Swedish speed merchant Yngwie Malmsteen once said that he arrived in America “with one guitar, one toothbrush,” and a dream, before a Guitar Player spotlight, on a search for “the next big guitar hero ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Alcatrazz in 1983 (from left): Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jan Uvena, Gary Shea ...

Since 1983, when he released albums with the bands Steeler and Alcatrazz, Yngwie Malmsteen has made a six-string-sized footprint on the music map. The Swedish-born guitar hero, who’s been in Miami ...

In the early ’80s, Yngwie Malmsteen was one of the hottest guitar players in the world. But one famous rock singer found the Swedish shredder a little too hot to handle. Malmsteen was still a relative ...