Yngwie Malmsteen threatened to kill a fellow passenger on a flight to Tokyo, Japan after the woman poured a glassful of water on the guitarist. The passenger, who had no prior contact with Yngwie, allegedly overheard Malmsteen making derogatory comments about homosexuals and decided to show her disapproval by emptying the contents of her glass on the hefty axeman. A member of Yngwie's touring entourage, who was traveling with Malmsteen at the time, had a tape recorder running and managed to catch Yngwie's reaction on tape immediately after the guitarist was "assaulted" by the offended passenger.

To download an MP3 file containing Yngwie's response to the "water attack," including his now-legendary phrase "You've unleashed the fucking fury," go to: www.blabbermouth.net/yngwie_tokyo_flight.mp3

Also, check out this link to see a creative fan's suggestion for the cover art for Yngwie's next album.

Metal Reviews note: Supposedly, this incident occurred almost ten years ago. However, the tape of this incident has just been leaked and so we decided to report this.