| Trilogy | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Yngwie Malmsteen |
| Cover: | YngwieJMalmsteen-Trilogy.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Studio: | The Village, Los Angeles |
| Length: | 40:58 |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Producer: | Yngwie Malmsteen |
| Chronology: | Yngwie Malmsteen |
| Prev Title: | Marching Out |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Odyssey |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
Trilogy is the third studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in October 1986 through Polydor Records.[1] The album reached No. 44 on the US Billboard 200[2] and charted within the top 60 in the Netherlands and Sweden.[1]
Trilogy is the first studio album by Malmsteen to feature lead singer Mark Boals, who briefly replaced Jeff Scott Soto after his departure from Malmsteen's band in 1985. However, Soto was again the lead singer during the album's supporting tour between 1986 and 1987, before joining the band Kryst the Conqueror.
In the liner notes, Malmsteen dedicates the album to the memory of the late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was assassinated on 28 February 1986.
Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Trilogy four stars out of five, calling it Malmsteen's second best album after his 1984 debut Rising Force. Malmsteen's compositional and lyrical skills were described as being at their peak on Trilogy, while his guitar work was praised as "jaw-droppingly fast and technically demanding". Huey listed "Dark Ages", "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget" and "Trilogy Suite Op: 5" as highlights.
| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (RPM)[3] | 80 | |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 16 | |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[5] | 44 |
