Facing the Animal

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Facing The Animal
Studio album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Released	February 10, 1997
Genre	Rock music
Label	Spitfire
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Inspiration (1996) Facing the Animal (1997) LIVE! (1998)

Facing the Animal is an album released in 1997 by guitarist Yngwie J. Malmsteen.

The album features one of the veteran drummer Cozy Powell's last performances before his death in 1998.

Although credited to Yngwie Malmsteen, "Air on a Theme" is an arrangement of the 2nd movement (Largo) of Antonio Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto in C major (RV443).

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Yngwie J. Malmsteen.

1. "Braveheart" – 5:18 (With a riff from Gary Moore's "Over the Hills and Far Away")
2. "Facing the Animal" – 4:37
3. "Enemy" – 4:53
4. "Sacrifice" – 4:16
5. "Like an Angel - for April" – 5:47
6. "My Resurrection" – 4:47
7. "Another Time" – 5:02
8. "Heathens from the North" – 3:38
9. "Alone in Paradise" – 4:33
10. "End of My Rope" – 4:23
11. "Only the Strong" – 6:04
12. "Poison in Your Veins" – 4:21
13. "Air on a Theme" – 1:44

[edit] Bonus track

14. "Casting Pearls Before the Swine" – 3:56

[edit] Personnel

• Yngwie J. Malmsteen - guitars, keyboards, bass, backing vocals
• Mats Leven - vocals
• Mats Olausson - keyboards
• Barry Dunaway - bass
• Cozy Powell - drums

Cover art & package design: Rich DiSilvio

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