Yngwie J. Malmsteen 
Variations: Yngwie Malmsteen*, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force, Yngwie Johann Malmsteen.
The best album credited to Yngwie J. Malmsteen is Rising Force which is ranked number 9,509 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 129.
Yngwie J. Malmsteen is ranked number 5,098 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 166.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 09/23/2023 10:28 | Stevo796 | 980 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/02/2021 12:57 |  mrblond | 78 | 89/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2019 03:22 |  Fischman | 1,246 | 59/100 |
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This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 66.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.3/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 24.5.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/19/2012 22:38 | #55482
It's true that he is extremely cocky, but that doesn't change the fact that he is very skilled. A common argument is that his playing is soulless. I disagree. He does run up and down scales sometimes but the beauty is still there. Just listen to a song like Black Star or Evil Eye of the Rising Force album.
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/02/2019 03:26 | #228529
Yngwie takes a lot of heat for being obsessed with speed of classical lines at the expense of expression which is understandable. But he does have some compositional ability in addition to his shredding skill, and he does effectively fuse classical and speed metal in an impressive way.
