''The Genesis'' is a 2002 album released by

Yngwie J. Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...

. It consists of very early recordings (around the time when Malmsteen was seventeen years old), and many of these tracks were reworked for compositions on albums throughout his career. This album is the official version of an album released by Marcel Jacob, '' Birth of the Sun'', which was based on a 1980 demo of Malmsteen's.

Track listing

Personnel

- guitars, bass guitar, vocals *Marcel Jacob - bass guitar (According to the liner notes, Malmsteen later re-recorded the bass himself). *Zepp Urgard -

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References

2002 albums Yngwie Malmsteen albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub