Perpetual Flame

Yngwie Malmsteen

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 2008)
• Original Release Date: October 14, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rising Force Records
• ASIN: B001FZ09SW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,704 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description

Yngwie Malmsteen's 2008 master piece is entitled Perpetual Flame, an 11-track CD bringing in a new line up of musicians featuring Tim "Ripper"Owens, the ex-vocalist of Judas Priest and Iced Earth. The album was produced by Yngwie, engineered and mixed by Roy Z (Judas Priest, White Snake, Rob Halford). Yngwie Malmsteen is one of Rock's premiere virtuoso guitarists. Yngwie has dominated the world of solo guitar for two decades. When he was barely 20, Yngwie exploded onto the music scene with his jaw-dropping technique of lightning fast harmonic minor scalar riffing. 12 tracks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Yngwie's best albums!, October 17, 2008

By	Customer from Quebec (Canada) - See all my reviews

When I heard about Tim Owens being engaged as a vocalist for Yngwie's new album I said to myself: Finally! He finally got the singer who is as good vocally as Yngwie is as a guitarist. It's a perfect match! The songs are great, the solos are mindblowing, Ripper is in a dangerous form. And for the ones who want to listen to different things, go listen to pop music. I DON'T want Yngwie to do anything different (as new metal crap or emo) because of someone's changing musical taste. Way to go! And yes, he may be narcistic and arrogant, but it doesn't matter. He is one of the best guitarists alive! He doesn't care what all the losers think!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still The King Of Shred, October 14, 2008

By	K. Priebe "Locked and Loaded" (Puyallup, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Perhaps the same can be said of guitarists as well. But when you know as many tricks as Yngwie does, and can perform them as well as he does, well...don't fix what ain't broke. "Perpetual Flame" is Yngwie's first new album in more than three years, but was worth the wait. While Yngwie himself has been consistently mind blowing over the course of his career, some of his vocalists have not. Not to say they were bad, but just didn't seem to fit in with Yngwie's style, at least to my ears. "Perpetual Flame" still finds Yngwie in top form, but finally adds a vocalist who sings as aggressively as Yngwie plays, Tim "Ripper" Owens. Musically, "Perpetual Flame" is similar to Yngwie's last few studio offerings. But "Ripper" Owens vocal style is such a good match to Yngwie's musical style that the whole album sounds more alive and fresh than some previous releases. Well worth the price of admission. Play Loud!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best malmsteen's album i 've heard since 10 years, IT'S A BLAST, October 17, 2008

By	Mona MAURICE Hanna "The Fury" (Egypt) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

what can i say?..dont know exactly but this album is a blast
i think it's one of the best things he ve done since seventh sign and magnum opus,
the songs in this album are pure neoclassical and dark at the same time
they all remind me of the 80's and early 90's
the mixing is perfect and tim ripper really nailed all the songs with his dark vampire(ish) voice.
i give it 5 stars and guys i really cant stop listenin to it
i recommend it for all yngwie's fans