Facing the Animal

Facing the Animal is the tenth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in 1997 through Pony Canyon (Japan) and Mercury Records (United States). The album reached No. 20 on the Finnish albums chart and No. 39 on the Swedish albums chart.[1]

Facing The Animal
Studio album by
Released1997
RecordedStudio 308 and Criteria Studios in Miami
GenreNeoclassical metal, heavy metal
Length59:33
LabelPony Canyon
ProducerYngwie Malmsteen, Chris Tsangarides
Yngwie Malmsteen chronology
Inspiration
(1996)
Facing The Animal
(1997)
Double Live
(1998)
Alternative cover
United States edition

Although credited to Malmsteen, "Air on a Theme" is an arrangement of the second movement (Largo) of Antonio Vivaldi's "Piccolo Concerto in C Major (RV443)", whilst "Braveheart" contains a riff from Gary Moore's "Over the Hills and Far Away" and "Poison in your veins" begins with Riot's Road Racin. Facing the Animal features one of drummer Cozy Powell's last performances before his death in April 1998.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave Facing the Animal three stars out of five, saying that "much of the record is stronger than anything Malmsteen has recorded in years" but also calling it "predictable, from the rockers to the power ballads".[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yngwie Malmsteen.

No.TitleLength
1."Braveheart"5:19
2."Facing the Animal"4:37
3."Enemy"4:53
4."Sacrifice"4:19
5."Like an Angel – For April"5:47
6."My Resurrection"4:48
7."Another Time"5:03
8."Heathens from the North"3:39
9."Alone in Paradise"4:33
10."End of My Rope"4:24
11."Only the Strong"6:05
12."Poison in Your Veins"4:23
13."Air on a Theme (The US version has a live version of this track at 4:31)"1:43
Total length:59:33
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Casting Pearls Before the Swine"3:57

Personnel

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1998 Finnish albums chart 20[1]
Swedish albums chart 39[1]

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[3] Gold 100,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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