Yngwie Malmsteen Reveals New Song “(Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum”

Yngwie Malmsteen has revealed “(Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum,” the new song taken from his upcoming album Parabellum – released 23 July via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group.

The album will be available on CD, Red Transparent LP and digitally and  you can pre-order it here.
 
Talking about the song, Malmsteen says; “The album title ‘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’. It was a last minute decision to make this the album title. But I think it fits very well.”

The name of Yngwie Malmsteen has always stood for uncompromising excellence. In a career that now spans more than 40 years he has proven himself to be a unique artist. He now has a catalogue of 21 solo studio albums.  Malmsteen has constantly done whatever it takes to bring out all of the colour, shade and hue embedded in each one of his compositions. Merely doing a very good job isn’t an option. He wants to go – and does go – well beyond such limitations, into the rarefied realms inhabited by an elite number of timeless masters.
 
This has never been more focused and informed than on his startling new album ‘Parabellum’.  Malmsteen shares, “I always try to push myself on every album I do, and attempt things which are more extreme than previously. But what has helped this time is that I wasn’t able to go on the road because of the pandemic. It meant I could take much longer in the studio, both to write and record. Because I am usually always on tour, which is great, I haven’t had the luxury of spending a lot of time working on new music for more than 20 years.  But I suddenly had no pressure at all on that front. And I feel the album has benefited enormously as a result.”

He has previously revealed the video for  “Wolves At The Door” and “Relentless Fury.”

Four of the songs here feature vocals. But once more, this wasn’t mapped out in advance.  Malmsteen offers, “I love to listen back to what I’ve done in the car. Sometimes I find myself singing along to what was supposed to be an instrumental. That’s when I realise this song does need vocals. The opposite happens as well.”
 
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 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.”

1. Wolves At The Door 
2. Presto Vivace in C# Minor
3. Relentless Fury
4. (Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum
5. Eternal Bliss
6. Toccata
7. God Particle
8. Magic Bullet
9. (Fight) The Good Fight
10. Sea Of Tranquility