Editing Yngwie Malmsteen

{{Short description|Swedish-American guitarist (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Yngwie Malmsteen
| image             = Yngwie Malmsteen 1.jpg
| caption           = Malmsteen in 2008
| alias             = Lars Y. Loudamp
| birth_name        = {{nowrap|Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1963|6|30|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Hässelby-Vällingby]], Sweden
| instrument        = Guitar<!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument--->
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[[Neoclassical metal]]
*[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
*Musician
*bandleader
*producer
}}
| years_active      = 1978–present
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
*[[Generation Axe]]
}}
| past_member_of    = {{flatlist|
*[[Steeler (American band)|Steeler]]
*[[Alcatrazz]]
*[[Hear 'n Aid]]
*[[G3 (tour)|G3]]
}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
*[[Polydor]]
*[[PolyGram]]
*[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
*[[Universal Music Group|Universal]]
*[[Mascot Records|Mascot]]
}}
| website           = {{official website|https://yngwiemalmsteen.com|yngwiemalmsteen.com}}
}}

'''Yngwie Johan Malmsteen''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|ŋ|v|eɪ|_|ˈ|m|ɑː|l|m|s|t|iː|n}}; born '''Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck''', {{IPA|sv|lâːʂ ˈjuːhan ˈʏŋvɛ lânːɛrbɛk}} on 30 June 1963) is a Swedish-American guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his [[neoclassical metal|neoclassical]] playing style in [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years.

==Early life==
Malmsteen was born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, the third child of a musical family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://megarockradio.net/2018/06/30/swedish-guitarist-yngwie-malmsteen-turns-55-years-old-today-steve-huey-of-allmu/|title=Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen turns 55 years old today. Steve Huey of Allmu…|website=Megarockradio.net|date=30 June 2018|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=7 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007205229/https://megarockradio.net/2018/06/30/swedish-guitarist-yngwie-malmsteen-turns-55-years-old-today-steve-huey-of-allmu/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://yngwie.org/faq/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190937/http://yngwie.org/faq/ |archive-date=30 September 2007 |title=Yngwie Malmsteen FAQ |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref>  In 1975, his mother reverted to her mother's (Yngwie's maternal grandmother Maud's) maiden name Malmsten, a Swedish noble name,<ref>{{Cite web |title=af Malmsten – Heraldik – Stiernstedt och Klingspors vapenbok, 1865- – 2553 |url=https://minerva.riddarhuset.se/foremal/af-malmsten-heraldik-stiernstedt-och-klingspors-vapenbok-1865-2553/ |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=Minerva |language=sv-SE}}</ref> which Yngve promptly also started using as his surname. Later he slightly changed it to Malmsteen and altered his third given name Yngve to "Yngwie".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://guitarconnoisseurmagazine.com/wordpress1/2016/05/20/yngwie-j-malmsteen-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/|title=Yngwie J. Malmsteen – A force to be reckoned with|website=Guitarconnoisseurmagazine.com|date=20 May 2016|access-date=28 July 2018|archive-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018003139/https://guitarconnoisseurmagazine.com/wordpress1/2016/05/20/yngwie-j-malmsteen-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Malmsteen played his first show when in 6th grade, on May 11th, 1976 with his first real band, Track on Earth, consisting of himself, his cousin Erik Lannerbäck and a friend from school playing the drums. Later his brother Björn joined on drums.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Tengner |first=Anders |title=Yngwie J. Malmsteen: såsom i himmelen, så ock på jorden: den inofficiella biografin |date=2013 |publisher=Pocketförlaget |isbn=978-91-87319-66-2 |edition=Ny utg. |location=Stockholm}}</ref> 

