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)", whilst "Braveheart" contains a riff from Gary Moore's "Over the Hills and Far Away". Facing the Animal features one of drummer Cozy Powell's last performances before his death in April 1998.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave Facing the Animal three stars out of five, saying that "much of the record is stronger than anything Malmsteen has recorded in years" but also calling it "predictable, from the rockers to the power ballads".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Yngwie Malmsteen
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Braveheart"
5:19
2.
"Facing the Animal"
4:37
3.
"Enemy"
4:53
4.
"Sacrifice"
4:19
5.
"Like an Angel – For April"
5:47
6.
"My Resurrection"
4:48
7.
"Another Time"
5:03
8.
"Heathens from the North"
3:39
9.
"Alone in Paradise"
4:33
10.
"End of My Rope"
4:24
11.
"Only the Strong"
6:05
12.
"Poison in Your Veins"
4:23
13.
"Air on a Theme (The US version has a live version of this track at 4:31)"
