Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad explained

Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad
Type:	live
Artist:	Yngwie Malmsteen
Cover:	YngwieJMalmsteen-TrialByFire.jpg
Venue:	Leningrad SKK Stadium, Leningrad, Soviet Union
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Yngwie Malmsteen
Prev Title:	Odyssey
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Eclipse
Next Year:	1990

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^[1] and #128 on the Billboard 200.^[2] 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

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)^[3]	98
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	31
US Billboard 200	128