War to End All Wars (album)

For the term for World War I, see The war to end war.
War to End All Wars
Studio album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Released November 7, 2000
Genre Neo-classical metal
Length 63:27
Label Pony Canyon
Yngwie J. Malmsteen chronology

Alchemy
(1999)		 War to End All Wars
(2000)		 The Genesis
(2002)
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War to End All Wars is an album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen, released in 2000 by Spitfire Records in North America simultaneously with Pony Canyon's release in Japan and Dream Catcher's in Europe. While on tour for this album, singer Mark Boals left the band, and was replaced for a brief period by Jorn Lande, Boals then returned to finish the tour. The first single and promo video was "Crucify".

The phrase "the war to end all wars" was historically used as a description of World War I, especially in the period 1918–1939.

The track "Molto Arpeggiosa" is often mislabeled as "Arpeggios From Hell".

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Prophet of Doom" (features some parts by Paganini)Yngwie MalmsteenMalmsteen 5:31
2. "Crucify"  MalmsteenMalmsteen 6:44
3. "Bad Reputation"  MalmsteenMalmsteen 4:53
4. "Catch 22"  MalmsteenMalmsteen 4:13
5. "Masquerade"  MalmsteenMalmsteen 4:54
6. "Molto Arpeggiosa"  (instrumental)Malmsteen 4:14
7. "Miracle of Life"  MalmsteenMalmsteen 5:39
8. "The Wizard"  MalmsteenMalmsteen 5:19
9. "Preludium"  (instrumental)Malmsteen 2:26
10. "Wild One"  MalmsteenMalmsteen 5:46
11. "Tarot"  MalmsteenMalmsteen 5:38
12. "InstruMental Institution"  (instrumental)Malmsteen 3:56
13. "War to End All Wars"  MalmsteenMalmsteen 4:15

Bonus tracks (Japan)

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
14. "Treasure from the East"  (instrumental)Malmsteen 3:52
15. "Requiem"  (instrumental)Malmsteen 4:03

Bonus track (USA and Europe)

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
14. "Black Sheep of the Family"  Steve HammondSteve Hammond 2:17

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References

  1. ↑ War to End All Wars (album) at AllMusic