Swedish hard rock took its first big step abroad in the early 80s, when a young Yngwie Malmsteen sent a demo cassette across the Atlantic and became a guitar god overnight. Now Swedish hard rock bands perform all over the world on the biggest stages. This is the story of how Swedish hard rock became an export success.
Alissa White-Gluz
Jens Prüter
Jonas Åkerlund
Leif Edling
Joey Tempest
John Norum
Yngwie Malmsteen
Anders Tegnér
Erik Danielsson
Thomas Erdtman
Masa Itoh
Messiah Marcolin
Sabrina Kihlstrand
Joakim Brodén
Mikael Stanne
Papa Emeritus IV
Joacim Cans
Nicke Andersson
Ulf Cederlund
Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg
Mikael Åkerfeldt
Oscar Dronjak
Anders Fridén
Michael Amott
Mikkey Dee
David Sandström
Angela Gossow
Calle von Schewen
Zak Tell
Dennis Lyxzén
Tomas Haake
Mårten Hagström
Fredrik Nordström