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Length
  
39:33

Rising Force(1984)
  
Release date
  
5 March 1984

Producer
  
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Released
  
5 March 1984 (1984-03-05)

Recorded
  
Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Neoclassical metal, Instrumental rock

Nominations
  
Similar
  
Yngwie Malmsteen albums, Heavy metal albums

Rising Force is the first studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 5 March 1984 through Polydor Records. The album reached No. 14 on the Swedish albums chart, No. 60 on the US Billboard 200, and received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1986 Grammy Awards. It is regarded as a seminal release in the shred and neoclassical metal genres.

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Critical reception

Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Rising Force four stars out of five, calling it "a revelation upon its release" and "The true inauguration of the age of the guitar shredder." He praised Malmsteen's technique and "blinding virtuosity", as well as highlighting his "obsessions with Bach, Beethoven, and Paganini".

In a 2009 article by Guitar World magazine, Rising Force was ranked first in the all-time top ten list of shred albums. The staff wrote: "Yngwie J. Malmsteen was, is, and always will be the greatest shredder of all time. Hell, he invented the genre with his 1985 debut."

"Black Star" and "Far Beyond the Sun" have endured as two of Malmsteen's most popular songs, as well as being staples of his live setlist. In a 2008 Guitar World interview, Malmsteen said of the two songs: "I'll probably play 'Far Beyond the Sun' and 'Black Star' until the day I die."

Track listing

All tracks written by Yngwie Malmsteen.

Personnel

  • Yngwie Malmsteen – guitar, Moog Taurus, bass, arrangement, production
  • Jeff Scott Soto – vocals
  • Jens Johansson – keyboard, harpsichord arrangement (track 7)
  • Barriemore Barlow – drums
  • Lester Claypool – engineering
  • Peter Vargo – engineering
  • Songs

    1Black Star4:54
    2Far Beyond the Sun5:55
    3Now Your Ships Are Burned4:13

    References

    Rising Force Wikipedia


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