As a teenager he was heavily influenced by classical music, particularly 19th century Italian virtuoso violinist and composer [[Niccolò Paganini]] as well as [[Johann Sebastian Bach]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/yngwie-malmsteen-pays-tribute-worlds-first-shredder-niccolo-paganini |title=Yngwie Malmsteen Pays Tribute to the World's First Shredder, Niccolo Paganini |magazine=Guitar World |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> Yngwie Malmsteen has publicly stated that he is not influenced by the blues or the style of [[Ritchie Blackmore]], the virtuoso claims that his guitar playing is inspired by classical violin, not classical guitar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redacción |date=5 July 2024 |title=Yngwie Malmsteen explica por qué dejó de escuchar a Ritchie Blackmore (Rainbow, Deep Purple) cuando tenía diez años: "Con nueve años ya podía tocar cada nota del "Made in Japan" |url=https://mariskalrock.com/actualidad/yngwie-malmsteen-explica-por-que-dejo-de-escuchar-a-rtichie-blackmore-rainbow-deep-purple-cuando-tenia-diez-anos-con-nueve-anos-ya-podia-tocar-cada-nota-del-made-in-japan/ |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=MariskalRock.com |language=es}}</ref> Malmsteen has stated that [[Jimi Hendrix]] had no musical impact on him and did not contribute to his style. However watching the TV news reports on 18 September 1970 of Hendrix's death, which included footage of Hendrix smashing and burning his guitar at the Monterey Pop Festival of 1967, made Malmsteen think, "This is really cool."<ref name="Yngwie Malmsteen – Rockthology#2">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQAU_-gPnUU |title=YouTube |website=www.youtube.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206152728/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQAU_-gPnUU |archive-date=6 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==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>

==Personal life==
Malmsteen was married to Swedish singer [[Erika Wagenius|Erika Norberg]] (1991–1992)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rönn|first1=Cina|title=Erika Evenlind skriver dagbok på kvinna|url=http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/kvinna/0003/01/erika.html|access-date=17 April 2018|work=Aftonbladet|date=1 March 2000|language=sv}}</ref> and was subsequently married to Amber Dawn Landin (1993–1998).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Paul|title=Belle of the Ball Gag|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/belle-of-the-ball-gag-6432774|access-date=17 April 2018|work=Phoenix New Times|date=17 May 2007}}</ref> Since 1999 he has been married to April Malmsteen, with whom he has a son born 1998 named Antonio,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antonio Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (27 år, Okänd) - Mrkoll.se |url=https://mrkoll.se/person/Antonio-Yngwie-Johann-Malmsteen-Okand-Okand/DYuqsqqksqqkpuhQkyqRaQpuhQuerAcYfrkyqRaQkyqRaQdYQauerA |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=mrkoll.se}}</ref> after [[Antonio Vivaldi]]. The family now resides in [[Miami Shores, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://southfloridalawyers.blogspot.com/2011/04/yngwie-happens.html |title=South Florida Lawyers: Yngwie Happens |publisher=Southfloridalawyers.blogspot.com |date=8 April 2011 |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> Malmsteen is a naturalized [[US Citizen]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Malmsteen becomes US Citizen!|url=https://smaimmigration.com/eb-1-visa/why-rock-stars-deserve-green-cards-too/|access-date=5 May 2015|work=US Immigration and Consular Law Firm|date= |language=en}}</ref>

Yngwie's father was a military officer and his mother worked for the [[Swedish Trade Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nilsson |first=Text: Robert BörjessonFoto: Anna-Karin |date=2021-05-09 |title=Yngwie Malmsteen om miljonbedrägeriet och hur frun April räddade hans liv |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/det-var-ju-helt-sjukt-sprit-brudar-och-slagsmal/ |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.expressen.se |language=sv}}</ref> They separated only 2 months after Yngve was born.<ref name=":0" /> Yngwie's mother passed away in 1987, aged 48. In 1990, Yngwie's grandmother Maud passed away, and a few months later his brother Björn died in a train accident on [[Roslagsbanan]].

A [[Ferrari]] enthusiast, Malmsteen owned a black 1983 [[Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS|308 GTS]] for 24 years before selling it on eBay,<ref>{{cite web|title=YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Auctioning 1983 Ferrari GTS 308 QV|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/yngwie-malmsteen-auctioning-1983-ferrari-gts-308-qv/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=26 February 2018|date=13 May 2007}}</ref> and a red 1962 [[Ferrari 250 GTO|250 GTO]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yngwie.org/news/Answers.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001019014806/http://www.yngwie.org/news/Answers.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 October 2000|title=Answers from Yngwie|date=29 September 2013}}</ref>

In a 2005 issue of ''Guitar Player'' magazine, Malmsteen discussed his often-ridiculed behaviour, saying that, "I've probably made more mistakes than anybody. But I don't dwell on them. I don't expect people to understand me, because I'm pretty complex, and I think outside the box with everything I do. I've always taken the untraveled path. Obviously, people have their opinions, but I can't get too wrapped up in that, because I know what I can do, and I know what kind of person I am. And I have no control over what anybody says about me. Back in Sweden, I'm 'Mr Personality' in the tabloids, but obviously I can't take that seriously. I know in my heart that if I do the absolute best I can do, maybe ten years from now people may turn around and say, 'he wasn't that bad'."<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Yngwie Malmsteen: Total Control|magazine=Guitar Player|id = {{ProQuest|859515933}}}}</ref>

In August 2009, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]] included Malmsteen on its list of the 10 best electric guitar players of all time. Malmsteen's listing, however, appeared to be sardonic, as the article concluded that: "The Swede's superfast 'neoclassical' style – he credits Bach and Paganini as influences – is a blur of scales and technical precision. It almost makes you forget that the great bulk of his music is so fast that it's unlistenable."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Tyrangiel |first1=Josh |date=14 August 2009 |title=The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players of All Time|url=https://time.com/3961025/10-greatest-guitar-players/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Keells |first1=Michael. T |date=30 May 2018 |title=The best guitarists in history |url=https://culturasonora.es/en/blog/greatest-guitarists-of-all-time/ |magazine=Culturasonora |access-date=18 August 2023 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818092836/https://culturasonora.es/en/blog/greatest-guitarists-of-all-time/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Equipment==
===Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Stratocaster===
[[File:vintagewhite.jpg|thumb|right|Maple fretboard YJM Stratocasters]] 	
[[File:Yngwie Malmsteen's Stratocaster scalloped fretboard.jpg|thumb|right|Scalloped maple fretboard on a YJM Strat]]
[[File:Yngwie Malmsteen's electric guitar.jpg|180px|thumb|Yngwie Malmsteen Signature [[Fender Stratocaster|Stratocaster]] with rosewood fretboard]]

Malmsteen has been a longtime user of [[Fender Stratocaster]]s with [[DiMarzio]] HS3 [[single-coil pickup]]s "for playing at blistering volume with no hum or screechiness".<ref>{{cite book| last=Walser |first=Robert |title=Running With the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music |publisher=Wesleyan University Press}}</ref> His most famous Stratocaster is his 1972 blonde Stratocaster, nicknamed "The Duck" because of its yellow finish and the [[Donald Duck]] stickers on the headstock. An alternative nickname for this guitar is "Play Loud" due to a sticker that Anders Johansson put on the upper horn of the guitar in Rockshire studios in 1984. Fender made 100 replica copies of this guitar and marketed it as the "Play Loud Guitar". He also has a Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Stratocaster since 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.fender.com/en/intl/0107110841.html#start=1|title=Fender Guitars – Electric, Acoustic & Bass Guitars, Amps, Pro Audio|website=Shop.fender.com}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It comes in a Vintage White finish with a maple neck, either a maple or rosewood [[Fingerboard#Scalloping|scalloped]] fretboard and, from 2010, [[Seymour Duncan]] STK-S10 YJM "Fury" Model pickups. There is also a signature YJM100 Marshall amplifier, based on the "1959" amplifier range.

=== Other equipment ===
Besides Stratocasters, Malmsteen has played and appeared in ads for non-Fender guitars (like [[Aria (guitar company)|Aria Pro II]] and [[Schecter Guitar Research|Schecter]] in the early 1980s) and played non-Strat-shaped guitars (like [[Gibson Flying V]]s), early in his career.

