the recording of Shrapnel recording artist [[Steeler (American band)|Steeler]], also featuring singer [[Ron Keel]] and bassist [[Rik Fox]] for its self-titled album.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book |title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]] |date=1992 |publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]] |isbn=0-85112-939-0 |editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]] |edition=First |page=1595}}</ref> He then appeared with [[Graham Bonnet]] in the band [[Alcatrazz]], playing on its 1983 debut ''[[No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll]]'' and the 1984 live album ''[[Live Sentence]]''.<ref name="LarkinGE" /> Bonnet and Malmsteen clashed about who was the frontman and had a fight during a show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaudiosi |first=Jeff |date=29 June 2021 |title=A Conversation with Iconic Vocalist Graham Bonnet |url=https://misplacedstraws.com/2021/06/a-conversation-with-iconic-vocalist-graham-bonnet.html |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=MisplacedStraws |language=en-US}}</ref> Malmsteen was fired on the spot from Alcatrazz and replaced by [[Steve Vai]]. Vai had one day to learn the songs for the ongoing tour.<ref name="Malmsteen out of Alcatrazz – Vai hired to finish tour">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vai.com/bands/|title=The Official Steve Vai Website|website=Vai.com|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref>

In 1984, Malmsteen released his first solo album ''[[Rising Force]]'', which featured [[Barriemore Barlow|Barrie Barlow]] of [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] on drums and keyboard player [[Jens Johansson]].<ref name="LarkinGE" /> His album was meant to be an instrumental side-project of Alcatrazz, but it ended up featuring vocals by [[Jeff Scott Soto]] and Malmsteen was fired from Alcatrazz in July 1984<ref name=":0" /> before the release of ''Rising Force''.<ref name="LarkinGE" />

''Rising Force'' won ''[[Guitar Player]]'''s award for Best Rock Album and was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for 'Best Rock Instrumental', reaching no. 60 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' album chart. Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force (as his band was thereafter known) next released ''[[Marching Out]]'' (1985).<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Then he recruited Jens Johansson's brother [[Anders Johansson (drummer)|Anders]] to play drums and bassist [[Marcel Jacob]] to record and tour with the band.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Jacob left in the middle of a tour and was replaced by [[Wally Voss]]. Malmsteen's third album, ''[[Trilogy (Yngwie J. Malmsteen album)|Trilogy]]'', featuring the vocals of [[Mark Boals]] (and Malmsteen on both guitar and bass), was released in 1986.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Boals left the band in the middle of the tour and was replaced by the former singer Jeff Scott Soto.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The tour was cancelled after Malmsteen was involved in a serious car accident,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> smashing his V12 [[Jaguar E-Type]] into a tree, which put him in a coma for a week. Nerve damage to his right hand was reported. During this time, Malmsteen's mother died from cancer. New line-up changes for the next album included former [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]] vocalist [[Joe Lynn Turner]] joining the band,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> along with session bassist [[Bob Daisley]], who was hired to record some bass parts and help with the lyrics. In April 1988, he released his fourth album ''[[Odyssey (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Odyssey]]''.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> ''Odyssey'' was his most successful album, in part due to the success of its first single "Heaven Tonight". Shows in the [[Soviet Union]] during the Odyssey tour were recorded and released in 1989 as a fifth album ''[[Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad]]''.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The classic Rising Force line-up with Malmsteen and the Johansson brothers was dissolved in 1989 when both Anders and Jens left. That year later, Jens joined [[Dio (band)|Dio]] replacing keyboardist Claude Schnell.

Malmsteen's [[neoclassical metal|neoclassical]] style of metal became popular among hordes of guitarists during the mid-1980s, with contemporaries such as [[Jason Becker]], [[Marty Friedman (guitarist)|Marty Friedman]], [[Paul Gilbert]], [[Tony MacAlpine]], and [[Vinnie Moore]] becoming prominent.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} In late 1988, Malmsteen's signature [[Fender Stratocaster]] guitar was released, making him and [[Eric Clapton]] the first artists to be honored by [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]].

=== 1990s ===
In the early 1990s, Malmsteen released two albums, ''[[Eclipse (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Eclipse]]'' (1990)<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and ''[[Fire & Ice (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Fire & Ice]]'' (1992), with the singer [[Göran Edman]] (ex-[[Madison (band)|Madison]] and [[Vinnie Vincent Invasion]]), followed by ''[[The Seventh Sign (album)|The Seventh Sign]]'' (1994) and ''[[Magnum Opus (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Magnum Opus]]'' (1995) with former [[Loudness (band)|Loudness]] singer [[Michael Vescera|Mike Vescera]]. Despite his early and continuous success in Europe and Asia, by the early 1990s heavy metal styles such as neoclassical metal and [[Shred guitar|shredding]] had gone out of fashion in the US.

