Unleash the Beast

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Unleash the Beast
Cover art by Paul R. Gregory
Studio album by
Released1997
Recorded1997
StudioKaro Studios (Brackel, Germany)
GenreHeavy metal
Length53:24
LabelCBH/Virgin, CMC International
ProducerKalle Trapp, Saxon
Saxon chronology
A Collection of Metal
(1996)
Unleash the Beast
(1997)
Donnington: The Live Tracks
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]

Unleash the Beast is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon, released in 1997. It is their first studio album with Doug Scarratt on guitar.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks written by Biff Byford, Nibbs Carter, Nigel Glockler, Paul Quinn, and Doug Scarratt, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gothic Dreams"Byford, Glockler1:33
2."Unleash the Beast"Byford, Scarratt, Carter, Glockler5:16
3."Terminal Velocity" 4:43
4."Circle of Light"Byford, Scarratt, Carter, Glockler5:26
5."The Thin Red Line"Byford, Scarratt, Carter, Glockler6:20
6."Ministry of Fools"Byford, Scarratt, Carter, Glockler4:29
7."The Preacher" 4:55
8."Bloodletter" 5:31
9."Cut Out the Disease" 5:23
10."Absent Friends" 4:54
11."All Hell Breaking Loose"Byford, Quinn, Scarratt, Carter4:31

Personnel[edit]

Production
  • Kalle Trapp - producer, mixing
  • Saxon - producer
  • Karo Studios, Brackel, Germany - recording and mixing location
  • Biff Byford - mixing

Charts[edit]

Chart (1997) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 61

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Unleash the Beast". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Saxon – Unleash the Beast" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.