Fire & Ice

by Yngwie Malmsteen

Fire & Ice cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 January 1992
  • Label: Elektra
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 1:04:45
  • Community rating: 2.72/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Embracing maximalist ambition, the Swedish guitar virtuoso incorporated full orchestral arrangements alongside his trademark hyper-speed arpeggios on this release. 'Fire & Ice' leans heavily into soaring, commercial hard rock choruses while leaving ample room for dizzying, Bach-inspired neoclassical instrumental interludes. The album achieved massive success in Japan, though its bombastic style found less traction amidst the rapidly changing American musical landscape.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, technical, fantasy

Tracklist

  1. Perpetual (4:13)
  2. Dragonfly (4:49)
  3. Teaser (3:29)
  4. How Many Miles to Babylon (6:11)
  5. Cry No More (5:17)
  6. No Mercy (5:32)
  7. C'est La Vie (5:18)
  8. Leviathan (4:26)
  9. Fire and Ice (4:31)
  10. Forever Is a Long Time (4:26)
  11. I'm My Own Enemy (6:10)
  12. All I Want Is Everything (4:01)
  13. Golden Dawn (1:29)
  14. Final Curtain (4:47)

Credits

  • Svante Henryson - arranged by [string section assistant], electric bass, contrabass, cello
  • Bo Werner - drums, vocals
  • Michael Von Knorring - drums
  • Lolo Lannerb盲ck - flute
  • Mats Olausson - keyboards
  • Per H枚gberg - viola
  • Kalle Moraeus - violin
  • Svein H. Martinsen - violin

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