| Facing The Animal | ||||
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| Released | February 23, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Studio 308 and Criteria Studios in Miami | |||
| Genre | Neoclassical metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 59:33 | |||
| Label | Pony Canyon | |||
| Producer | Yngwie Malmsteen, Chris Tsangarides | |||
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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]
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.
- ^ "Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Facing the Animal (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-17.