---
title: "The Genesis by Yngwie Malmsteen"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/11d04c27-2ad5-388d-956f-a1bae8966461"
artist: "Yngwie Malmsteen"
year: 2002
label: "Canyon International"
---

# The Genesis

**The Genesis** is a demo by Yngwie Malmsteen, released in 2002 on Canyon International.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Genesis |
| Artist | Yngwie Malmsteen |
| Type | Demo |
| Year | 2002 |
| Label | Canyon International |
| Catalog number | PCCY-01627 |
| Tracks | 9 |
| Place in discography | 23 of 37 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Birth of the Sun | 9:25 |
| 2 | Plague in Lucifer’s Mind | 4:31 |
| 3 | Dying Man | 8:47 |
| 4 | Black Magic Suite, op. 3 | 12:53 |
| 5 | Merlin’s Castle | 4:55 |
| 6 | Voodoo Nights | 8:42 |
| 7 | Hello | 1:52 |
| 8 | Voodoo Chile | 12:18 |
| 9 | On a Serious Note | 5:54 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [Neoclassical Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/neoclassical-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal · Neo-Classical Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor: Live With the New Japan Philharmonic (2002)](https://themetalnet.com/album/eb0191ce-650e-3dce-9812-bbeed9eed740)
- Next release: [Instrumental Best Album (2004)](https://themetalnet.com/album/a84fbdbd-0771-3798-84fe-f0f7a906e155)

## Artist

- [Yngwie Malmsteen](https://themetalnet.com/band/yngwie-malmsteen)

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