Malmsteen was born on June 30, 1963, as the first child of a musically tale… Read Full Bio ↴Malmsteen was born on June 30, 1963, as the first child of a musically talented family in Stockholm, Sweden. At age seven, he saw a television news report on the death of Jimi Hendrix. To quote his official website, "The day Jimi Hendrix died, the guitar-playing Malmsteen was born". At the age of 10 he took his mother's maiden name Malmsten as his surname, slightly changed it to Malmsteen, and Anglicised his given name Yngve to "Yngwie". Yngwie also created his first band "Track On Earth" at the age of 10, consisting of himself and a friend from school on drums. Malmsteen was a teenager when he first encountered the music of the 19th century violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini, whom he cites as his biggest classical music influence.

Through his emulation of Paganini concerto pieces on guitar, Malmsteen developed a prodigious technical fluency. Malmsteen's guitar style includes a wide, violin-like vibrato inspired by classical violinists, and use of such minor scales as the Harmonic minor, and minor modes such as Phrygian, and Aeolian. Malmsteen also cites Brian May of Queen, Steve Hackett of Genesis, Uli Jon Roth, Alex Lifeson of Rush, and Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple as influences.

Aftermath
Yngwie J. Malmsteen Lyrics

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When the winds of the gods will meet the land
It will destroy everything made by human hand
When the eye of the storm has finally past
Mass confusion, only the strong will last

[Chorus 1:]
Bringing death and destruction
Releasing its wrath

Just introduction

[Chorus 2:]
Ooh
Aftermath [2]
Ooh ooh ooh

Everything that was here, yesterday is gone
Everything that was right has now turned wrong

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2 (2)]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in "Aftermath" by Yngwie J. Malmsteen paint a picture of impending danger caused by the forces of nature. The song's introduction describes the destructive nature of the winds of the gods that will obliterate anything made by human hands. The eye of the storm brings with it only mass confusion, and only those with the strength to endure will survive the aftermath. The chorus emphasizes this message and warns of the death and destruction that will come, introducing the coming danger.

The song sends a message that the earth is a powerful entity and that human beings need to respect it. As humans continue to destroy and pollute the earth, nature responds with its own brand of destruction, and the song warns that this is a natural consequence of a lack of respect. Overall, "Aftermath" serves as a reminder of the power of nature and the need to treat the earth with care and respect.

Line by Line Meaning

When the winds of the gods will meet the land
The meeting of the divine winds and the earth will cause destruction.

It will destroy everything made by human hand
All the things created by humans will be destroyed.

When the eye of the storm has finally past
Once the center of the storm has moved away,

Mass confusion, only the strong will last
A state of chaos will reign, only the strong and capable will survive.

Bringing death and destruction
The event will bring death and destruction.

Releasing its wrath
The fury of the phenomenon will be unleashed.

Just introduction
This is just the beginning.

Everything that was here, yesterday is gone
Everything that existed previously is now lost.

Everything that was right has now turned wrong
All that was once considered correct, is now incorrect.

Ooh
Expressing a feeling of awe and amazement.

Aftermath [2]
Describing the period of time after the event as a chaotic and turbulent aftermath.