Today, for acoustic and nylon string guitars, Malmsteen uses his signature [[Ovation Guitar Company|Ovation]] YM68s. Malmsteen uses light-gauge strings on his guitars, stringing his 25-1/2" scale instruments with his signature string sets by Fender (gauges: .08, .011, .014, .022w, .032, .046 and .08, .011, .014, .026, .036, .048) and pairing them with Dunlop Delrin 500 series guitar picks.

== Band members ==
{{Main list|List of Yngwie Malmsteen band members}}

'''Current members'''
*Yngwie Malmsteen – guitars, vocals (1978–1982, 1984–present)
*Nick Marino – keyboards, vocals (2005–2006, 2010–present)
*Emilio Martinez – bass, vocals (2017–present)
*Wyatt Cooper – drums (2024–present)

==Discography==
===Steeler===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Label
! [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] peak chart positions
|-
|1983
|''[[Steeler (American band album)|Steeler]]''
|Shrapnel
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | —
|-
|2005
|''[[Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology]]''
|Majestic Rock
|}

=== Alcatrazz ===
====Studio albums====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Album details
! [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] peak chart positions
|-
|1983
|''[[No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll]]''
| Released: 15 October 1983<br />Label: [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| style="text-align:center;"|128
|-
|}

====Live albums====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] peak chart positions
|-
| rowspan="3" |1984
|''[[Live Sentence]]''
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |133
|-
|''No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll Tour Live in Japan 1984.1.28 Audio Tracks'' (2010 Reissue)
|-
|''Live in Japan 1984 Complete Edition'' (2018 Reissue)
|-
|2010
| ''Live '83''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | —
|-
|2018
|''The Official Bootleg Boxset 1983-1986: Live, Demo, Rehearsals'' (6CD-Boxset)
|-
|2025
|''Tokyo Live''
|
|}


==== Videos ====

* ''Metallic Live'' (1984, VHS)
* ''Alcatrazz Live Sentence 1984'' (2010, DVD Reissue)

=== G3 ===
====Live albums====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] peak chart positions
|-
| 2004
|''[[G3: Rockin' in the Free World]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|}

====Videos====
*''[[G3: Live in Denver]]'' (2004)

