YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN's RISING FORCE

Release Year: 1988
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: melodic neoclassical heavy power metal

one more powerful album from the guitar master with another American vocalist, this time in person of Joe Lynn Turner, who received wide recognition, contributing quite a bit to the creation of twelve songs and adding uniqueness with his signature emotional voice, meanwhile Malmsteen reveals himself from a slightly different angle: feverish neoclassical drive is replaced by more clearly structured, melody-oriented compositions, reflecting the essence of the eighties, maintaining virtuoso guitar in action but giving more space to the vocal lines with memorable choruses - the result impresses with a broader sonic range, more obvious radio-friendly rock character, and more lyrical nuances, yet without losing fiery energy and technical prowess, unquestionably strengthening their global status, proving that power of music lies not only in speed but also in refined emotional expression