On This Day: April 8, 1988 - Yngwie Malmsteen Released Odyssey

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On This Day: April 8, 1988 - Yngwie Malmsteen Released Odyssey.

On this day April 8, 1988, guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen released his fourth studio album Odyssey, a powerful blend of neoclassical metal and melodic hard rock that became his most commercially successful release. Known for his lightning fast technique and classical influence, Malmsteen delivered an album that brought his sound to a wider audience.

Odyssey reached number 4 on the US Billboard 200, fueled by soaring vocals from former Rainbow frontman Joe Lynn Turner and Malmsteen’s...

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