Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad

Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad
Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad
Live album by Yngwie Malmsteen
Released	October 12, 1989
Venue	Leningrad SKK Stadium, Leningrad, Soviet Union
Genre	Neoclassical metal; heavy metal; hard rock;
Length	66:30
Label	Polydor
Producer	Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10^[2]

Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad is the first live album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, recorded over several dates in February 1989 in Leningrad, Soviet Union, 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.

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"	Jimi Hendrix	Hendrix	6:44
Total length:				66:30

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

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

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^ 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.
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^ ^a ^b "Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad - Yngwie Malmsteen | Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 175.