Fire & Ice [Expanded Edition]

by Yngwie Malmsteen

Overview

The success of Nirvana's Nevermind in late 1991 left many '80s metal guitarists out in the cold, and Yngwie Malmsteen was no exception. After leaving Polydor, he signed to Elektra and released the one-hour-plus Fire & Ice. The record is most successful when Malmsteen returns to the heavy baroque influence of his early work, and there are some fine longer compositions here that will please hardcore Yngwie fans. "Cry No More," in particular, contains an arrangement of Bach's "Badinerie." However, the record also contains flawed stabs at radio rock, such as the single "Teaser," which basically sounds like a generic, cliched hair metal song with Malmsteen on guitar. Playing for a radio audience was not Malmsteen's strength, and with the winds of alternative rock change blowing, Elektra dropped him after only one release. [An Expanded Edition of Fire & Ice was released in 2017, featuring two bonus tracks: the single version of "Teaser" and the Japan-only "Broken Glass."] ~ Steve Huey

Product Details

Release Date:	08/25/2017
Label:	Cherry Red / Hne
UPC:	5013929918924
Rank:	95541

Tracks

1. Perpetual
2. Dragonfly
3. Teaser
4. How Many Miles to Babylon
5. Cry No More
6. No Mercy
7. C'est La Vie
8. Leviathan
9. Fire and Ice
10. Forever Is a Long Time
11. I'm My Own Enemy
12. All I Want Is Everything
13. Golden Dawn
14. Final Curtain
15. Teaser [Single Version]
16. Broken Glass

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Yngwie Malmsteen   Primary Artist,Sitar,Guitar,Vocals,Bass Pedals,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Bo Werner   Vocals (Background),Drums,Vocals
Svante Henryson   Bass (Electric),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Bass),Double Bass,Cello
Goran Edman   Vocals
Ulf Forsberg   Violin
Michael Von Knorring   Drums
Lolo Lannerback   Flute
Mats Olausson   Keyboards
Svein H. Martinsen   Violin
Per Bogberg   Viola
Kalle Moraeus   Violin

Technical Credits

Simon Hanhart   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Yngwie Malmsteen   Audio Production,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,String Arrangements
Keith Rose   Assistant Engineer
Goran Edman   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist
Michael Barbiero   Mixing
George Marino   Mastering
Steve Thompson   Mixing
Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force   Composer
Michael Johansson   Photography
Larry Freemantle   Art Direction
Svante Henryson   Assistant,Co-Arranger