Facing the Animal

Summary

Facing the Animal is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (273 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Facing the Animal's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Facing the Animal's genre is neo-classical metal^[4].
• Facing the Animal's genre is heavy metal music^[5].
• Facing the Animal was produced by Chris Tsangarides^[6].
• Facing the Animal was produced by Yngwie Malmsteen^[7].
• Among the performers on Facing the Animal was Yngwie Malmsteen^[8].
• Facing the Animal's record label is recorded as Pony Canyon^[9].
• Facing the Animal's record label is recorded as Mercury Records^[10].
• Facing the Animal's place of publication is recorded as Sweden^[11].
• Facing the Animal is part of Yngwie Malmsteen's albums in chronological order^[12].
• Facing the Animal's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• Facing the Animal was distributed by compact disc^[14].
• Facing the Animal was distributed by compact cassette^[15].
• Facing the Animal was distributed by High Definition Compatible Digital^[16].
• Facing the Animal was distributed by music streaming^[17].
• Facing the Animal's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Criteria Studios^[18].
• Facing the Animal was released on February 23, 1997^[19].
• Facing the Animal's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Facing the Animal'}^[20].
• Facing the Animal's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+14'}^[21].
• Facing the Animal's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[22].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[23]

• First release date: 1997-09-03^[24]

• Genre(s): death metal, hard rock, heavy metal, rock^[25]

• Community tags: death metal, guitar virtuoso, hard rock, heavy metal, neo-classical metal, pop/rock, rock, rock ballads^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: c7d683aa-7102-3d84-b164-bb80c8b84a03^[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Facing the Animal was Yngwie Malmsteen^[8]. Producers include Chris Tsangarides^[6] and Yngwie Malmsteen^[7].

Publication

Facing the Animal was published on February 23, 1997^[19]. Its place of publication is recorded as Sweden^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Genres include neo-classical metal^[4] and heavy metal music^[5]. It is part of Yngwie Malmsteen's albums in chronological order^[12]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc^[14], compact cassette^[15], High Definition Compatible Digital^[16], and music streaming^[17].

Why It Matters

Facing the Animal ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (273 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]