Carnivore (Body Count album)

2020 studio album by Body Count

Carnivore

Studio album by

Body Count

Released| March 6, 2020
Recorded| 2019
Genre|

* Rap metal[1]
* thrash metal[2]
* hardcore punk[2]

Length| 35:55
Label| Century Media
Producer| Will Putney
Body Count chronology
| Bloodlust
(2017)  | Carnivore
(2020)  | Merciless
(2024)

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Singles from  Carnivore

1. "Carnivore"
Released: December 13, 2019
2. "Bum-Rush"
Released: February 21, 2020

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 67/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
Consequence of Sound| B[2]
Exclaim!| 6/10[4]
Kerrang!| 3/5[5]
Louder Sound| [6]
Metal Storm| (7.5/10)[7]
Tom Hull| B+ ()[8]

Carnivore is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Body Count, released on March 6, 2020, by Century Media. The singles "Carnivore"[9] and "Bum-Rush"[10] were released to promote the album.

## Background

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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."[11]

The album art was created by Zbigniew M. Bielak.[12] It is the first album to not feature any songwriting credits for Ernie C.

## Critical reception

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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.[3] At Album of the Year, the release was given a 59 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of six reviews.[13]

### Accolades

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Publications' year-end list appearances for Carnivore Critic/Publication  | List  | Rank  | Ref

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Consequence of Sound | Top 30 Metal/Hard Rock Albums of 2020  | 19  | [14]
Loudwire | Top 70 Rock/Metal Albums of 2020  | N/A  | [15]
Revolver | Top 25 Albums of 2020  | 4  | [16]

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.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tracy Marrow, Vincent Dennis, Will Dorsey and Will Putney except where stated.

Standard editionNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Carnivore"|  | 3:12
2.| "Point the Finger" (featuring Riley Gale)| Tracy Marrow, Vincent Dennis, Will Dorsey, Riley Gale, Will Putney| 2:39
3.| "Bum-Rush"|  | 3:24
4.| "Ace of Spades" (Motörhead cover)| Eddie Clarke, Ian Kilmister, Phil Taylor| 3:00
5.| "Another Level" (featuring Jamey Jasta)| Marrow, Jamey Jasta| 4:12
6.| "Colors - 2020" (featuring Dave Lombardo)| Marrow, Charles Andre Glenn| 4:26
7.| "No Remorse"|  | 3:13
8.| "When I'm Gone" (featuring Amy Lee)| Marrow, Dennis, Dorsey, Amy Lee, Putney| 4:36
9.| "Thee Critical Beatdown"|  | 3:12
10.| "The Hate Is Real" (featuring Jello Biafra)|  | 4:01
Total length:| 35:55

Deluxe edition (disc 1)No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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11.| "6 in tha Morning - 2020" (Unreleased demo)| Marrow, Andre Pierre| 3:31
12.| "No Lives Matter" (Live in Australia 2017)|  | 4:57
13.| "Black Hoodie" (Live in Australia 2017)| Ernie Cunnigan, Juan Garcia, Marrow, Dennis, Putney| 3:26
Total length:| 48:40

Deluxe edition (disc 2)No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Carnivore" (instrumental)| 3:12
2.| "Point the Finger" (instrumental)| 2:39
3.| "Bum-Rush" (instrumental)| 3:24
4.| "Another Level" (instrumental)| 4:12
5.| "Colors - 2020" (instrumental)| 4:26
6.| "No Remorse" (instrumental)| 3:13
7.| "When I'm Gone" (instrumental)| 4:12
8.| "Thee Critical Breakdown" (instrumental)| 3:12
9.| "The Hate Is Real" (instrumental)| 3:54
10.| "6 in tha Morning - 2020" (instrumental)| 3:24
Total length:| 35:49

## Personnel

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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 solos on "Colors - 2020"[17]

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## Charts

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Sales chart performance for Carnivore Chart (2020)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] | 27
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] | 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] | 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] | 34
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[22] | 39
French Albums (SNEP)[23] | 55
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] | 5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[25] | 29
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] | 53
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[27] | 96
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] | 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[29] | 46
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[30] | 28
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] | 24

## References

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1. ^ Crodova, Daniel (March 6, 2020). "THE WEEKLY INJECTION: New Releases From BODY COUNT, MY DYING BRIDE, and More Out Today - 3/6". Metal Injection. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
2. ^ a b c Pementel, Michael (March 5, 2020). "Album Review: Body Count Deliver a Bloodthirsty Attack on Carnivore". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
3. ^ a b "Carnivore by Body Count". Metacritic. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
4. ^ Smith-Engelhardt, Joe (March 5, 2020). "Body Count Carnivore". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
5. ^ Law, Sam (March 6, 2020). "Album Review: Body Count – Carnivore". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
6. ^ Lawson, Dom (March 6, 2020). "Body Count's Carnivore: raucous riffage, ferocious rants and... Amy Lee?". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
7. ^ "Body Count - Carnivore review". Metal Storm. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
8. ^ Hull, Tom (June 9, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
9. ^ DiVita, Joe (December 13, 2019). "Body Count Dish Out Brutal New Song 'Carnivore'". Loudwire. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
10. ^ Childers, Chad (February 21, 2020). "Body Count Start a Revolution With 'Bum-Rush' Video". Loudwire. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
11. ^ "Body Count Have Plans To Work On Their New Album "Carnivore"". Theprp.com. May 20, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
12. ^ "Listen To Title Track Of New BODY COUNT Album, 'Carnivore'". Blabbermouth.net. December 13, 2019.
13. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
14. ^ "Top 30 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2020". Consequence of Sound. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
15. ^ Divita, Joe (November 30, 2020). "The 70 Best Rock and Metal Albums of 2020". Loudwire. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
16. ^ Madden, Emma (November 25, 2020). "25 Best Albums of 2020". Revolver. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
17. ^ "BODY COUNT Feat. THE OFFERING's Nishad George - "Colors - 2020" Guitar Solo Playthrough Video". Brave Words.
18. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Body Count – Carnivore". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
19. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Body Count – Carnivore" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
20. ^ "Ultratop.be – Body Count – Carnivore" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
21. ^ "Ultratop.be – Body Count – Carnivore" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
22. ^ "Body Count: Carnivore" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
23. ^ "Top Albums (Week 11, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
24. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Body Count – Carnivore" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
25. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 11. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
26. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
27. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 11: del 6.3.2020 al 12.3.2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
28. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Body Count – Carnivore". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
29. ^ "Body Count Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
30. ^ "Body Count Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
31. ^ "Body Count Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

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Body Count

* Ice-T
* Ernie C
* Sean E Sean
* Vincent Price
* Ill Will
* Juan of the Dead
* Little Ice

* Beatmaster V
* Mooseman
* Sean E. Mac
* D-Roc the Executioner
* Jonathon James
* Griz
* O. T.
* Bendrix

Studio albums|

* Body Count
* Born Dead
* Violent Demise: The Last Days
* Murder 4 Hire
* Manslaughter
* Bloodlust
* Carnivore
* Merciless

Singles|

* "There Goes the Neighborhood"
* "Cop Killer"
* "Hey Joe"

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