Yngwie Malmsteen worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Yngwie Malmsteen as Swedish guitarist.
Yngwie Malmsteen was born at Stockholm in 1963. His recorded nationality is Sweden.
Amplification, television and the album as an art form defined this period, and the record industry reached its greatest scale.
He worked as guitarist, composer and record producer.
The instruments recorded are guitar.
His work is classed as neo-classical metal and heavy metal music.
He performed with Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
That the work came out of Sweden shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Yngwie Malmsteen is still performing or recording, and the shape of the career is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Instruments: guitar
- Genres: neo-classical metal and heavy metal music
