Yngwie Malmsteen Releases "Perpetual Flame" on October 14th
Guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen will be issuing his latest studio triumph, "Perpetual Flame" on October 14th, 2008. The album will be the first-ever Yngwie album to be released via Rising Force Records (distributed via Koch). The album also marks the debut of ex-Judas Priest/Iced Earth frontman, Tim 'Ripper' Owens on vocals.
The twelve tracks, clocking in almost 70 minutes in total, the album was produced and engineered by Malmsteen himself, and mixed by Roy Z (who has previously worked with Judas Priest and Bruce Dickinson, among others). Joining Yngwie and Ripper on the album is keyboardist Derek Sherinian and drummer Patrick Johansson. However on tour, Michael Troy will playing keyboards, and Bjorn Englen will be playing the bass. A supporting tour of the U.S. and Canada is slated to run through all of October.
Single-handedly, Yngwie Malmsteen trailblazed the classical metal movement in the 1980's. During a time when the majority of guitarists were merely copying Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie was one of the few rock guitarists to create his own instantly-identifiable playing style – which has been subsequently mimicked by countless other guitarists. Malmsteen is responsible for issuing some of the metal's all-time great guitar classics, especially such releases as 1984's "Rising Force," 1985's "Marching Out," 1992's "Fire and Ice," and most recently, 2005's "Unleash the Fury."
In addition to the release of "Perpetual Flame," Yngwie will also be inducted into the Rock Walk on Monday, October 13th in Los Angeles.
Additionally a new Fender/Yngwie Malmsteen custom shop guitar will be unveiled on November 28th (with a limited run of 100 instruments) and there will be a slew of CD reissues of Yngwie classics to soon be announced.
Complete Tracklisting for "Perpetual Flame" : 1. Death Dealer 2. Damnation Game 3. Live to Fight (Another Day) 4. Red Devil 5. Four Horsemen (Of the Apocalypse) 6. Priest of the Unholy 7. Be Careful What You Wish For 8. Caprici Di Diablo 9. Lament 10. Magic City 11. Eleventh Hour 12. Heavy Heart
Yngwie Malmsteen 2008 North American Tour Dates: October 4, 2008 SAN ANTONIO, TX – SCOUTBAR October 5, 2008 DALLAS, TX – GRANADA THEATER October 8, 2008 SAN DIEGO, CA – HOUSE OF BLUES October 9, 2008 ANAHEIM, CA – HOUSE OF BLUES October10, 2008 LAS VEGAS, NV – HOUSE OF BLUES October 11, 2008 VENTURA, CA – MAJESTIC VENTURA THEATER October 12, 2008 LOS ANGELES, CA – AVALON October 17, 2008 ROYAL OAK, MI – ROYAL OAK THEATER October 19, 2008 CHICAGO, IL – HOUSE OF BLUES October 21, 2008 WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – CLUB INFINITY October 24, 2008 SAYREVILLE, NJ – STARLAND BALLROOM October 26, 2008 NEW YORK, NY – BLENDER THEATER
