Yngwie Malmsteen

 

Artist:  Yngwie Malmsteen
Birth Name:  Lars Johan Yngwie Lannerback
Born:  June 30, 1963.  Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Hard Rock, Speed Metal
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Sitar, Cello

Yngwie Malmsteen is a Swedish Guitarist, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, his most important guitar influence, Ritchie Blackmore, Uli Jon Roth and Brian May.  He became known for his Neo-Classical playing style in Heavy Metal.  He played briefly with Steeler, then appeared on Graham Bonnet's album Alcatrazz in 1983 and he released his first solo album Rising Force in 1984.  His Neo-Classical Metal style became popular among some guitarist during the mid-1980s, such as Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Tony MacAlpine, Vinnie Moore and Paul Gilbert.  In 1988, Malmsteen's signature Fender Stratocaster guitar was released, making him and Eric Clapton the first artists to be honored by Fender.

Title:  Tokyo Live (2025)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Hard Rock, Speed Metal

Label:  Music Theories Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD+DVD

Disc 1:  CD

 1.  Rising Force (3:30)

 2.  Top Down Fool Down (1:40)

 3.  No Rest For The Wicked (1:49)

 4.  Soldier (3:02)

 5.  Into Valhalla (1:40)

 6.  Baroque & Roll (3:50)

 7.  Like An Angel (3:25)

 8.  Relentless Fury (2:23)

 9.  Now Your Ships Are Burned (2:57)

10. Wolves At The Door (2:56)

11. Hiroshima Mon Amour (2:20)

12. (Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum (4:00)

13. Badinere (1:48)

14. Paganini's 4th (0:40)

15. Adagio (1:48)

16. Far Beyond The Sun (5:16)

17. Arpeggios From Hell (0:57)

Disc 2:  CD

 1.  Seventh Sign (4:53)

 2.  Toccata (1:56)

 3.  Evil Eye (3:18)

 4.  Smoke On The Water (3:31)

 5.  Trilogy - Vengeance (3:49)

 6.  Cadenza 1 (3:24)

 7.  Brothers (5:21)

 8.  Fugue (2:46)

 9.  Cadenza 2 - Grand Finale (2:46)

10. You Don't Remember I'll Never Forget (3:45)

11. Acoustic Cadenza (4:08)

12. Black Star (6:11)

13. I'll See The Light Tonight (3:12)

Disc 3:  DVD

Full Show

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Rising Force (3:30)

 2.  Top Down Fool Down (1:40)

 3.  No Rest For The Wicked (1:49)

 4.  Soldier (3:02)

 5.  Into Valhalla (1:40)

 6.  Baroque & Roll (3:50)

 7.  Like An Angel (3:25)

 8.  Relentless Fury (2:23)

 9.  Now Your Ships Are Burned (2:57)

Side B:

 1.  Wolves At The Door (2:56)

 2.  Hiroshima Mon Amour (2:20)

 3.  (Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum (4:00)

 4.  Badinere (1:48)

 5.  Paganini's 4th (0:40)

 6.  Adagio (1:48)

 7.  Far Beyond The Sun (5:16)

 8.  Arpeggios From Hell (0:57)

 9.  Seventh Sign (4:53)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Toccata (1:56)

 2.  Evil Eye (3:18)

 3.  Smoke On The Water (3:31)

 4.  Trilogy - Vengeance (3:49)

 5.  Cadenza 1 (3:24)

 6.  Brothers (5:21)

Side D:

 1.  Fugue (2:46)

 2.  Cadenza 2 - Grand Finale (2:46)

 3.  You Don't Remember I'll Never Forget (3:45)

 4.  Acoustic Cadenza (4:08)

 5.  Black Star (6:11)

 6.  I'll See The Light Tonight (3:12)

Personnel:

Yngwie Malmsteen:  Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals

Nick Marino:  Keyboards, Vocals

Emilio Martinez Jr.:  Bass, Vocals

Kevin Klingenschmid:  Drums

Tokyo Live is a live album by Yngwie Malmsteen, released on April 24, 2025 by Music Theories Recordings, recorded live at Tokyo Zepp Delivercity, May 11, 2024.