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Swedish guitar master Yngwie Malmsteen and legendary Glenn Hughes will embark on a tour of the United States this summer. Malmsteen will perform his "greatest hits" while Hughes will play a set of classic Deep Purple songs celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Burn album.

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Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen will return to the stages this coming Spring. A set of shows throughout the United States have been confirmed and booked in May and June.

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Swedish guitar master Yngwie Malmsteen will release his new studio album, titled Parabellum, on July 23 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. The lyric video for the first official single, "Wolves At The Door", is available for streaming.

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Yngwie Malmsteen is setting the World On Fire! That is the title of the Swedish guitar virtuoso's new record to follow Spellbound (2012) at last. The record is expected in June. Malmsteen spent two years working on World On Fire and did all the lead vocals on it.

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Swedish keyboardist Mats Johan Olausson (Yngwie Malmsteen, Ark, Iron Mask) was found dead inside a hotel room in downtown Rayong, Thailand on Thursday afternoon (February 19th), according to Chaingrai Times and Bangkok Post. He was 54 years old and also played with Kamelot. R.I.P.

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Guitar shredder Yngwie Malmsteen is back in the studio recording a new album. This means that the follow-up to 2012's Spellbound album is finally in the works. No further details about the new record have been revealed so far. Next year, Yngwie Malmsteen already has a few performances planned like the Monsters Of Rock Festival in Brazil on April 26th, 2015 and an exclusive show in Tokyo, Japan on February 2nd, 2015.

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Swedish legendary guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen recently confirmed officially a string of dates for the exclusive Australian Masterclass Clinic Tour. The tour, consisting of four dates, will go through this December. The venue for each single date will be announced in near future.

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Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen has recently announced set of North American tour dates for this coming April/May. Malmsteen will be performing in support of his latest new album, Spellbound, which was released on December 5th, 2012 through Rising Force Records. Currently confirmed dates can be found below the tour flyer. More of them will be announced shortly.

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Yngwie Malmsteen has given us a taste of his upcoming album Spellbound. The guitarist released audio samples of all the new tracks, which you can enjoy on the video below while you prepare for the album release on December 5th through Rising Force Records.

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Neoclassical guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen has revealed the tracklist and cover artwork that will grace his upcoming new offering Spellbound. Apart from the guitar shredding, he also delivers the lead vocals as well as the other instruments on the new album. The worldwide release date of Spellbound is set for December 5th.

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"Rumors have been circulating for some time, but Guitar World has confirmed that Ripper Owens is indeed the new lead singer for Yngwie Malmsteen. Yngwie announced the news to the Guitar World staff today when he came to the magazine's New York headquarters for an exclusive interview and photo shoot.

Malmsteen and Owens, who formerly fronted Judas Priest, are hard at work on a new CD, which is currently scheduled for a July release."

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According to a short post on Yngwie Malmsteen's website "Yngwie is working hard on a new rock album." More details will be announced "as soon as Yngwie is ready to divulge the details!".

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Keyboard player Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater) rejoined the Yngwie Malmsteen touring band according to Malmsteen's website for the upcoming tour. The touring lineup is the following:

Yngwie Malmsteen: Guitars
Dougie White: Vocals
Derek Sherinian: Keyboards
Mick Cervino: Bass
Patrik Johansson: Drums

2006 Yngwie Malmsteen Confirmed Dates:

5/3 - The Handlebar / Greenville, SC

5/4 - The Neighborhood Theatre / Charlotte, NC

5/5 - The Orange Peel / Asheville, NC

5/6 - The State Theatre / Falls Church, VA

5/7 - The Roper Performing Arts Center / Norfolk, VA

5/9 - Webster Theatre / Hartford, CT

5/10 - Crocodile Rock / Allentown, PA

5/11 - Mr. Small's Theatre / Pittsburgh, PA

5/12 - Northern Lights / Clifton Park, NY

5/13 - Imperial / Quebec City, QC

5/14 - Le Medley / Montreal, QC

5/15 - Opera House Concert Venue / Toronto, ON

5/16 - Royal Oak Music Theatre / Royal Oak, MI

5/18 - Newport Music Hall / Columbus, OH

5/19 - Jillian's / Louisville, KY

5/20 - Pop's Nightclub / Sauget, IL

5/21 - Fayetville, AR [This show has been cancelled. Another show will replace it.]

5/26 - House of Blues / New Orleans, LA

5/29 - House of Blues / Orlando, FL

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A little update on www.yngwie.org says that the guitar heroe is working on his next (rock) album, but also is taking care for a new "classical" opus.

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Sony Music Mobile has released four Yngwie Malmsteen ringtones for fans to download. The clips are as follows:

01. Baroque & Roll
02. Majestic Blue
03. Ship of Fools
04. Stronghold

Check them out here:
http://www.sonymusicmobile.com/hub/sonymusic/dispatcher/browse'sid=31926852787a9357db9d207956e922a3&s=YNGWIE+MALMSTEEN

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