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Serving as the opening track to Iconoclasts, the Beast is a jarring introduction to the world of the narrator’s rebellions. With Otis Sandsjö’s sax acrobatics and a cacophonous orchestra drenched in reverb, the track is unflinching to the modern times and is a new direction for von Hausswolff’s art. It also creates a melodic theme shown throughout the album, in such tracks as Struggle with the Beast. The ‘beast’ of the album could refer to the current human condition, which the narrator stubbornly strives to improve in the songs.