Unleash the Fury is an album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen

Yngwie J. Malmsteen

Yngwie Johann Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. Malmsteen became known for his neo-classical playing approach in heavy metal music which became a new musical style in the early 1980s.- Early life :...

's Rising Force, released in 2005 on Spitfire Records

Spitfire Records

Spitfire Records was a subdivision of Eagle Rock Entertainment located in New York, United States.In September 1998, Paul Bibeau founded, launched and rapidly developed Spitfire Records Inc. from a two-man operation located in his home bedroom in suburban Long Island, New York, to one of the...

. It generally adheres to Malmsteen's trademark sound and the occasional classical cover. The album features Malmsteen's versions of two Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach

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 pieces.

As stated in an issue of Guitar World magazine, Malmsteen titled this album after the infamous 'airline incident', which occurred on a flight to Tokyo

Tokyo

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 during the Odyssey tour. He was drunk and behaving obnoxiously, until he fell asleep and was awoken by a woman pouring a jug of iced water on him. Enraged, he twice shouted "You've released the fucking fury!" (which has since often been misinterpreted as "unleashed"). The audio from this incident was caught on tape by then-fellow band member Anders Johansson

Anders Johansson

Anders Johansson is a Swedish musician. He is the son of Jan Johansson, famous jazz pianist and brother of keyboardist Jens Johansson.-Biography:...

, with Barry Dunaway

Barry Dunaway

Barry Dunaway is an American rock bass guitarist who has previously played with Whiteface , Pat Travers, Yngwie Malmsteen, Saraya and Survivor .- References :...

 being heard in the background.

This album was released as an Enhanced CD

Enhanced CD

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 which features three videos in QuickTime

QuickTime

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 format.

Single "Cracking The Whip"

Track listing

Personnel

• Doogie White
  Doogie White
  Doogie White , is a Scottish rock vocalist, who has sung for Midnight Blue, Rainbow, Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Praying Mantis and Rata Blanca...
  
   - Lead vocals
• Patrick Johansson - Drums
• Joakim Svalberg - Keyboards
• Keith Rose – engineering
• Michael Fraser – mixing
• Mike Fuller – mastering
• Yngwie Malmsteen:
  • Instrumental – guitar
    Guitar
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    , nylon string guitar, rhythm guitar
    Rhythm guitar
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    , bass
    Bass guitar
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    , fretless bass, sitar
    Sitar
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    , synthesizer
    Synthesizer
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     guitar, keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
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    , vocals, background vocals and lead vocals on "Cherokee Warrior" and "Cracking the Whip".
  • Technical – arrangement, engineering, production