===Solo===
====Studio albums====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Title
!rowspan="2" style="width:215px;"|Album details
!colspan="5"|Peak chart positions
!rowspan="2"|Sales
!rowspan="2"|Certifications
|-
!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS"/>
!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"|[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]
!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"|[[Oricon|JPN]]<br /><ref name="Oricon">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon Entertainment]]|location=[[Roppongi|Roppongi, Tokyo]]|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-04-08/|script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年04月08日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on 8 April 2019|work=Oricon News|access-date=3 April 2019|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2021-08-02/|script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2021年08月02日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on 2 August 2021|work=Oricon News|access-date=28 July 2021|language=ja}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"|[[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="Billboard 200">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/yngwie-malmsteen/chart-history/tlp/|title=Yngwie Malmsteen Chart History (Billboard 200)}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]
|-
| 1984
|''[[Rising Force]]''
| Released: Late 1984<br />Label: [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 14
| style="text-align:center;"| 19
| style="text-align:center;"| 60
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
* JPN: 18,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
|-
| 1985
|''[[Marching Out]]''
| Released: 30 September 1985<br />Label: [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:center;"| 18
| style="text-align:center;"| 54
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
* JPN: 22,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
|-
| 1986
|''[[Trilogy (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Trilogy]]''
| Released: 4 November 1986<br />Label: [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 18
| style="text-align:center;"| 16
| style="text-align:center;"| 44
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
* JPN: 40,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
|-
| 1988
|''[[Odyssey (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Odyssey]]''
| Released: 8 April 1988<br />Label: [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 75
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
| style="text-align:center;"| 19
| style="text-align:center;"| 40
| style="text-align:center;"| 27
|
* JPN: 42,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
|-
| 1990
|''[[Eclipse (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Eclipse]]''
| Released: 20 April 1990<br />Label: [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 46
| style="text-align:center;"| 12
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| style="text-align:center;"| 112
| style="text-align:center;"| 43
|
* JPN: 63,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Fire & Ice (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Fire & Ice]]''
| Released: 7 February 1992<br />Label: [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 121
| style="text-align:center;"| 57
|
* JPN: 148,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
* [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|RIAJ]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Japan|type=album|title=Fire & Ice|artist=Yngwie Malmsteen|award=Gold|certyear=1992|certmonth=3}}</ref>
|-
| 1994
| ''[[The Seventh Sign (album)|The Seventh Sign]]''
| Released: 9 May 1994<br />Label: [[Pony Canyon]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
* JPN: 262,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
* RIAJ: Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Japan|type=album|title=The Seventh Sign|artist=Yngwie Malmsteen|award=Platinum|certyear=1995|certmonth=10}}</ref>
|-
| 1995
|''[[Magnum Opus (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Magnum Opus]]''
| Released: 17 October 1995<br />Label: [[Pony Canyon]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 17
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
* JPN: 166,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
|-
| 1996
|''[[Inspiration (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Inspiration]]'' (cover album)
| Released: 14 October 1996<br />Label: [[Pony Canyon]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 35
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
* JPN: 108,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
* RIAJ: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Japan|type=album|title=Inspiration (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|artist=Yngwie Malmsteen|award=Gold|certyear=1996|certmonth=10}}</ref>
|-
| 1997
|''[[Facing the Animal]]''
| Released: 23 February 1997<br />Label: [[Pony Canyon]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 39
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
* JPN: 105,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
* RIAJ: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Japan|type=album|title=Facing the Animal|artist=Yngwie Malmsteen|award=Gold|certyear=1997|certmonth=9}}</ref>
|-
| 1998
|''[[Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra]]''
| Released: 30 June 1998<br />Label: [[Pony Canyon]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
* JPN: 88,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
|-
| 1999
|''[[Alchemy (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Alchemy]]''
| Released: 23 November 1999<br />Label: [[Pony Canyon]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
* JPN: 72,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
|-
| 2000
|''[[War to End All Wars (album)|War to End All Wars]]''
| Released: 7 November 2000<br />Label: [[Pony Canyon]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
* JPN: 32,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
|-
| 2002
|''[[Attack!!]]''
| Released: 15 October 2002<br />Label: [[Pony Canyon]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 17
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
* JPN: 28,000<ref name="Oricon"/>
|
|-
| 2005
|''[[Unleash the Fury]]''
| Released: 26 July 2005<br />Label: [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 23
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|
|-
| 2008
|''[[Perpetual Flame]]''
| Released: 13 October 2008<br />Label: Rising Force
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 52
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|
|-
| 2009
|''[[Angels of Love]]''
| Released: 10 March 2009<br />Label: Rising Force
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 52
| style="text-align:center;"| 55
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|
|-
| 2010
|''[[Relentless (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Relentless]]''
| Released: 23 November 2010<br />Label: Rising Force
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 40
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|
|-
| 2012
|''[[Spellbound (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Spellbound]]''
| Released: 5 December 2012<br />Label: Rising Force
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 40
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|
|-
| 2016
|''[[World on Fire (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|World on Fire]]''
| Released: 1 June 2016<br />Label: Rising Force
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 24
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|
|-
| 2019
|''[[Blue Lightning (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Blue Lightning]]'' (cover album)
| Released: 29 March 2019<br />Label: [[Mascot Records|Mascot]]
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 35
| style="text-align:center;"| 80<ref name="Yngwie Malmsteen">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/yngwie-malmsteen/chart-history/tsl/|title=Yngwie Malmsteen|magazine=Billboard|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Parabellum''
| Released: 23 July 2021<br />Label: Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 22
| style="text-align:center;"| 89<ref name="Yngwie Malmsteen"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|
|}

====Live albums====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:215px;"| Title
!colspan="4" | Peak chart positions
|-
!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS">{{cite Ryan|page=175}}</ref>
!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"| [[Oricon|JPN]]
!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="Billboard 200"/>
!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]
|-
| 1989
|''[[Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 98
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
| style="text-align:center;"| 128
| style="text-align:center;"| 65
|-
| 1998
|''[[Double Live!|Double Live]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 48
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
| 2002
|''Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E flat minor LIVE with the New Japan Philharmonic''
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
| 2014
|''Spellbound Live in Tampa''
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|}

====Compilations====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:215px;"| Title
! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"| [[Oricon|JPN]]
|-
| 1991
|''[[The Yngwie Malmsteen Collection]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
| 2000
|''Yngwie J. Malmsteen: The Best of '90–'99''
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
| 2000
|''Anthology 1994–1999''
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
| 2001
|''Yngwie Malmsteen Archives''
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
| 2002
|''[[The Genesis]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| 94
|-
| 2004
|''Instrumental Best Album''
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
| 2009
|''[[High Impact (album)|High Impact]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|}

====EP====
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Album details
! colspan="1" |Peak chart positions
|-
!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"| [[Oricon|JPN]]
|-
| 1994
| ''[[I Can't Wait (EP)|I Can't Wait]]''
| Released: 21 October 1994<br />Label: [[Pony Canyon]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 25
|}

====Videos====
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Type
|-
|1985
|''Rising Force: Live '85''
|Live
|-
|1989
|''Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad '89''
|Live
|-
|1991
|''Yngwie Malmsteen''
|Instruction
|-
|1992
|''Yngwie Malmsteen Collection''
|MV
|-
|1993
|''Leo Fender Benefit Live''
|Live
|-
|1994
|''Live at Budokan'' (LD)/''Live in Budokan'' (2009 DVD Reissue)
|Live
|-
| rowspan="3" |1995
|''Play Loud! The 1st Movement [The Basics]''
| rowspan="3" |Instruction
|-
|''Play Loud! The 2nd Movement [Arpeggio]''
|-
|''Play Loud! The 3rd Movement [Classical Styling]''
|-
|1998
|''Live!!'' (VHS)/''Live Animal'' (2009 DVD Reissue)
|Live
|-
| rowspan="2" |2000
|''Yngwie Malmsteen Video Clips''
|MV
|-
|''Play Loud! "Full Shred"''
|Instruction
|-
|2002
|''Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor Live with the New Japan Philharmonic''
|Live
|-
|2007
|''Far Beyond The Sun (Rising Force: Live in Japan '85, Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad '89 & Bonus Features)''
|Live compilation
|-
|2009
|''Live in Korea''
|Live
|-
|2010
|''Raw Live''
|Live compilation
|-
|2014
|''Spellbound Live in Orlando''
|Live
|}

====Music videos====
* "Island in the Sun" (1983) (with Alcatrazz)
* "Hiroshima Mon Amour" (1983) (with Alcatrazz)
* "I'll See the Light Tonight" (1985)
* "We're Stars" (1986) (with Hear 'N Aid)
* "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" (1986)
* "Heaven Tonight" (1988)
* "Making Love" (1990)
* "Save Our Love" (1990)
* "Bedroom Eyes" (1990)
* "Teaser" (1992)
* "Dragonfly" (1992)
* "Forever One" (1994)
* "The Only One" (1995)
* "Carry On Wayward Son" (Kansas cover) (1996)
* "Alone in Paradise" (1997)
* "Like an Angel" (1997)
* "Hanger 18, Area 51" (1999)
* "Crucify" (2000)

