Video footage of Yngwie Malmsteen’s April 6 performance at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during the “Generation Axe” tour can be seen below.
“Generation Axe” is hitting the road for 26 performances in North America. Joining Malmsteen during the trek are Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Nuno Bettencourt and Tosin Abasi.
“The ‘Generation Axe’ show is a unique performance of five fiercely talented guitar players coming together to create a six-string extravaganza that is sure to amaze and delight,” commented Steve Vai.
Yngwie’s new studio album is due this spring. He told Seymour Duncan about the CD: “I spent two years [working] on it, touring, recording, touring, recording. And that’s much, much better, actually, in a way. Back in the day I would write the songs then rehearse them with some musicians, then go and do a backing track and we’d record it, mix it, learn the songs to go play them on tour, then do it all again. That way isn’t necessarily conducive to making the best music, y’know what I mean? So in a very, very backhanded way, this weird twist of fate in the music industry has actually made it a more inspiring environment, for me at least. I can write anytime and record anytime. My recording studio is always open, 24 hours. I can just record when I want and it’s a beautiful thing.”
Asked what the new record sounds like, Malmsteen said: “It’s a Malmsteen record. [Laughs] But I would say it’s a little different. First of all, I do all the lead vocals on it. Any time I did lead vocals in the past, I was singing blues stuff. This time I decided to do lead vocals in my style of songwriting, so it’s different in that way. It’s a very hard-hitting album and some parts are very advanced, very complicated. But it’s a broad record. It’s definitely a must-listen-to!”
Yngwie released a live album, “Spellbound Live In Tampa”, and a live DVD, “Spellbound Live In Orlando”, a little over a year ago.
The CD and DVD, both of which are named after Malmsteen’s latest studio album, 2012’s “Spellbound”, were issued on September 17, 2014.
Source: Blabbermouth
