Marching Out
{{Infobox album
| name = Marching Out
| type = studio
| artist = Yngwie Malmsteen
| cover = YngwieJMalmsteen-MarchingOut.jpg
| released = {{start date|1985|8|19|df=y}}{{cite magazine|date=16 August 1985|title=New Releases|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/FMQB-Album/1985/FMQB-1985-08-16.pdf|magazine=FMQB|page=30|access-date=11 January 2023}}
| recorded =
| studio = Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles; Skyline Studios, Topanga, California
| genre = {{hlist|Neoclassical metal|heavy metal|power metal}}{{Cite web|date=January 1, 2007|title=10 Essential Power-Metal Albums|url= https://www.revolvermag.com/music/10-essential-power-metal-albums#yngwie-j-malmsteens-rising-force-marching-out}}
| length = {{duration|m=45|s=22}}
| label = Polydor
| producer = Yngwie Malmsteen
| prev_title = Rising Force
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Trilogy
| next_year = 1986
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = MarchingOutLPversion.jpg
| caption = American vinyl and cassette edition
}}
{{Singles
| name = Marching Out
| type = studio
| single1 = I Am a Viking" / "Don't Let It End
| single1date = 1985[http://www.discogs.com/Yngwie-J-Malmsteens-Rising-Force-I-Am-A-VIking/release/4335614 "Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force – I Am A Viking"]. Discogs. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
}}
}}
Marching Out is the second studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on 19 August 1985 through Polydor Records. The album reached No. 52 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and remained on that chart for 28 weeks, [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=yngwie malmsteen|chart=all}} "Yngwie Malmsteen - Chart history"]. Billboard. Retrieved 2014-12-24. as well as reaching the top 30 in two other countries.[http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Yngwie+J.+Malmsteen%27s+Rising+Force&titel=Marching+Out&cat=a "Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force - Marching Out (album)"]. finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
This was the second Malmsteen album to feature Jeff Scott Soto on lead vocals. After this album, Soto did not reappear as lead vocalist until the 1996 album Inspiration.
"On the Run Again" is a remake of "Victim of the City", a song written in 1983 by Malmsteen's earlier band Steeler, which was later released on their 2005 compilation album Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology.
Critical reception
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}Huey, Steve. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/marching-out-mw0000650446 "Marching Out - Yngwie Malmsteen"]. AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
| rev2 =Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal
| rev2Score = 10/10{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = November 1, 2005 | location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada | isbn = 978-1-894959-31-5 |page=209}}
| rev3 = Kerrang!
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Simmons |first=Sylvie |author-link=Sylvie Simmons |magazine=Kerrang! |title=Risible Farce? |issue=105 |location=London, UK |publisher=Morgan Grampian |date=17 October 1985 |page=20 }}
}}
Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Marching Out 3.5 stars out of five, calling it a "worthwhile listen" but being somewhat critical of Malmsteen's lyrics and the songs' fantasy-oriented subject matter. Malmsteen's guitar work was described as "slightly more raw and aggressive" than his 1984 debut album Rising Force.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_music = Yngwie Malmsteen
| title1 = Prelude
| lyrics1 = (instrumental)
| length1 = 1:00
| title2 = I'll See the Light, Tonight
| lyrics2 = Malmsteen, Jeff Scott Soto
| length2 = 4:27
| title3 = Don't Let It End
| lyrics3 = Malmsteen, Soto
| length3 = 4:09
| title4 = Disciples of Hell
| lyrics4 = Malmsteen
| length4 = 5:53
| title5 = I Am a Viking
| lyrics5 = Malmsteen
| length5 = 6:00
| title6 = Overture 1383
| lyrics6 = (instrumental)
| length6 = 2:58
| title7 = Anguish and Fear
| lyrics7 = Malmsteen
| length7 = 3:50
| title8 = On the Run Again
| lyrics8 = Soto
| length8 = 3:25
| title9 = Soldier Without Faith
| lyrics9 = Malmsteen
| length9 = 6:10
| title10 = Caught in the Middle
| lyrics10 = Malmsteen, Soto
| length10 = 4:20
| title11 = Marching Out
| lyrics11 = (instrumental)
| length11 = 3:10
| total_length = 45:22
}}
Personnel
- Yngwie Malmsteen – guitar, Moog Taurus, backing vocals, arrangement, mixing, producer
- Jeff Scott Soto – lead vocals (except for tracks 1, 6 & 11)
- Jens Johansson – keyboard
- Anders Johansson – drums
- Marcel Jacob – bass
- Lester Claypool – engineering
- Peter Vargo – engineering assistance
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Chart (1985) ! Peak |
| {{Album chart|Netherlands|30|artist=Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force|album=Marching Out|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 2, 2025}} |
| scope="row"| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts){{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | page= 166 | language= fi}}
| align="center"| 19 |
|---|
| scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}
| align="center"| 18 |
| {{Album chart|Sweden|9|artist=Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force|album=Marching Out|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 2, 2025}} |
| {{Album chart|Billboard200|54|artist=Yngwie Malmsteen|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 2, 2025}} |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130507062752/http://www.yngwiemalmsteen.com/yngwie/discography/albums/cd_marching-out/ Marching Out, 1985] at yngwiemalmsteen.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110104092821/http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/marchingout.html Yngwie J. Malmsteen "Marching Out"] at Guitar Nine Records (archived)
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