Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad

Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad is the first live album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 12 October 1989 through Polydor Records. The album reached #31 on the Swedish albums chart[3] and #128 on the Billboard 200.[4] A VHS video of the concert was released in 11 July 1991 through PolyGram, and a DVD edition was reissued in Japan on 12 December 2006 through Universal Music.

Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad
Live album by Yngwie Malmsteen
Released	October 12, 1989
Venue	Leningrad SKK Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Genre	Neoclassical metal heavy metal hard rock
Length	66:30
Label	Polydor
Producer	Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen chronology
Odyssey (1988) Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad (1989) Eclipse (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Martin Popoff	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Liar"	Yngwie Malmsteen	Malmsteen	3:56
2.	"Queen in Love"	Malmsteen	Malmsteen	3:55
3.	"Deja Vu"	Joe Lynn Turner	Malmsteen	4:05
4.	"Far Beyond the Sun"	(instrumental)	Malmsteen	8:17
5.	"Heaven Tonight"	Turner	Malmsteen	4:27
6.	"Dreaming (Tell Me)"	Turner	Malmsteen	6:34
7.	"You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget"	Malmsteen	Malmsteen	6:04
8.	"Guitar Solo (Trilogy Suite Op: 5/Spasebo Blues)"	(instrumental)	Malmsteen	10:16
9.	"Crystal Ball"	Turner	Malmsteen	6:03
10.	"Black Star"	(instrumental)	Malmsteen	6:09
11.	"Spanish Castle Magic (LP Version)"	Jimi Hendrix	Hendrix	6:44
Total length:				66:30

Video release

1. Intro - Heaven Tonight
2. Rising Force
3. Liar
4. Queen In Love
5. Deja Vu
6. You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget
7. Crystal Ball
8. Far Beyond the Sun
9. Dreaming (Tell Me)
10. Fury
11. Guitar Solo (Trilogy Suite Op. 5 / Spasebo Blues)
12. Heaven Tonight
13. Riot in the Dungeons
14. Black Star
15. Spanish Castle Magic
16. End Titles (Heaven Tonight)

Personnel

• Yngwie Malmsteen – lead vocals (track 11), guitar, bass pedals, background vocals, mixing, production
• Joe Lynn Turner – lead vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9, 11)
• Jens Johansson – keyboard
• Anders Johansson – drums
• Barry Dunaway – bass, background vocals
• Live FOH Sound - Ralph Mastrangelo
• Monitor Engineer - Mike Downs
• Tony Platt – engineering
• Mark Dearnley – mixing
• Matthew Budd – mixing assistance
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1989/1990	Australian albums chart[5]	98
	Swedish albums chart	31[3]
	Billboard 200	128[4]

References

1. Taylor, Robert. "Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad - Yngwie Malmsteen". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
2. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
3. "Yngwie Malmsteen - Trial by Fire - Live in Leningrad (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
4. "Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad - Yngwie Malmsteen | Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

External links

• Trial By Fire / Live in Leningrad, 1989 at yngwiemalmsteen.com
• In Review: Yngwie J. Malmsteen "Trial By Fire: Live In Leningrad" at Guitar Nine Records