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{{Infobox album
| name
| type
| artist = [[Yngwie Malmsteen]]
| cover = seventh.JPG
| border
| alt
| released = {{Start date|1994|5|9|df=y}}
| recorded = New River Studios in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
| venue
| studio
| genre = [[Neoclassical metal]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
| length = {{Duration|m=48|s=31}}
| label = [[Music for Nations]]
| producer = Yngwie Malmsteen
| prev_title = [[Fire & Ice (Yngwie Malmsteen album)|Fire & Ice]]
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = [[I Can't Wait (EP)|I Can't Wait]]
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = Malmsteen-7sign.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = 2000 Japanese reissue
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header =
| type = studio
| cover = Yngwie Malmsteen - 1994 - The Seventh Sign (remastered).jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = 2003 remastered edition
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header =
| type = studio
| cover = Yngwie Malmsteen - 1994 - The Seventh Sign (2011 reissue).jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = 2011 reissue
}}
{{Singles
| name = The Seventh Sign
| type = studio
| single1 = Forever One" / "Brothers
| single1date = 18 February 1994<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Yngwie-Malmsteen-Forever-One/release/5031526 "Yngwie Malmsteen – Forever One"]. [[Discogs]]. Retrieved 13 January 2014.</ref>
}}
}}
'''''The Seventh Sign''''' is
==Reception and legacy==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic/>
}}
''The Seventh Sign'' reached No. 11 on the [[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish albums chart]] and No. 47 on the [[Swiss Hitparade|Swiss albums chart]], both in 1994.<ref name=finnishcharts>[http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Yngwie+Malmsteen&titel=The+Seventh+Sign&cat=a "Yngwie Malmsteen - The Seventh Sign (album)"]. ''finnishcharts.com''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 January 2014.</ref> In July 2014, ''[[Guitar World]]'' magazine placed the album at No. 46 on their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.<ref>''Guitar World'' Staff (14 July 2014). [http://www.guitarworld.com/superunknown-50-iconic-albums-defined-1994 "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994"]. ''[[Guitar World]]''. [[NewBay Media]]. Retrieved 2014-07-16.</ref>
Steve Huey at [[AllMusic]] gave ''The Seventh Sign'' three stars out of five, saying that Malmsteen's extensive use of a [[wah-wah pedal|wah pedal]] in the style of [[Jimi Hendrix]] makes the album "necessary for Malmsteen fans, even though his more neo-classical work (solos, instrumentals, etc.) seems less inspired here." He also heavily criticised the power ballad "Prisoner of Your Love", calling it "downright embarrassing."<ref name=allmusic/>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| title1 = Never Die
| length1 = 3:29
| title2 = I Don't Know
| music2 = Malmsteen
| length2 = 3:25
| title3 = Meant to Be
| length3 = 3:52
| title4 = Forever One
| lyrics4 = Malmsteen
| music4 = Malmsteen
| length4 = 4:35
| title5 = Hairtrigger
| lyrics5 = Malmsteen
| music5 = Malmsteen
| length5 = 2:43
| title6 = Brothers
| lyrics6 = (instrumental)
| music6 = Malmsteen
| length6 = 3:47
| title7 = Seventh Sign
| lyrics7 = Malmsteen
| music7 = Malmsteen
| length7 = 6:31
| title8 = Bad Blood
| lyrics8 = Malmsteen, Vescera
| music8 = Malmsteen
| length8 = 4:25
| title9 = Prisoner of Your Love
| lyrics9 = Amberdawn Malmsteen
| music9 = Malmsteen
| length9 = 4:27
| title10 = Pyramid of Cheops
| lyrics10 = Malmsteen
| music10 = Malmsteen
| length10 = 5:10
| title11 = Crash and Burn
| lyrics11 = Malmsteen, Vescera
| music11 = Malmsteen
| length11 = 4:05
| title12 = Sorrow
| lyrics12 = (instrumental)
| music12 = Malmsteen
| length12 = 2:02
| total_length = 48:31
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus track
| title13 = Angel in Heat
| lyrics13 = Malmsteen
| music13 = Malmsteen
| length13 = 4:15
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2003 remastered edition bonus track
| title13 = In the Distance
| lyrics13 = (instrumental)
| music13 = Malmsteen
| length13 = 2:47
}}
==Personnel==
*[[Yngwie Malmsteen]] – vocals ("Angel in Heat"), guitar, bass, [[sitar]], producer
*[[Michael Vescera]] – vocals
*[[Mats Olausson]] – keyboard, [[Hammond organ]]
*[[Mike Terrana]] – drums, [[triangle (musical instrument)|triangle]]
*Jim Thomas – engineering
*[[Jeff Glixman]] – engineering
*[[Mike Fraser (record producer)|Mike Fraser]] – mixing
*Keith Rose – mixing assistance
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable"
! Region !! Date !! Label !! Notes
|-
|Europe
|rowspan="2"|9 May 1994<ref name=finnishcharts/>
|[[Music for Nations]]
|
|-
|Japan
|[[Pony Canyon]]
|
|-
|Germany
|2003
|[[SPV GmbH|SPV/Steamhammer]]
|Remastered
|-
|Worldwide
|2011
|Rising Force Records
|Reissued ([[MP3]]-only)
|}
==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Chart !! Position
|-
|rowspan="2"|1994
|[[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish albums chart]]
|align="center"|11<ref name=finnishcharts/>
|-
|[[Swiss Hitparade|Swiss albums chart]]
|align="center"|47<ref name=finnishcharts/>
|}
== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|title=The Seventh Sign|artist=Yngwie Malmsteen|award=Platinum|relyear=1994|certyear=1995|certmonth=10}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130507063845/http://www.yngwiemalmsteen.com/yngwie/discography/albums/cd_seventh-sign-import/ The Seventh Sign, 1994] at yngwiemalmsteen.com
*[http://www.guitar9.com/theseventhsign.html In Review: Yngwie J. Malmsteen "The Seventh Sign"] at Guitar Nine Records
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[[Category:Music for Nations albums]]
[[Category:Pony Canyon albums]]
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