War to End All Wars is the thirteenth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 7 November 2000 through Pony Canyon (Japan), Spitfire Records (United States) and DreamCatcher Records (Europe). While on tour for this album, singer Mark Boals left the band and was replaced for a brief period by Jørn Lande; however, Boals returned to finish the tour. The instrumental song "Molto Arpeggiosa" is often mislabelled as "Arpeggios from Hell". The phrase "the war to end all wars" was historically used as a description of World War I, especially in the period from 1918 to 1939.
| War to End All Wars | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 November 2000 | |||
| Genre | Neoclassical metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 63:27 | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon | |||
| Yngwie Malmsteen chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from War to End All Wars | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prophet of Doom" (features some parts by Paganini) | Yngwie Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 5:31 |
| 2. | "Crucify" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 6:44 |
| 3. | "Bad Reputation" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Catch 22" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Masquerade" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 4:54 |
| 6. | "Molto Arpeggiosa" | (instrumental) | Malmsteen | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Miracle of Life" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 5:39 |
| 8. | "The Wizard" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 5:19 |
| 9. | "Preludium" | (instrumental) | Malmsteen | 2:26 |
| 10. | "Wild One" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 5:46 |
| 11. | "Tarot" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 5:38 |
| 12. | "InstruMental Institution" | (instrumental) | Malmsteen | 3:56 |
| 13. | "War to End All Wars" | Malmsteen | Malmsteen | 4:15 |
Bonus tracks (Japan)
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Treasure from the East" | (instrumental) | Malmsteen | 3:52 |
| 15. | "Requiem" | (instrumental) | Malmsteen | 4:03 |
Bonus track (USA and Europe)
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Black Sheep of the Family" | Yngwie Malmsteen | Yngwie Malmsteen | 2:17 |
Personnel
edit- Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Guitar, Bass, Sitar, Vocals, Producer, Mixing
- Mats Olausson - Keyboards
- Mark Boals - Vocals
- John Macaluso - Drums
- Brian Fitzpatrick - Engineer, Mixing
- Michael Fuller - Mastering
- Michael Johansson - Photography
- Rich DiSilvio - Artwork
- Frank Frazetta - Cover Art
References
edit
 | This 2000s metal album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |