World on Fire (Yngwie Malmsteen album) explained

World on Fire
Type:	studio
Artist:	Yngwie Malmsteen
Cover:	Yngwie Malmsteen World on Fire.jpg
Released:	1 June 2016
Studio:	Studio 308, Miami, FL, USA
Length:	44:23
Label:	Rising Force Records (US release) Nexus (Japanese release)
Producer:	Yngwie Malmsteen
Prev Title:	Spellbound
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	Blue Lightning
Next Year:	2019

World on Fire is the twentieth studio album by Swedish virtuoso guitar player Yngwie Malmsteen and the eighth under this moniker. Initially it was programmed for April 2016,^[1] but then it was released on June 1^[2] via Rising Force Records and Nexus. It was produced by Malmsteen himself and it was the second album in which Malmsteen sang also. This album was also the only one to feature drummer Mark Ellis.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yngwie Malmsteen.

Personnel

• Yngwie Malmsteen - guitars, vocals, bass guitars, keyboards, cello, sitar, producing, arrangement, orchestration
• Mark Ellis - drums

Additional personnel

• Nick Marinovich - additional keyboards
• The Cantorum Choral Society - additional choir
• The Miami-Dade Baroque String Ensemble - additional strings
• Keith Rose - mixing
• Jun Kawai - liner notes
• Mariko Kawahara - lyrics translations

Notes and References

1. Web site: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Release 'World On Fire' Album In April . blabbermouth.net . February 21, 2016.
2. Web site: O'Neill . Christina . Yngwie Malmsteen details World On Fire . Louder . May 18, 2016.