---
title: "Facing the Animal by Yngwie Malmsteen"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/c7d683aa-7102-3d84-b164-bb80c8b84a03"
artist: "Yngwie Malmsteen"
year: 1997
label: "Canyon International"
---

# Facing the Animal

**Facing the Animal** is an album by Yngwie Malmsteen, released in 1997 on Canyon International.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Facing the Animal |
| Artist | Yngwie Malmsteen |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1997 |
| Label | Canyon International |
| Catalog number | PCCY-01154 |
| Tracks | 14 |
| Place in discography | 8 of 14 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Braveheart | 5:18 |
| 2 | Facing the Animal | 4:37 |
| 3 | Enemy | 4:53 |
| 4 | Sacrifice | 4:19 |
| 5 | Like an Angel (For April) | 5:48 |
| 6 | My Resurrection | 4:49 |
| 7 | Another Time | 5:03 |
| 8 | Heathens From the North | 3:40 |
| 9 | Alone in Paradise | 4:34 |
| 10 | End of My Rope | 4:25 |
| 11 | Only the Strong | 6:06 |
| 12 | Poison in Your Veins | 4:24 |
| 13 | Air on a Theme | 1:46 |
| 14 | Casting Pearls Before the Swine | 3:57 |

## 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 · Death Metal · Neo-Classical Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Inspiration (1996)](https://themetalnet.com/album/4b1ec929-f1c1-3dae-85f6-3a7b57960171)
- Next release: [Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E‐flat minor, op. 1 (1998)](https://themetalnet.com/album/3eb9d83e-93b0-37d1-a0cf-33563aec47a5)

## Artist

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

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/c7d683aa-7102-3d84-b164-bb80c8b84a03](https://themetalnet.com/album/c7d683aa-7102-3d84-b164-bb80c8b84a03). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt