MP3 Exclusives New Arrivals   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Metal Pop Punk R&B Rap/Hip Hop Reggae Rock   Top Downloads Features Archive Contests Control Panel MUSICBLITZ Alert!   METALBLITZ REGGAEBLITZ BLUESBLITZ Musician's Friend   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Hip Hop Metal Pop Punk R&B Reggae Rock   Getting Started Free Players	Welcome !      Yngwie Malmsteen The quintessential guitar hero of the 1980s, Yngwie Malmsteen fused classical influences with modern metal on such acclaimed albums as 1984's Rising Force and 1985's Marching Out, but it was his dazzling displays of manual dexterity that really endeared him to the better-shred-than-dead set. Born in 1964 in Sweden, Yngwie grew up internalizing the recordings of Jimi Hendrix and John McLaughlin, but also developed a fondness for classical greats like Paganini and Bach. In 1983, he moved to the US, and quickly established himself as the hit new guitar-slinger on the scene, thanks to albums he recorded with Steeler and Alcatrazz. Rising Force, his solo debut, was touted as a major event by guitar magazines around the world, and guitarists everywhere ruined their guitars trying to recreate the "scalloped" fretboard of Yngwie's customized Stratocaster. A major car accident temporarily derailed his career in the late '80s, and the burgeoning popularity of grunge, punk and alternative rock rendered Yngwie's dramatic music totally unfashionable in the '90s. He still boasts a sizeable (and rabid) cult following, however, and his latest record, The War To End All Wars, is due for release in November 2000.     Yngwie Malmsteen Crucify MP3 Metal Glorious uber-metal excess from the fleet-fingered Yngwie! It sounds like 1985 all over again!
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