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Unleash the Beast is Saxon's thirteenth studio album, released in 1997. It is the first studio album to feature Doug Scarratt on guitar.
Track listing
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1. | "Gothic Dreams" | Byford/Glockler | 1:33 |
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2. | "Unleash the Beast" | Byford/Scarratt/Carter/Glockler | 5:16 |
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3. | "Terminal Velocity" | Byford/Quinn/Scarratt/Carter/Glockler | 4:43 |
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4. | "Circle of Light" | Byford/Scarratt/Carter/Glockler | 5:26 |
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5. | "The Thin Red Line" | Byford/Scarratt/Carter/Glockler | 6:20 |
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6. | "Ministry of Fools" | Byford/Scarratt/Carter/Glockler | 4:29 |
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7. | "The Preacher" | Byford/Quinn/Scarratt/Carter/Glockler | 4:55 |
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8. | "Bloodletter" | Byford/Quinn/Scarratt/Carter/Glockler | 5:31 |
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9. | "Cut Out the Disease" | Byford/Quinn/Scarratt/Carter/Glockler | 5:23 |
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10. | "Absent Friends" | Byford/Quinn/Scarratt/Carter/Glockler | 4:54 |
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11. | "All Hell Breaking Loose" | Byford/Quinn/Scarratt/Carter | 4:31 |
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Personnel
Lyrical Concept
- "Unleash the Beast" is about a fictional story of stone gargoyles coming alive.
- "Circle of Light" follows a man who has an out-of-body experience and watches as surgeons bring him back to life.
- "The Thin Red Line" is about the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.
- "Ministry of Fools" possibly concerns the media and authority.
- "The Preacher" is about a preacher trying to convert someone to his religion.
- "Bloodletter" is about vampires.
- "Cut Out the Disease" is about treason between friends.
- "Absent Friends" is about the death of very close friend.
- "All Hell Breaking Loose" describes the passing of a hurricane.
Production
- Producer: Kalle Trapp & Saxon
- Recorded and mixed at Karo Studios, Brackel, Germany
- Mixed by Kalle Trap & Biff Byford
- Album dedicated to John J. J. Jones
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