Around 1993, Malmsteen's future mother-in-law – who opposed his engagement to her daughter – had him arrested for allegedly holding her daughter hostage with a gun. The charges were later dropped.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guitarsite.com/Yngwie.htm|title=Yngwie Malmsteen|website=Guitarsite.com|date=9 November 2011 }}</ref> Malmsteen continued to record and release albums under the Japanese record label [[Pony Canyon]] and maintained a devoted following with fans in Europe and Japan and to a lesser extent in the US.

In the mid 1990s, Malmsteen released the albums ''[[Inspiration (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Inspiration]]'' (1996) featuring three of his former singers Soto, Boals and Turner, ''[[Facing the Animal]]'' (1997) featuring Mats Levén on vocals and Cozy Powell on drums, followed by a live record ''[[Double Live!]]'' (1998) and another studio recording ''[[Alchemy (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Alchemy]]'' (1999) featuring once again Mark Boals on vocals.

===Special guest appearances and side projects===
In 1996, Malmsteen joined forces with former band members [[Jeff Scott Soto]] and [[Marcel Jacob]] on the album ''Human Clay'' where he played lead guitar on the track "Jealousy". In the same year, Malmsteen recorded guitar solos for two different Deep Purple tribute albums, ''Smoke on the Water'' and ''Black Night – Deep Purple Tribute According to New York'', using the alias "Lars Y. Loudamp" on the latter to avoid contractual conflicts. He also guested with [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]] on the song "Denim And Leather" on their live album ''[[The Eagle Has Landed – Part II]]'' (released in 1997). Later that year, Malmsteen recorded the tracks "Enigma suite" and "All opposable thumbs" with his former band members [[Jens Johansson]] and [[Anders Johansson (drummer)|Anders Johansson]] on their album ''Johansson/Sonic Winter''.

===2000s===
[[File:Yngwie Malmsteen 5.jpg|thumb|right|Malmsteen with [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]], 2008]]
In 2000, he signed a contract with the US record label Spitfire and released his 1990s catalog on the US market for the first time, including what he regards as his masterpiece, ''[[Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra]]'', recorded with the [[Czech Philharmonic]] in Prague.

After the release of ''[[War to End All Wars (album)|War to End All Wars]]'' in 2000, singer [[Mark Boals]] left the band. He was replaced by former [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]] vocalist [[Doogie White]], whose vocals were well received by fans. In 2003, Malmsteen joined [[Joe Satriani]] and [[Steve Vai]] as part of the [[G3 (tour)|G3]] [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]], a tour showcasing guitar performances. Malmsteen made two guest appearances on keyboardist [[Derek Sherinian]]'s albums ''[[Black Utopia]]'' (2003) and ''[[Blood of the Snake]]'' (2006), where Malmsteen plays on the same tracks as [[Al Di Meola]] and [[Zakk Wylde]]. In 2004, Malmsteen made two cameo appearances on ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''. In 2005 ''[[Unleash the Fury]]'' was released through Spitfire Records. As stated in an issue of ''Guitar World'' magazine, he titled this album after an infamous 'airline incident', which occurred on a flight to Japan during a 1988 tour. He was drunk and behaving obnoxiously, until he fell asleep and was roused by a woman pouring a jug of iced water on him. Enraged, he shouted, "You've released the fucking fury!" The audio from this incident was caught on tape by a fellow band member.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enotes.com/topic/Unleash_the_Fury |title=Literature Study Guides – By Popularity |publisher=eNotes.com |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> Malmsteen says that the name of the album refers to both the energy of the album and the incident. The release of ''Unleash the Fury'' was followed by a DVD release of ''Concerto Suite For Electric Guitar And Orchestra in E Flat Minor, Op. 1 – With The New Japan Philharmonic Live''. The DVD chronicles Malmsteen's first time playing in front of a live audience with an orchestra, an experience that he describes as "fun but also extremely scary".

In 2007, Malmsteen was honored in the [[Xbox 360]] version of ''[[Guitar Hero II]]''. Players can receive the "Yngwie Malmsteen" award by hitting 1000 or more notes in succession.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trueachievements.com/a15525/yngwie-malmsteen-award-achievement.htm |title=Yngwie Malmsteen Award Achievement in Guitar Hero II |publisher=Trueachievements.com |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> February 2008 saw the replacement of singer Doogie White with former [[Iced Earth]] and [[Judas Priest]] and current [[Beyond Fear]] singer [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]], with whom Malmsteen had once recorded a cover of [[Ozzy Osbourne]]'s song "[[Mr. Crowley]]", for the 2000 Osbourne [[tribute album]] ''Bat Head Soup: A Tribute to Ozzy''. The first Malmsteen album to feature Owens is titled ''[[Perpetual Flame]]'' and was released on 4 October. On 25 November 2008, Malmsteen had three of his songs ("Caprici Di Diablo", "Damnation Game", and "Red Devil", all from this latter album) released as downloadable content for the video games ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'' and ''[[Rock Band 2]]'', and later for ''[[Rock Band 3]]''.

