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===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>
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