YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Announces Fall 2021 U.S. Tour With JOHN 5

Yngwie Malmsteen and Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group have announced the release of a new studio album titled “Parabellum” on July 23. The album will be available on a Ltd. CD Boxset, Red Transparent 2LP, a web-exclusive Splatter 2Lp (Ltd 300) and digital.

Today Malmsteen has announced a month-long fall 2021 U.S. tour. Support on the trek will come from former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5.

Yngwie said in a statement: “America! It’s time to get out of the house: I am back and coming to you with ‘Parabellum’ live! John 5 will be supporting.”

Yngwie Malmsteen + John 5 Tour dates:

Nov. 18 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
Nov. 19 – Buffalo, NY – Showplace Theater
Nov. 20 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance Theater
Nov. 21 – Albany, NY – Empire Theatre
Nov. 23 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie of Homestead Hall
Nov. 24 – Harrisburg, PA – HMAC CENTER
Nov. 26 – Derry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
Nov. 27 – Newton, NJ – Newton Theater
Nov. 28 – Richmond, VA – The National
Nov. 30 – Ashwaubenon, WI – EPIC Event Center
Dec. 01 – Columbus, OH – King of Clubs
Dec. 02 – Des Plaines, IL – Des Plaines Theatre
Dec. 03 – Detroit, MI – Diesel
Dec. 06 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
Dec. 08 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Theater
Dec. 09 – Agoura Hills, CA – Canyon Club
Dec. 10 – Fresno, CA – Tower Theater
Dec. 11 – Montclair, CA – The Canyon Club
Dec. 12 – Santa Clarita, CA – Canyon Club
Dec. 14 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
Dec. 16 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Hall

“Parabellum” Album Artwork

The title of Malmsteen upcoming album “Parabellum” is Latin, translating as ‘Prepare For War’. “There’s a track on the album called ‘(Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum’. This translates as ‘If you want peace, then prepare for war’. He offers, “It was a last minute decision to make this the album title. But I think it fits very well.”

The striking portrait on the cover was painted by the acclaimed artist David Benegas. Malmsteem states, “That was my wife April’s idea. David lives near us in Florida, and we were talking to him about other projects. I did a photo shoot with Mark Weiss, who I think is a great photographer and someone I’ve worked with for a long time. Then David based the portrait on this. The painting itself is huge, and we’ve had the idea to use it to raise money for the April Way Children’s Foundation (‘dedicated to bringing the artists of the world together to give hope to kids, teens, and young adults that have been orphaned or are in foster care all across the world’).”

In closing he shares, “The bottom line for me is that the passion I feel for the music I make has to be obvious. I am the sort of person who lives in the moment. I wanted this album to have a joyous, spontaneous atmosphere. This must never sound as if it’s been rehearsed so much that it becomes routine. I hope people will put on this record at the start and listen right through to the end, from start to finish. I recorded this as a singular piece of art. Not as a collection of 10 tracks you can hear in any order you want. I was asked by Mascot what song would be the lead track. The one for which I’d do a video. You know what? I’d like to do videos for everything here. I view this album as having a natural flow from start to finish. It’s not to be cut up into little pieces. I want fans to experience the delight I had in making it.”