In 2008, Malmsteen was a special guest on the VH1 Classic show ''[[That Metal Show]]''. On 10 March 2009, Malmsteen's label Rising Force released ''[[Angels of Love]]'', an all-instrumental album, which featured acoustic arrangements of some of his best-known ballads. Malmsteen released a compilation album entitled ''[[High Impact (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|High Impact]]'' on 8 December 2009.

===2010–present===
[[File:Yngwie barcelona.jpg|thumb|right|Malmsteen in Barcelona, 2009]]
On 23 November 2010, ''[[Relentless (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Relentless]]'' was released, the second album to feature [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]] on vocals. The US version featured a remake of "Arpeggios From Hell" as a bonus track. Yngwie appeared on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' on 3 February 2011 to promote his album. On 6 August 2011, Malmsteen made another appearance in the United States, playing a rendition of "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" before a game between the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and [[Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins]] at Sun Life Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yngwie Malmsteen at Sun Life Stadium| date=8 August 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEqhg-qozdk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/wEqhg-qozdk| archive-date=7 November 2021 | url-status=live|via=YouTube|access-date=28 July 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Although rarely seen in his native country of Sweden, Malmsteen played one gig there in 2012. On 7 July, he ended the Getaway Rock Festival in [[Gävle]], which he was headlining with [[Nightwish]] and [[Manowar]]. On 5 December 2012, Malmsteen released the album ''[[Spellbound (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Spellbound]]''. 2013 saw the release of Yngwie's official autobiography ''Relentless''.<ref>Malmsteen, Yngwie (2013). "Relentless". Wiley. {{ISBN|1118517717}}</ref>

On 12 June 2014, Malmsteen kicked off his "Guitar Gods 2014 Tour" at the [[F.M. Kirby Center]] in [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]], Pennsylvania alongside ex-[[Guns N' Roses]] guitarist [[Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal|Bumblefoot]] and guitarist [[Gary Hoey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockinconcertreviews.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/guitar-gods-tour-2014-yngwie-malmsteengary-hoeybumblefoot/ |title=Guitar Gods Tour 2014 – Yngwie Malmsteen/Gary Hoey/Bumblefoot|publisher=Rockinconcertreviews.wordpress.com |date=27 June 2014 |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> In February 2015, it was announced that Malmsteen was in the studio working on a new album.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/yngwie-malmsteen-hard-at-work-on-new-studio-album/ |title=Yngwie Malmsteen Hard at Work on New Studio Album |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |date=5 February 2015 |access-date=5 February 2015}}</ref> In April and May 2016, Malmsteen was one of five guitarists featured on the [[Generation Axe]] tour.

[[File:Yngwie Malmsteen performing i Gävle, Sweden, July 7th 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Malmsteen in [[Gävle]], 2012]]
In 2018, it was announced that Malmsteen had signed with Mascot Records, with a new studio album expected the following year.<ref>{{cite web |title=MASCOT LABEL GROUP CELEBRATES BREAKTHROUGH YEAR |url=https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/Mascot-Label-Group-Celebrates-Breakthrough-Year-and-Major-Artist-Signings |website=Mascot Label Group |access-date=12 July 2018 |archive-date=23 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123010743/https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/Mascot-Label-Group-Celebrates-Breakthrough-Year-and-Major-Artist-Signings |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2019, Malmsteen released ''Blue Lightning'', featuring [[blues rock]] songs – mainly covers – with Malmsteen's virtuoso playing. As Malmsteen was quoted: {{blockquote|I've been asked to do a blues album for the last 30 years [...] this time I finally said, "Sure, why not? Let's try it!" I just didn't want to be stuck in the standard, pentatonic, play a 12-bar thing. I didn't want to do that.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yngwie Malmsteen's track-by-track guide to new album Blue Lightning |date=29 March 2019 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/yngwie-malmsteens-track-by-track-guide-to-new-album-blue-lightning |access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>}}

On 8 May 2021, Yngwie Malmsteen was reported to have launched the ''Parabellum'' album and video for the "Paganini-referencing" track "Wolves at the Door". Since [[COVID-19 lockdowns|COVID-19 restrictions]] prevented touring, Malmsteen had more time to record the album, and was "clearly delighted with the results."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewry |first1=Fraser |title=Yngwie Malmsteen launches Parabellum album and video for finger-blistering Wolves at the Door |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/yngwie-malmsteen-launches-parabellum-album-and-video-for-finger-blistering-wolves-at-the-door |website=Loudersound.com |date=8 May 2021 |publisher=Future Publishing Limited Quay House |access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref>

On 17 July 2023, Yngwie Malmsteen announced his first-ever interactive video guitar masterclass on TrueFire. Yngwie uses a variety of backing tracks pulled from 10 of his most popular songs as the framework for the masterclass and the way in which he demonstrates his creative process, technical skills, and performance insights. It was released on 31 July 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yngwie Malmsteen Announces First-Ever Interactive Guitar Masterclass |url=https://truefire.com/yngwie-malmsteen-guitar-lessons/maestroclass/c2554 |website=truefire.com |date=17 July 2023 |publisher=TrueFire |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>