Beast (DevilDriver album)

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"Two things, really. When you're tired or someone is running their mouth, so you say, "Fuck it. Let's bring this fight to the floor..." and the obvious "Get in the pit."[...] "The chorus was the first; the inspiration was the same as above."[...] "Lyrically, this thing poured outta me. The record itself had some trying moments."[...] "Feedback about the record has been great and we are all pleased, as we worked very hard on this effort."

French site jeuxactu.com got the exclusive for "Talons Out (Teeth Sharpened)", another track from the album, on February 4. [14]

The metal-specialized site MetalSucks got an exclusive to the music video of the first single "Dead to Rights" on February 9, [15] the first music video from the album.

Another song, "You Make Me Sick", was made available for streaming February 14 via Blabbermouth.net. [12] This song was featured in an episode of the US version of Shameless. [16]

"Alt Press" got an exclusive stream of the track "Blur" on February 16. Dez Fafara said about the song:

This track is simple [and] to the point: [It's about] when you walk in the bus or backstage to the usual vampiric atmosphere of people you don't know, drinking your beer, smoking your herb, monopolizing conversation as if it were their house and you wished they would all take a long walk off a short pier and disappear. The line 'I don't know you but I fucking hate you' says it all. Get the fuck out and stay out, you groupie lush!" [17]

The whole album was made available for streaming via DevilDriver's official MySpace on February 18, four days before the album's release. [18]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dez Fafara; all music is composed by Mike Spreitzer, Jeff Kendrick, Jon Miller and John Boecklin, except where noted.

Beast
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2011 (2011-02-22)
StudioSonic Ranch, Tornillo, Texas
Genre Groove metal, melodic death metal
Length55:01
Label Roadrunner
Producer Mark Lewis, DevilDriver
DevilDriver chronology
Pray for Villains
(2009)
Beast
(2011)
Winter Kills
(2013)
Singles from Beast
  1. "Dead to Rights"
    Released: January 10, 2011
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Dead to Rights"  4:53
2."Bring the Fight (To the Floor)"  3:33
3."Hardened"  5:46
4."Shitlist"  4:04
5."Talons Out (Teeth Sharpened)"  4:20
6."You Make Me Sick"  5:18
7."Coldblooded"  4:06
8."Blur"  4:58
9."The Blame Game"  4:00
10."Black Soul Choir" (16 Horsepower cover) David Eugene Edwards Edwards, Jean-Yves Tola, Kevin Soll5:07
11."Crowns of Creation"  4:55
12."Lend Myself to the Night"  4:01
Total length:55:01
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Lost"3:36
14."Fortune Favors the Brave"5:30
15."Grinfucked" (live)4:06
Total length:68:08
Special edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."You May Know Us from the Stage" (documentary) 
2."Not all Who Wander Are Lost" (music video) 
3."Clouds Over California" (music video) 
4."Pray for Villains" (music video) 
5."Fate Stepped In" (music video) 
6."Another Night in London" (music video) 

CD credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [19]

Personnel

DevilDriver
Production
Artwork and design

Studios

Venues

DVD credits

You may Know Us from the Stage
"Not all Who Wander Are Lost"
"Clouds Over California"
"Pray for Villains"
"Fate Stepped In", "Another Night in London"

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [21] 40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [22] 100
French Albums (SNEP) [23] 144
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 59
UK Albums (OCC) [26] 51
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [27] 1
US Billboard 200 [28] 42
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [29] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [30] 10
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) [31] 15

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  16. "DEVILDRIVER Song Used on This Sunday's Episode of 'Shameless'". Blabbermouth . March 16, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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