Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose is the tenth studio album by Meat Loaf, the third and last in the Bat Out of Hell series. It was released in October 2006, 29 years after Bat Out of Hell (1977), and 13 years after Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell (1993).
Produced by Desmond Child, it is the only Bat album not involving Jim Steinman in its production. The album was subject to a legal dispute between Meat Loaf and Steinman, who had registered the phrase "Bat Out of Hell" as a trademark and attempted to prevent the album using the phrase. In the end, seven songs that Steinman wrote for various other projects were included.
As with its predecessors, the album received mixed reviews. A tour, named "Seize the Night tour", followed the release, concentrating upon songs from the Bat albums.
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