Fan-filmed video footage of legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen‘s November 4, 2011 performance at the House Of Blues in Orlando, Florida can be seen below. Source: Blabbermouth.net

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen flew to Sweden in June 2011 to be a part of a program called “Moraeus Med Mera” in which he can be seen playing traditional Swedish folk music with Kalle Moraeus. Also available is a candid behind-the-scenes look at Yngwie hanging out his fellow Swedish musicians. The entire show, which aired on October 23, can be seen at this location. The segment featuring Yngiwe is available below. Source: Blabbermouth.net

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen kicked off his North American tour last night (Thursday, October 13) at Irving Plaza in New York City.

In his review of the concert, Elliot Levin of the NY Hard Rock Music Examiner writes, “As the night wound up, Malmsteen seemed to grow more and more intense, at one point even ripping out the bottom string of his guitar in a moment of passion, then grinding the fretboard against one of the dozens of amplifiers and ampheads filling the stage until raw feedback blasted back at him. That ferocious energy was then opposed by a touching rendition of ‘Heaven Tonight’, which saw the entire venue singing along to the power ballad.

“Despite an advertised end time of 10:30, the band played almost nonstop ’till 11 p.m., giving fans a spectacular two-hour set that must have satisfied even the most die-hard Malmsteen devotees. Fans exited Irving Plaza with an air of salvation, and some of the louder ones could be heard imitating Yngwie‘s high-pitched squeals and guitar tapping all the way down to Union Square.”

Malsteen‘s setlist was as follows:

01. Rising Force
02. Never Die
03. Shot Across The Bow
04. Overture
05. Critical Mass
06. Badinerie
07. Far Beyond The Sun
08. Enemy Within
09. Red Devil
10. Damnation Game
11. Baroque & Roll
12. Live To Fight
13. Dreaming
14. Gates Of Babylon (RAINBOW cover)
15. Into Valhalla
16. Trilogy Suite Op: 5
17. Blue
18. Fugue
19. Heaven Tonight

Encore:

20. Black Star
21. Cherokee Warrior
22. I Am A Viking
23. I’ll See The Light Tonight
24. Magic And Mayhem

Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below.

Touring lineup:

Yngwie Malmsteen – Guitar, Vocals
Tim “Ripper” Owens – Vocals
Bjorn Englen – Bass
Patrick Johansson – Drums
Nick Marino – Keyboards

Malmsteen‘s new album, “Relentless”, sold around 1,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release.

Source: Blabbermouth.net

Swedish guitar legend and classical metal master Yngwie Malmsteen will make his triumphant return to North American stages with a fall headlining tour. In support of Malmsteen‘s latest release, “Relentless”, the trek will kick off on Thursday, October 13 at New York City’s Irving Plaza.

Of the upcoming dates, Malmsteen commented, “I am very much looking forward to playing new pieces from ‘Relentless’, as well as Malmsteen classics. Fans can expect the unexpected…I raise the bar with every performance I do and this tour will be no different.”

The dates are as follows:

Oct. 13 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Oct. 14 – Albany, NY – Northern Lights
Oct. 18 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda
Oct. 19 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix
Oct. 21 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
Oct. 23 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
Oct. 26 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
Oct. 28 – Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues
Oct. 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia
Nov. 01 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues
Nov. 02 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues
Nov. 04 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
Nov. 05 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution

A promotional trailer for the tour can be seen below. Source: Blabbermouth.net

Swedish guitar legend and classical metal master Yngwie Malmsteen performed his explosive version of the U.S. national anthem and threw out the first pitch at the Florida Marlins home game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, August 6. Video footage of his appearance can now be seen below. Source: Blabbermouth.net