Yngwie Johan Malmsteen;born 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal,and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years. In August 2009,Time magazine named Malmsteen No. 9 on its list of the 10 best electric guitar players of all time.
Joseph Satriani is an American rock guitarist,composer,and songwriter. Early in his career he worked as a guitar instructor,with many of his former students achieving fame,including Steve Vai,Larry LaLonde,Rick Hunolt,Kirk Hammett,Andy Timmons,Charlie Hunter,Kevin Cadogan,and Alex Skolnick. Satriani went on to have a successful solo music career,starting in the mid-1980s. He is a 15-time Grammy Award nominee and has sold over ten million albums,making him the bestselling instrumental rock guitarist of all time.
Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes instrumental performance and features very little or no singing. Examples of instrumental music in rock can be found in practically every subgenre of the style. Instrumental rock was most popular from the mid-1950s to mid-1960s,with artists such as Bill Doggett Combo,The Fireballs,The Shadows,The Ventures,Johnny and the Hurricanes and The Spotnicks. Surf music had many instrumental songs. Many instrumental hits had roots from the R&B genre. The Allman Brothers Band feature several instrumentals. Jeff Beck also recorded two instrumental albums in the 1970s. Progressive rock and art rock performers of the late 1960s and early 1970s did many virtuosic instrumental performances.
Trial by Fire:Live in Leningrad is the first live album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen,recorded over several dates in February 1989 in Leningrad,Soviet Union,and released on 12 October 1989 through Polydor Records. The album reached #31 on the Swedish albums chart and #128 on the Billboard 200. A VHS video of the concert was released on 11 July 1991 through PolyGram,and a DVD edition was reissued in Japan on 12 December 2006 through Universal Music.
Rising Force is the first studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen,released in late 1984 through Polydor Records. This was originally planned as an instrumental side-project of his then-current band Alcatrazz,but due to singer Jeff Scott Soto's appearance on the album,Malmsteen opted to release it as a solo album. It reached No. 14 on the Swedish albums chart and No. 60 on the US Billboard 200,and received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1986 Grammy Awards. The album is regarded as a landmark release in the shred and neoclassical metal genres.
Steven Siro Vai is an American guitarist,songwriter,and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee,Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa,and played in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1983. He embarked on a solo career in 1983 and has released eight solo albums to date. He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz,David Lee Roth,and Whitesnake,as well as recording with artists such as Public Image Ltd,Mary J. Blige,Spinal Tap,Alice Cooper,Motörhead,and Polyphia. Additionally,Vai has toured with live-only acts G3,Zappa Plays Zappa,and the Experience Hendrix Tour,as well as headlining international tours.
Inspiration is the ninth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen,released on 14 October 1996. It is a tribute album consisting entirely of covers of various bands who influenced Malmsteen. Featured on vocals are Jeff Scott Soto,Mark Boals and Joe Lynn Turner,all of whom performed on Malmsteen's first four studio albums.
Trilogy is the third studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen,released in October 1986 through Polydor Records. The album reached No. 44 on the US Billboard 200 and charted within the top 60 in the Netherlands and Sweden.
Alchemy is the twelfth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen,released on 17 September 1999 through Pony Canyon (Japan),and through Dream Catcher (Europe) and Spitfire Records on 23 November 1999.
G3:Live in Concert is a live album and DVD by the G3 project,led by Joe Satriani. It was released in 1997 by Epic Records. This lineup of G3 includes Joe Satriani,Eric Johnson and Steve Vai. In 2005,a DVD of this concert was also released.
Alcatrazz is a heavy metal band formed in 1983 by Graham Bonnet,Jimmy Waldo,and Gary Shea. They are best known for their songs "Island in the Sun","Hiroshima Mon Amour",and "God Blessed Video". They are also notable for featuring a previously-unknown Yngwie Malmsteen as their lead guitarist for a year,who was then replaced by Steve Vai,with whom they recorded one album.
G3 is a concert tour organized by guitarist Joe Satriani featuring him alongside two other guitarists. Since its inception in 1995,G3 has toured most years and has featured many guitarists,including Steve Vai,Eric Johnson,Kenny Wayne Shepherd,Yngwie Malmsteen,John Petrucci,Robert Fripp,Paul Gilbert,Steve Morse,Steve Lukather,Uli Jon Roth,Michael Schenker,Adrian Legg,Phil Collen and many other special guests,including Tony MacAlpine,Johnny Hiland,Keith More,Chris Duarte,Andy Timmons,Neal Schon,Gary Hoey,Brian May,Billy Gibbons,Johnny A,George Lynch,Patrick Rondat,Guthrie Govan,Alejandro Silva,and Eric Sardinas.
Strange Beautiful Music is the ninth studio album by guitarist Joe Satriani,released on June 25,2002,through Epic Records;a Super Audio CD edition was released on September 10. The album reached No. 140 on the United States Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for a week,as well as reaching the top 100 in four other countries.
The Seventh Sign is the seventh studio album by Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen,released on 9 May 1994.
G3:Live in Tokyo is a live album and DVD recorded at the Tokyo International Forum during the 2005 G3 tour,featuring Joe Satriani,Steve Vai,and John Petrucci.
G3:Live in Denver is a live DVD of the 2003 G3 tour,featuring performances by G3 founder Joe Satriani,Steve Vai,and Yngwie Malmsteen. Along with this DVD,a double-CD album was released,G3:Rockin' in the Free World. The DVD was recorded at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver,on October 20,2003. Despite the name on the DVD case,when played the title that appears on screen is "G3:Live from Denver" rather than "G3:Live in Denver".
"My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama" is a song written by Frank Zappa and originally recorded by The Mothers of Invention in February 1969 at Criteria Studios (Miami),with overdubs recorded sometime between August and September 1969 at TTG Studios and Whitney Studios. This version was included on their 1970 album Weasels Ripped My Flesh, an LP that included various recordings by the band from 1967 to 1969. A second version was released as a single on the Bizarre and Reprise labels as "My Guitar." Despite the more conventional naming,"My Guitar" did not chart.
Perpetual Flame is the sixteenth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen and his group Rising Force,released on 13 October 2008 in Europe and on 14 October 2008 in the US and Canada. It was his first album since 2005's Unleash the Fury and the first with ex-Judas Priest and Iced Earth singer Tim "Ripper" Owens. The album also features famed keyboardist Derek Sherinian on keyboards.
Relentless is the eighteenth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen,released on 23 November 2010 through his independent label Rising Force Records. It is his second album with ex-Judas Priest and ex-Iced Earth singer Tim "Ripper" Owens,after 2008's Perpetual Flame.
By Invitation Only is a tribute album by the Michael Schenker Group released in 2011. This album,made up of songs that influenced the career of Michael Schenker,includes guest performances from members of various bands,including Whitesnake,Blue Öyster Cult,Yngwie Malmsteen,and Iron Maiden. It's a re-release of the Heavy Hitters album from 2005,with one extra song.
