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Nov 4, 20222 min read

Yngwie Malmsteen - Trilogy (1986)

FROM THE CRYPTS - CELEBRATING PAST ALBUM RELEASES in the HISTORY of HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL…



On November 4, 1986, Yngwie J. Malmsteen released his third full-length studio album Trilogy via Polydor Records. The album reached No. 44 on the US Billboard 200 and charted within the top 60 in the Netherlands and Sweden. In the liner notes, Malmsteen dedicates the album to the memory of the late Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, who was assassinated on February 28, 1986.


Background:

Trilogy was the first album featuring the vocals of Mark Boals. Boals left the band in the middle of the tour in support of the album, and was replaced by the former singer Jeff Scott Soto. The tour was cancelled after Malmsteen had been involved in a serious car accident, smashing his V12 Jaguar E-Type into a tree, which put him in a coma for a week. Nerve damage to his right hand was later reported. During this time, Malmsteen's mother passed away from cancer.


Mark Boals would eventually return ten years later to record the Malmsteen album Inspiration (1996), followed by two later releases including; Alchemy (1999) and War to End All Wars (2000).


Critical Reception:

Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Trilogy four stars out of five, calling it Malmsteen's second best album after his 1984 debut Rising Force. Malmsteen's compositional and lyrical skills were described as being at their peak on Trilogy, while his guitar work was praised as "jaw-droppingly fast and technically demanding". Huey listed Dark Ages, You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget and Trilogy Suite Op: 5 as highlights.



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