''The Seventh Sign'' is the seventh studio album by Swedish guitarist

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Reception and legacy

''The Seventh Sign'' reached No. 11 on the

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'' magazine placed the album at No. 46 on their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.''Guitar World'' Staff (2014-07-14)
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gave ''The Seventh Sign'' three stars out of five, saying that Malmsteen's extensive use of a

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in the style of

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makes the album "necessary for Malmsteen fans, even though his more neo-classical work (solos, instrumentals, etc.) seems less inspired here." He also heavily criticised the power ballad "Prisoner of Your Love", calling it "downright embarrassing."

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals ("Angel in Heat"), guitar, bass,

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, producer *

Michael Vescera Michael Vescera is an American heavy metal singer for various bands and projects like Loudness (''Soldier of Fortune'', ''On the Prowl'', ''Live at the Budokan''), Obsession (''Marshall Law'', ''Scarred for Life'', ''Methods of Madness'', '' ...

– vocals *

Mats Olausson Mats Johan Olausson (17 April 1961 – 18 February 2015) was a Swedish keyboard player known from bands such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Ark, Evil Masquerade, Kamelot, Jean Beauvoir, John Norum John Norum (born 23 February 1964) is a Norwegian-Swedis ...

– keyboard,

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– drums,

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*Jim Thomas – engineering *

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– engineering * Mike Fraser – mixing *Keith Rose – mixing assistance

Release history

Chart performance

Certifications

References

External links

The Seventh Sign, 1994
at yngwiemalmsteen.com

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