Yngwie Malmsteen

Full Name: Lars Johann Yngwie Lannerback
Official Website: yngwie.org
Place / Date of Birth: June 30, 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Group Current Band: Yngwie Malmsteen Band
Group Band Previous: Steeler, Alcatrazz,
Influences: Niccolo Paganini, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, JSBach, Antonio Vivaldi, WAMozart,
Guitar: Fender Stratocaster Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Series
Expertise: Neoclassical, Alternate Picking, arpeggios, etc..

Career Lannerback

Yngwie Malmsteen is a pioneer who gave birth to the whole guitar shredder that we display on this website. After Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) was first brought the song "Eruption" in 1978 which introduced the technique of "two handed tapping", Yngwie released his debut album of classical baroque shred "Rising Force" which mengegerkan rock guitar community, creating a new standard for speed and expertise in the play. The color of "Neo-Classical" in bawahkan Yngwie is based on the structure of the composition of JS Bach (1685-1750) and Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840).

After the show the guitar shredder who produced many successful albums. Appeared almost every week a new guitarist who claim to be the new guitarist of the fastest in the world. For example: Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Richie Kotzen, Vinnie Moore, Tony Macalpine, Greg Howe, etc.. There was no denying that Yngwie is a guitar hero who deserves thumbs up.

Marriage Yngwie father (an army captain) and his mother (Rigmor - artist) ended with penceraian not long after Yngwie was born. In addition, Yngwie also has a sister named Ann Louise and brother Bjorn. Yngwie was born as the youngest child of the wild, can not be adjusted and happy.


Yngwie initially tried to learn the piano and trumpet, but he can not control the instrument. Acoustic guitar (guitar perforated) purchased by his mother when he was 5 years old are also not allowed to touch Yngwie and hanging on the wall.

Until the end date on 18 September 1970, Yngwie saw a TV special about the death of Jimi Hendrix. Yngwie there are still 17 years they will be watching how the Jimi Hendrix guitar feedback sounds and burned his guitar in front of an audience. On the day of the death of Jimi Hendrix's guitar playing Yngwie was born TSB.

Yngwie is curious and bought a cheap Fender Stratocaster, tembangnya trying to play Deep Purple and spent lots of time to learn the secrets of his own instruments and music equipment. Yngwie admiration for Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple guitarist) is influenced by classical music and admiration for his sister, who often plays Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Mozart, Yngwie to give an idea to combine classical music with rock music. Yngwie continues to play until sleep the whole day he was still with his guitar.


At age 10, Yngwie uses his mother's maiden name of "Malmsteen", focuses all her energy and stop going to school. Yngwie is known at school as a troublemaker and often fight, but smart in English and art lessons. His mother is aware of his unique musical talents, Yngwie allowed to stay at home with his guitar and recording. After watching violinist Gideon Kremer composition Paganini: 24 Caprices on television, Yngwie finally know how to marry classical music with a skill game and charisma.

Yngwie and several friends recorded 3 song demo and sent to the CBS studio in Sweden, but the recording never ignored or passed around. Because of frustration, Yngwie realized he had to leave Sweden and began sending her demo tape to various recording studios abroad. One of the demo tape fell into the hands of Yngwie was Guitar Player konstributor and Shrapnel Records owner Mike Varney. Yngwie finally got an invitation to Los Angeles to join the new band Shrapnel: "Steeler" and so-called history. In February 1983 Yngwie depart from Sweden to Los Angeles armed with new skills and playing style.

Yngwie next game known to the world with a very fast game in the intro song "Hot On Your Heels". Yngwie band then moved to the group Alcatrazz, a stylish band "Rainbow" and was founded by singer Graham Bonnett. Although it has joined Alcatrazz featuring many great solo on the song "Kree Nakoorie", "Jet to Jet," and "Hiroshima Mon Amour", Yngwie still feel too restricted by the band itself. Finally, just think that Yngwie album sololah be the best solution.

Yngwie's first solo album: Rising Force (now named the rock music the book Neo-Classical) managed to enter the number 60 on the Billboard charts for guitar instrumental music with no commercial smelly. The album also won a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Instrumental. Not long after Yngwie was selected as Best New Guitarist in various magazines and media, Guitarist of the Year That, and Rising Force became Album of the Year as well.

On 22 June 1987 approaching birthday is the 24th Yngwie, Yngwie Jaguar car accident that resulted in her coma for almost a week. Blood clots in the brain Yngwie also causes his right hand does not work. Fearing that his career will end it, Yngwie painstakingly followed the therapy to restore his right hand. After that Yngwie got another trial of her mother's death from cancer in Sweden who spend a lot of medical costs. If Yngwie others, may be surrendered to such a fate, but Yngwie begins to turn and go back to his music with great enthusiasm.

After that Yngwie released a best-selling albums such as Odyssey, Eclipse, Fire & Ice, Seventh Sign, I Can not Wait, Magnum Opus, Inspiration, Facing the Animal, Alchemy, War To End All Wars Yngwie and finally managed to realize her dream to play with a full orchestra in one of his latest album: Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in Eb minor, Op. 1 (in 1998).

When releasing the album Eclipse (1990), Yngwie had a tour and make a successful concert in Indonesia (Jakarta, Solo, and Surabaya). Plan in July 2001 it will also Yngwie concert back in Indonesia, but was canceled because the government advised the USA and his wife will Yngwie political security in Indonesia. Though Yngwie already had tickets sell well in Indonesia, in Indonesia Yngwie fans may be disappointed. When else will Yngwie concert in Indonesia if the Indonesian political situation is still like this?

His later albums are Attack! a number of instrumental hits Baroque & Roll. In 2003, Yngwie was invited to join in the formation of G3 with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai who spawned an album and a video. Once done with the G3 tour, he completed his latest album Unleash The Fury. The album was released at the beginning of epidemic in 2005.