Facing the Animal

Facing the Animal is the tenth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released on February 23, 1997 through Pony Canyon (Japan) and on February 10, 1998 through Spitfire Records (United States). 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". The album features one of drummer Cozy Powell's last performances before his death in April 1998.