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Sweden has also become known for a large number of heavy metal ( mostly death metal and melodic death metal ) as well as progressive- and power metal bands. Some examples are In Flames, Hammer Fall and Meshuggah. The neoclassical power metal guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen is from Sweden. Sweden has a rather lively jazz scene. During the last sixty years or so it has attained a remarkably high artistic standard, stimulated by domestic as well as external influences and experiences. The Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research has published an overview of jazz in Sweden by Lars Westin.