Carnivore (Body Count album)

Carnivore
Studio album by
Body Count
ReleasedMarch 6, 2020
Recorded2019
Genre
Length35:55
LabelCentury Media
ProducerWill Putney
Body Count chronology
Bloodlust
(2017) 		Carnivore
(2020) 		Merciless
(2024)
Singles from Carnivore
  1. "Carnivore"
    Released: December 13, 2019
  2. "Bum-Rush"
    Released: February 21, 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundB[2]
Exclaim!6/10[4]
Kerrang!3/5[5]
Louder Sound[6]
Metal Storm(7.5/10)[7]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[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
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 edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Carnivore" 3:12
2."Point the Finger" (featuring Riley Gale)Tracy Marrow, Vincent Dennis, Will Dorsey, Riley Gale, Will Putney2:39
3."Bum-Rush" 3:24
4."Ace of Spades" (Motörhead cover)Eddie Clarke, Ian Kilmister, Phil Taylor3:00
5."Another Level" (featuring Jamey Jasta)Marrow, Jamey Jasta4:12
6."Colors - 2020" (featuring Dave Lombardo)Marrow, Charles Andre Glenn4:26
7."No Remorse" 3:13
8."When I'm Gone" (featuring Amy Lee)Marrow, Dennis, Dorsey, Amy Lee, Putney4:36
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."6 in tha Morning - 2020" (Unreleased demo)Marrow, Andre Pierre3:31
12."No Lives Matter" (Live in Australia 2017) 4:57
13."Black Hoodie" (Live in Australia 2017)Ernie Cunnigan, Juan Garcia, Marrow, Dennis, Putney3:26
Total length:48:40
Deluxe edition (disc 2)
No.TitleLength
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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Charts

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Sales chart performance for Carnivore
Chart (2020) Peak
position
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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