''Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad'' is the first live album by guitarist

Yngwie 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 ...

, recorded over several dates in February 1989 in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), and released on 12 October 1989 through

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. The album reached #31 on the

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. Retrieved 2014-01-07. A VHS video of the concert was released on 11 July 1991 through

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edition was reissued in Japan on 12 December 2006 through

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Track listing

Video release

#Intro - Heaven Tonight #Rising Force #Liar #Queen In Love #Deja Vu #You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget #Crystal Ball #Far Beyond the Sun #Dreaming (Tell Me) #Fury #Guitar Solo (Trilogy Suite Op. 5 / Spasebo Blues) #Heaven Tonight #Riot in the Dungeons #Black Star #Spanish Castle Magic #End Titles (Heaven Tonight)

Personnel

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lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

(track 11),

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

bass pedals Bass pedals are an electronic musical instrument with a foot-operated pedal keyboard with a range of one or more octaves. The earliest bass pedals from the 1970s consisted of a pedalboard and analog synthesizer tone generation circuitry packaged ...

, background vocals, mixing,

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* Joe Lynn Turner – lead vocals (except track 11), background vocals (track 11) * Jens Johansson –

keyboard Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

* Anders Johansson –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

*Barry Dunaway –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

, background vocals * Tony Platt –

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

*Mark Dearnley – mixing *Matthew Budd – mixing assistance * Howie Weinberg – mastering

Charts

References

External links

Trial By Fire / Live in Leningrad, 1989
at yngwiemalmsteen.com

at Guitar Nine Records {{Authority control Yngwie Malmsteen live albums 1989 live albums Polydor Records live albums