Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad

Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad is the first live album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, recorded over several dates in February 1989 in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), and 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 on 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 (1989-10-12)
Venue	Leningrad SKK Stadium, Leningrad
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]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10^[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 (except track 11), background 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

Charts

Chart performance for Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	98
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[3]	31
US Billboard 200^[4]	128

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. p. 209. 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, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 175.

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