Tom S. Englund and Metal Mike speak Yngwie J. Malmsteen

[painergrey]

Hey guys,

there's a new feature on Norway's Imhotep in which Metal Mike and Tom S. Englund talk about Yngwie J. Malmsteen. I didn't know Tom was THAT into Malmsteen. I love his music too, although I think his "rockstar" pose is just ridiculous.


Anyway, there it is:

Tom S. Englund and Metal Mike talk Yngwie J. Malmsteen

 

[The Essence of Conviction]

Well they did cover Rising Force..

 

[Barbarian lord]

When?!?!?!

 

[painergrey]

Well they did cover Rising Force..

That's true. Very good cover, btw. But I didn't know he was such a big fan of Malmsteen's playing. Do you listen to Malmsteen's playing in Tom's playing?

 

[lordcthulhu]

Last month I played that Rising Force cover over 50 times

 

[The Essence of Conviction]

Eh I don't hear TOO much Malmsteen in Tom's playing but some of the shred solos are I suppose influenced by him. As for Rising Force, it was covered a long while back. It was on a tribute album that I bought for like 2 bucks solely for the cover of Rising Force. The tribute album is called "A Guitar Odyssey: A Tribute to Yngwie Malmsteen."

 

[Andiferum]

Is it possible anyone could share this cover?

 

[The Essence of Conviction]

Yeah, I have it. I'll upload it now. I actually made a topic about this cover a LONG time ago and nobody responded to it.

 

[The Essence of Conviction]

Here you go guys, it's ripped at 320kbs from the CD itself. http://www.mediafire.com/?3h1nvyd2yol

 

[Andiferum]

Thanks Essence!

 

[The Essence of Conviction]

No problem, hopefully none of the guys try to slit my throat by posting it.

 

[Thorn23TX]

Well, if they were to slit your throat they'd have to come to Florida to do it and I'm sure they wouldn't travel all that way without setting up a U.S. tour as well, right? So, if you have sacrificed yourself for the greater good then I think it was worth it, my friend. Of course, you may feel differently.

 

[The Essence of Conviction]

Thanks man, I'm dying so everyone else can hear Evergrey live in the US..

 

[Andiferum]

A true martyr

 

[painergrey]

great cover. Always good to listen to it again. Malmsteen rules, but... he's the Paganini of our days? I think Metal Mike was a bit too enthusiastic about that.

 

[ikoz]

thanks for sharing....this is " the essence of evergreytion..."
nicely done.
i searched for that cover for ages.
i still think tom's soloing aproach playing is much more interesting & unik than ingway's diminished endless scales.
thus they are both great players.
cheers
ikoz.

 

[The Essence of Conviction]

No problem, glad I could help.

 

[Laevus]

I loved Yngiwe when I was younger, and I think his early solo stuff is still fantastic. I saw him recently at a local gig and have never laughed so much at a gig in my life! He can still play well, but his ego ruined everything he did. He was a great influence on my own guitar playing, and although I've diversified away from it now, still can't help having my Yngiwe solo moments. Although I do save most of the posing for Guitar Hero