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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

1997

Studio 308 and Criteria Studios in Miami

Neoclassical metal, heavy metal

59:33

Pony Canyon

Yngwie Malmsteen, Chris Tsangarides

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)". Facing the Animal features one of drummer Cozy Powell's last performances before his death in April 1998.

– guitar, bass (tracks 1, 4, 6, 12), background vocals, arrangement, production

Yngwie Malmsteen

– lead vocals (except track 13)

Mats Levén

– keyboards

Mats Olausson

– drums (except track 13)

Cozy Powell

Barry Dunaway – bass (except tracks 1, 4, 6, 12, 13)

– engineering, mixing, production

Chris Tsangarides

Keith Rose – engineering assistance

Rod Fuller –

mastering

at yngwiemalmsteen.com

Facing the Animal, 1997