''Beast'' is a

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Magic Dirt Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, which formed in 1991 in Geelong, Victoria, with Daniel Herring on guitar, Adam Robertson on drums, Adalita Srsen on vocals and guitar, and Dean Turner on bass guitar. Initially forming an alternative und ...

. It was released in July 2007.

Reception

Reviews for ''Beast'' were mostly positive. The mini-album was greeted as their best work in years, a return to blistering form, as the band threw off any shackles.

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's description of the EP is "''Beast'' is a collection of 7 of the Dirt's most intense psycho-drama workouts. The lyrics take you to some dark places and force you to take a look around. This is their dirtiest primal grind yet."

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Magic Dirt. # "Horror Me" – 5:13 # "Bring Me the Head of..." – 3:23 # "Dirty One" – 2:45 # "Don't Panic" – 5:22 # "Hung" – 4:05 # "Lead Room" – 5:01 # "Sucker Love" – 5:38

Personnel

Adalita Srsen Adalita Srsen (, born 25 February 1971), known mononymously as Adalita, is an Australian rock musician who is a founding member of the rock bands Magic Dirt and Bleak Squad, as well as a solo artist. She released her first solo album, ''Adalit ...

- Vocals, Guitar, Piano * Dean Turner - Bass, Vocals * Adam Robertson - Drums * Raúl Sánchez - Guitar, Vocals

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2007 albums Magic Dirt albums Self-released albums