| Alchemy | ||||
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| Released | 23 November 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
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| Length | 70:26 | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon | |||
| Producer | Yngwie Malmsteen | |||
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Alchemy is the twelfth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 17 September 1999 [2] through Pony Canyon (Japan), and through Dream Catcher (Europe) and Spitfire Records (United States) on 23 November 1999.
All lyrics are written by Yngwie Malmsteen (except instrumentals); all music is composed by Yngwie Malmsteen
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blitzkrieg" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Leonardo" | 7:36 |
| 3. | "Playing with Fire" | 6:17 |
| 4. | "Stand (The)" | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Wield My Sword" | 6:13 |
| 6. | "Blue" | 4:11 |
| 7. | "Legion of the Damned" | 5:51 |
| 8. | "Deamon Dance (7,405,926)" | 5:25 |
| 9. | "Hangar 18, Area 51" | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Voodoo Nights" | 7:31 |
| 11. | "Asylum I - Asylum" | 4:07 |
| 12. | "Asylum II - Sky Euphoria" | 3:19 |
| 13. | "Asylum III - Quantum Leap" | 3:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "God Is God" | Malmsteen | 3:12 |
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ; born 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years. In August 2009, Time magazine named Malmsteen No. 9 on its list of the 10 best electric guitar players of all-time.
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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, and released on 12 October 1989 through Polydor Records. The album reached #31 on the Swedish albums chart and #128 on the Billboard 200. 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.
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