{"id":465534,"date":"2026-06-07T15:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/465534\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:00:09","slug":"watch-yngwie-malmsteen-shreds-his-way-through-his-concert-on-final-day-of-2026-sweden-rock-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/465534\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Shreds His Way Through His Concert On Final Day Of 2026 SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fan-filmed video of Yngwie Malmsteen’s June 6 performance at this year’s edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which was held in S\u00f6lvesborg, Sweden, can be seen below.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Eddie Trunk conducted at the 2026 edition of the Monsters Of Rock festival in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil in early April, Malmsteen spoke about his plans for the follow-up to his latest album, “Parabellum”, which was released in July 2021 via Music Theories Recordings\/Mascot Label Group. He said: “I just finished recording a new album. I’ve been in the studio almost five months straight.”<\/p>\n

Regarding the musical direction of his new LP, Yngwie said: “Well, it’s very Malmsteen-esque. It will be everything you expect and then some.”<\/p>\n

Asked if there are any vocals on the album or if it’s all instrumental, Malmsteen said: “Oh, yeah. I sing about four songs. And then [the rest of it is] instrumental. It’s a mix. But it’s made especially for the vinyl. So it’s exactly 46 minutes [long]. I made it especially so it’s gonna be a vinyl record. It’s gonna come out on everything, but it’s made to fit perfectly on a vinyl LP.”<\/p>\n

Malmsteen also talked about his mindset going into making the new album. He said: “I have the luxury of owning my own [recording studio], so I go in when I’m inspired. And I decided a long time ago, I’m not gonna try to do something special, either what other people think I should do or decide [ahead of time which direction to go] \u2014 except sometimes [I say], ‘Okay, I’m gonna make a blues album,’ or, ‘I’m gonna make an acoustic album,’ which has happened. But when I make the records that are, let’s say, an Yngwie Malmsteen album, I just let it flow. And I come up with maybe a hundred ideas and I use nine or 10. So I take the best of what I think is the best, the most dramatic stuff, most interesting stuff \u2014 not necessarily a decided direction or whatever. It’s just natural, whatever comes out. And this particular album is gonna be very neoclassical.”<\/p>\n

Asked what the key is to making instrumental music work and be able to cross it over into a bigger audience, Yngwie said: “I don’t know, but I decided a long time ago to make honest music. Not to try to do something that’s fashionable or follow a trend or do what other people say. But what I’ve always done is [made] passionate music. Like [Italian violinist and composer] Niccol\u00f2 Paganini said, one must feel strongly to make others feel strongly. So I feel very strongly about the music, and apparently that translates out. So it seems to work.”<\/p>\n

On the topic of Yngwie’s touring plans for the coming months, the guitarist said: “We go to Europe in June, and then we go home a little bit, and then we go back to Europe in July. And then in September, I think we’re in Asia. Then October, November, United States.”<\/p>\n

Only four of the songs on “Parabellum” featured vocals. The album title is Latin, translating as “Prepare For War”.<\/p>\n

After working with some of the top hard singers of the past four decades, Yngwie now handles much of the lead vocals himself in his own band, backed by a lineup that includes keyboardist Nick Marino, bassist Emilio Martinez and drummer Kevin Klingenschmid.<\/p>\n

Yngwie released a new live album, “Tokyo Live”, in April 2025 via Music Theories Recordings. The concert was recorded at the Zepp DiverCity, Tokyo on May 11, 2024 as part of Yngwie’s 40th-anniversary world tour.<\/p>\n

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