Carnivore (Body Count album) explained
| Carnivore |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Body Count |
| Cover: | Body Count - Carnivore.png |
| Released: | March 6, 2020 |
| Recorded: | 2019 |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 35:55 |
| Label: | Century Media |
| Producer: | Will Putney |
| Prev Title: | Bloodlust |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Merciless |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
Carnivore is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Body Count, released on March 6, 2020, by Century Media. The singles "Carnivore"[2] and "Bum-Rush"[3] were released to promote the album.
Background
Explaining the title, vocalist Ice-T reported to Loudwire in 2018, prior to the album's recording:
"It's basically: 'Fuck vegans.' We figure, anything carnivorous pretty much kicks ass. We're carnivorous! I'm not [really] saying 'Fuck vegans.' Everyone's so pussy right now, [so] we're carnivores."[4]
The album art was created by Zbigniew M. Bielak.
[5] It is the first album to not feature any songwriting credits for
Ernie C.
Critical reception
Carnivore was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 67 based on four reviews. At Album of the Year, the release was given a 59 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of six reviews.[6]
Accolades
The song "Bum-Rush" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, later winning the award and making it the band's first Grammy win.
Personnel
- Body Count
- Ice-T – lead vocals
- Ernie C – lead guitar
- Juan of the Dead – rhythm guitar
- Vincent Price – bass, additional voices on "The Hate Is Real"
- Ill Will – drums
- Sean E Sean – sampler, backing vocals
- Little Ice – hype man, backing vocals
- Other personnel
- Will Putney – production, mixing, mastering, additional guitar
- Riley Gale – vocals on "Point the Finger"
- Jamey Jasta – vocals on "Another Level"
- Amy Lee – vocals on "When I'm Gone"
- Jello Biafra – additional voices on "The Hate Is Real"
- Jorge Hinojosa – additional voices on "The Hate Is Real"
- Hue X – additional voices on "The Hate Is Real"
- Trina Scelsi – additional voices on "The Hate Is Real"
- Emotional Xan – additional lyrics on "Point the Finger"
- Dave Lombardo – additional drums on "Colors"
- Josean Orta – additional drums on "Ace of Spades"
- Zbigniew Bielak – artwork
- Nishad George - guitar on "Colors - 2020"[10]
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Crodova . Daniel . THE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From BODY COUNT, MY DYING BRIDE, and More Out Today - 3/6 . Metal Injection . March 7, 2020 . March 6, 2020.
- Web site: Body Count Dish Out Brutal New Song 'Carnivore'. DiVita. Joe. Loudwire. December 13, 2019 . March 5, 2020.
- Web site: Body Count Start a Revolution With 'Bum-Rush' Video. Childers. Chad. Loudwire. February 21, 2020 . March 5, 2020.
- Web site: Body Count Have Plans To Work On Their New Album "Carnivore". 2018-05-20. Theprp.com. 2020-03-05.
- Web site: Listen To Title Track Of New BODY COUNT Album, 'Carnivore'. December 13, 2019. Blabbermouth.net.
- Web site: Album of the Year Review. Album of the Year. December 19, 2020.
- Web site: Top 30 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2020. Consequence of Sound. December 9, 2020. December 19, 2020.
- Web site: The 70 Best Rock and Metal Albums of 2020. Loudwire. Divita. Joe. November 30, 2020. December 19, 2020.
- Web site: 25 Best Albums of 2020. Revolver. Madden. Emma. November 25, 2020. December 19, 2020.
- Web site: BODY COUNT Feat. THE OFFERING's Nishad George - "Colors - 2020" Guitar Solo Playthrough Video . Brave Words .
- Web site: Top Albums (Week 11, 2020). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. March 17, 2020.
- Web site: Top 100 Albumes – Semana 11: del 6.3.2020 al 12.3.2020. Productores de Música de España. Spanish. March 18, 2020.
