YNGWIE MALMSTEEN

Real name                 : Lars Johann YngwieLannerback
Official Website         : yngwie.org
Date and Palce of Birth    : 30 Juni 1963 di Stockholm, Swedia.
Group Band now       : Yngwie Malmsteen Band
Group Band before    : Steeler, Alcatrazz,
Influence   : Niccolo Paganini, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, J.S.Bach,  Antonio Vivaldi, W.A.Mozart,
Guitar   : Fender Stratocaster Yngwie Malmsteen Signature Series
Skill   : Neoclassical, Alternate Picking, Arpeggio, dll.

            Yngwie Malmsteen is a forerunner who made all the shredder guitarists exist. After Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen) firstly sang the song “Eruption” in 1978 which introduced the technique “two handed tapping”, Yngwie released the classic baroque shred album “Rising Force” which created a commotion the rock guitar community, create the new standard for speed and skill in playing. The colour of  “Neo-Classical” which brought by him is based on composition structure of  J.S Bach (1685-1750) dan Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840).

            Afterwards came the shredder guitarists who released many success albums. Almost every week born the new guitarists whom claimed theirselves as the most fast guitarist in the world. For instance: Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Richie Kotzen, Vinnie Moore, Tony Macalpine, Greg Howe, dll. It can be deinied that Yngwie is the hero of guitar that proper to praised.

            The marriage of Yngwie's father (a captent of army) and his mother (Rigmor - artist) was ended to the divorce  after Yngwie was born. Besides, Yngwie has an elder sister named Ann Louise and brother named  Bjorn. Yngwie was born as the last child who was wild, couldn't be managed and cheerful.

            At the beginning Yngwie tried to learn piano and trumpet but he couldn't master them. Acoustic guitar which was bought by his mother when he was 5 years old was not touched by him an djust hung on the wall. 

            On September 18 1970, Yngwie saw the special event about the death of Jimi Hendrix. There Yngwie who was 17 years old watched how Jimi Hendrix create  feedback sound of guitar and burn his guitar in front of his spectators. On the day of Jimi Hendrix's death, born Yngwie's playing of guitar.

            Yngwie who was anxious then bought a  cheap Fender Stratocaster, he tyried to play ithe song Deep Purple and spent a lot of time in knowing the secret of the instrument and his own music.  The Yngwie's amazement to Ritchie Blackmore (the guitarist of Deep Purple) which was influenced by classical music and his amazement to his elder sister made him often play the composition Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, dan Mozart, gave him idea to combine classical music with rock. Yngwie kept playing all the day even he slept with his guitar.

            When Yngwie was 10 years old, he used his little name from his mother “Malmsteen”, focussed to all his energy and quit of school. In school Yngwie was famous as troublemaker but he was good at English  and art.  His mother awared of his unique talent, then she let Yngwie to stay at home with  a recorder and his guitar.  After watching vionilist Gideon Kremer brought the composition Paganini: 24 Caprices on television, Yngwie at last knew how to combine classical music with his skill and charisma.

            Yngwie and some of his friends recorded 3 demo songs then sent them to recording studio CBS Swedia, but that studio never care or  revolve it. Because of frustrated, Yngwie knew that he should leave Swedia and started to send his demo recording to any recording studio overseas. In fact, one of his demo came to the guitar player contributor and the owner of  Shrapnel Records: Mike Varney. Next Yngwie was invited to Los Angeles and joined with the newest shrapnel band : “Steeler” and the rest which called as his history. On February 1983 Yngwie left Swedia to Los Angeles brought his skill and his new style of playing.

            Afterwards,Yngwie's playing was popular in the world which was fast in intro the song “Hot On Your Heels”. Yngwie then moved to the band Alcatrazz, a band whose style “Rainbow” and was built by Graham Bonnett. Even though he already joined Alcatrazz which showed many great solo in the song   “Kree Nakoorie”, “Jet to Jet,” dan “Hiroshima Mon Amour”, Yngwie still felt that he was too restricted by that band. At the end he thought that solo album was the best solution.

            Yngwie's first solo album: Rising Force (now was known as holly book of rock Neo-Classical music) was susccess in number  60 for Billboard charts instrumental guitar music without commercial aim. This album also won the Grammy nomination for the best rock instrumental.  Afterwards Yngwie was chosen as the best new comer guitarist in magazines and media. Not only as the best guitarist at that year but his album, Rising Force also became the best album at that year.  

            On June 22^nd  1987 close to his birthday of 24^th, he got an accident with his jaguar that caused him became comma for almost a week and lost the function of his right hand. Because of scare his career would end at that time, he tried hard to follow therapy for getting back his right hand's function.  But after that he got the news that his mother was dead by cancer which spent a lot of money for her medical caring. If Yngwie was another people he might be giving up with bad things happen to him, but he was Yngwie, he changed and back to his music with his burned enthusiasm.

            Then Yngwie released albums that were sold well as Odyssey, Eclipse, Fire & Ice, Seventh Sign, I Can’t Wait, Magnum Opus, Inspiration, Facing the Animal, Alchemy, War To End All Wars and finally he was success made his dream to play with a full orchestra in one of his newest album: Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in Eb minor, Op. 1 (1998).

            While he released the album Eclipse (1990), Yngwie had the chance to have a tour and a success concert in Indonesia (Jakarta, Solo, & Surabaya). In planning, on July 2001 Yngwie would have a concert back in Indonesia but it was cancelled because the government of United Stantes an dhis wife reminded him of the politic savety in Indonesia.  However, the tickets were sold well in Indonesia, Yngwie's fans  were disappointed. So, when Yngwie will have a concert in Indonesia if politic condition in Indonesia didn't change yet?

            The next album is Attack!! whose hits number one  instrumental Baroque & Roll. In 2003, Yngwie was asked to join in the formation G3 with Joe Satriani and  Steve Vai that released 1 album and 1 video. After finishing the tour with G3, he finished his newest album Unleash The Fury on the early 2005.