Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad is the first live album by Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, recorded over several dates in February 1989 in Leningrad, Soviet Union, and released on 10 October 1989 through Polydor Records. The album reached #31 on the Swedish albums chart"Yngwie Malmsteen - Trial by Fire - Live in Leningrad (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 January 2014. and #128 on the Billboard 200."Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad - Yngwie Malmsteen | Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 January 2014. A VHS video of the concert was released on 11 July 1991 through PolyGram, and a DVD edition was reissued in Japan on 12 December 2006 through Universal Music.
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 Yngwie Malmsteen – lead vocals (track 11), guitar, bass pedals, backing vocals, mixing, producer Joe Lynn Turner – lead vocals (except track 11), backing vocals (track 11) Jens Johansson – keyboard Anders Johansson – drums Barry Dunaway – bass, background vocals Tony Platt – engineering Mark Dearnley – mixing Matthew Budd – mixing assistance Howie Weinberg – mastering
Video credits: Ralph Mastrangelo – sound engineer Mike Downs – assistant sound engineer Andrew Keightley – lighting designer Graeme Kidd Stanton – lighting technician Geoffrey Horne – guitar technician Gareth Hughes – keyboard and bass technician Russell Reader – drum technician Neil Kirby – production manager
Charts + Chart performance for Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad Chart (1989–1990) PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)98Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)31US Billboard 200128
References
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