Unleash the Beast

Unleash the Beast
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Studio album by Saxon
Released	14 October 1997
Recorded	Karo Studios, Brackel, Germany, 1997
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	53:24
Label	CMC International
Producer	Kalle Trapp and Saxon
Saxon chronology
A Collection of Metal (1996)A Collection of Metal1996 Unleash the Beast (1997) Donnington: The Live Tracks (1997)Donnington: The Live Tracks1997

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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, and thus the first studio album to feature the band's current lineup.

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Biff Byford - Vocals
• Doug Scarratt - Guitar
• Paul Quinn - Guitar
• Nibbs Carter - Bass
• Nigel Glockler - Drums

Lyrical Concept

1. "Unleash the Beast" is about a fictional story of stone gargoyles coming alive.
2. "Circle of Light" follows a man who has an out-of-body experience and watches as surgeons bring him back to life.
3. "The Thin Red Line" is about the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.
4. "Ministry of Fools" possibly concerns the media and authority.
5. "The Preacher" is about a preacher trying to convert someone to his religion.
6. "Bloodletter" is about vampires.
7. "Cut Out the Disease" is about treason between friends.
8. "Absent Friends" is about the death of very close friend.
9. "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