Every so often, a musician comes along who is so epic, so timely, and so forceful they become an instant icon. Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen is such a figure. Rising Force, his 1984 breakthrough album, exploded with volcanic intensity, its towering organs, lightning-quick runs, and electric shrieks imposing new limits in the metal world. Armed with his trusty Stratocaster and an unquenchable fire within, Malmsteen would go on to dominate countless rock and metal classics (“Dream On”), leaving stains of furious heavy-metal madness (“Trilogy Suite Op: 5”) on nearly everything he would touch.