Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad

Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 1989 (1989-10-12)
VenueLeningrad SKK Stadium, Leningrad, Soviet Union
Genre
Length66:30
LabelPolydor
ProducerYngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen chronology
Odyssey
(1988)
Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad
(1989)
Eclipse
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[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.

  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.