====Guest appearances====
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Artist
!Song
!Album
!Notes
|-
|1986
|[[Hear 'n Aid|Hear'n Aid]]
|"[[Stars (Hear 'n Aid song)|Stars]]"
|''[[Hear 'n Aid]]''
|
|-
|1988
|[[Tone Norum]]
|"Point of No Return"
|''This Time...''
|
|-
|1990
|Erika
|"Emergency"
|''Cold Winter Night''
|
|-
|1991
| rowspan="3" |Various
|"Leviathan"
|''Guitars That Rule The World''
|
|-
|1994
|"[[Speed King]]"
| rowspan="2" |''Smoke on the Water: A Tribute''
|Vo. [[Kelly Keeling]]
|-
|1994
|"[[Lazy (Deep Purple song)|Lazy]]"
|Vo. [[Joe Lynn Turner]]
|-
|1995
|[[Carmine Appice|Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus]]
|"This Time Around"
|''Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus''
|Vo. [[Doug Pinnick]]
|-
|1995
|Various
|"[[Burn (Deep Purple song)|Burn]]"
|''Black Night: Deep Purple Tribute According To New York''
|Guitar solo, as Lars Y. Loudamp
|-
| rowspan="5" |1996
|[[Human Clay (band)|Human Clay]]
|"Jealousy"
|''Human Clay''
|
|-
|[[Saxon (band)|Saxon]]
|"Denim & Leather"
|''[[The Eagle Has Landed – Part II]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Johansson
|"Enigma Suite"
| rowspan="2" |''Sonic Winter''
|
|-
|"All Opposable Thumbs"
|
|-
|Various
|"[[Keep Yourself Alive]]"
|''Dragon Attack (A Tribute To [[Queen (band)|Queen]])''
|Vo. [[Mark Boals]]
|-
|1997
|MVP
|"Say A Prayer"
|''Windows''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1999
| rowspan="3" |Various
|"[[Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On]]"
|''Tribute To [[Aerosmith]] – Not The Same Old Song And Dance''
|Vo. [[Ronnie James Dio]]
|-
|"[[Light Up the Sky (Van Halen song)|Light Up The Sky]]"
|''Little Guitars – A Tribute To [[Van Halen]]''
|Vo. [[Doug Pinnick]]
|-
|2000
|"[[Mr. Crowley]]"
|''Bat Head Soup – Tribute To [[Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy]]''
|Vo. [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]]
|-
|2002
|[[Åsa Jinder]]
|"Göksbypolska"
|''Tro, Hopp & Kärlek – Visor Om Livet''
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2003
| rowspan="2" |[[Derek Sherinian]]
|"The Fury"
| rowspan="2" |''Black Utopia''
|
|-
|"Axis of Evil"
|
|-
|Various
|"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy"
|''Influences & Connections – Volume One: [[Mr. Big (American band)|Mr. Big]]''
|Guitar solo, Vo. Joe Lynn Turner
|-
| rowspan="4" |2005
|Radioactive
|"Shattered"
|''Taken''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Violent Storm
|"Fire in the Unknown"
| rowspan="2" |''Violent Storm/Storm Warning''
|
|-
|"Pain Is For Me"
|
|-
|DJ Schmolli
|"What's This Name For?"
|''Schnipseljagd Vol. 01''
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2006
|Various
|"[[Magical Mystery Tour (song)|Magical Mystery Tour]]"
|''Butchering The Beatles – A Headbashing Tribute''
|Vo. [[Jeff Scott Soto]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |Derek Sherinian
|"Blood of the Snake"
| rowspan="4" |''Blood of the Snake''
|
|-
|"The Monsoon"
|
|-
|"Prelude To Battle"
|
|-
|"Viking Massacre"
|
|}

==See also==
* [[Guitar showmanship]]
* [[Shred guitar]]
* [[Sweep picking]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Malmsteen, Yngwie (2013). ''Relentless''. Wiley. {{ISBN|1118517717}}.

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.metalpaths.com/interviews/yngwie-j-malmsteen,5692 Audio interview with Yngwie // Metalpaths.com 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312063333/http://www.metalpaths.com/interviews/yngwie-j-malmsteen,5692 |date=12 March 2012 }}
* [http://www.guitarjamdaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1411&Itemid=73 Audio Interview with Yngwie on GuitarJamDaily.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803124155/http://www.guitarjamdaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1411&Itemid=73 |date=3 August 2009 }}
* [http://www.hardradio.com/shockwaves/yngwie1.html HardRadio.com interview with Yngwie]
* [https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/yngwie-malmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Collection]] (18 January 2008)

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