Yngwie J. Malmsteen

6music

Born 30 June 1963.

Biography

Yngwie Johann Malmsteen ( ING-vay MAHLM-steen; born Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck on 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. Malmsteen became known for his neo-classical playing style in heavy metal. Steve Huey of Allmusic stated that, "Yngwie Malmsteen is arguably the most technically accomplished hard rock guitarist to emerge during the '80s."

Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia. Find out more about our use of this data.

Links & Information

Share this page

More BBC Music highlights

  1. BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend

In order to listen to track previews you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions.

Played By

Since December 2008

  1. The latest, greatest new hard rock and metal, plus classics, obscurities and interviews

    Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show BBC 6 Music

  2. Information displayed about artists played on BBC programmes is incomplete at present. Find out more about this artist play count information.

Similar Artists

  1. Joe Satriani

    Joe Satriani

  2. Steve Vai

    Steve Vai

  3. Michael Angelo Batio

    Michael Angelo Batio

  4. Van Halen

    Van Halen

  5. We use data provided by The Echo Nest to recommend similar artists. Find out more about this information.

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.