Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force ‎– Rising Force

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON POLYDOR 1984

825 324-1 made in Germany.

Vinyl NM. Cover VG+.

Rising Force was a revelation upon its release in 1984; Eddie Van Halen had introduced dazzling speed to the realm of rock guitar technique, and the compositions of Randy Rhoads had begun to fuse heavy metal with neo-classical influences, but no one before Yngwie Malmsteen was able to combine those elements with such blinding virtuosity. Malmsteen's innovative guitar style made Rising Force a mandatory primer for '80s metal guitarists, with its classical chord progressions and Malmsteen's use of harmonic minor scales, a wide vibrato imitative of classical violinists, and impossibly fast picking techniques, including the sweep-picked arpeggio (sort of a cross between strumming a chord and picking each note individually).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen

Tracklist

A1 Black Star
A2 Far Beyond The Sun
A3 Now Your Ships Are Burned
A4 Evil Eye
B1 Icarus' Dream Suite Op.4
B2 As Above, So Below
B3 Little Savage
B4 Farewell