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Yngwie Malmsteen

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

Yngwie Malmsteen is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Manowar, Mike Terrana, Stuart Hamm, Taken by Force and Triumph. Those roots explain a lot about how Yngwie Malmsteen arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Alcatrazz, Vinnie Moore, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert and Marty Friedman, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Shout at the Devil, Gus G, Alex Skolnick, John 5 and Guthrie Govan, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Yngwie Malmsteen, reaching back through Manowar and forward to Shout at the Devil. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Yngwie MalmsteenManowarMike TerranaStuart HammTaken by ForceTriumphBarriemore BarlowNiccolò PaganiniJohann Sebastian BachShout at the DevilGus GAlex SkolnickJohn 5Guthrie GovanRoy ZJohan ReinholdzDethklokAlcatrazzVinnie MooreJoe SatrianiPaul GilbertMarty FriedmanStratovariusSavatageRainbow

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Yngwie Malmsteen connections

Yngwie Malmsteen grew out of Manowar, Mike Terrana, Stuart Hamm and Taken by Force, shares an orbit with Alcatrazz, Vinnie Moore, Joe Satriani and Paul Gilbert, went on to shape Shout at the Devil, Gus G, Alex Skolnick and John 5. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Legacy18

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