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2024 studio album by Body Count
Merciless
Studio album by Body Count
ReleasedNovember 22, 2024 (2024-11-22)
RecordedFebruary 21, 2022 – May 1, 2023
Studio
  • Graphic Nature Audio
  • Back House
  • West Alley
  • Wright Way
Length41:22
LabelCentury Media
Producer
Body Count chronology
Carnivore
(2020) 		Merciless
(2024)
Singles from Merciless
  1. "Psychopath"
    Released: May 17, 2024
  2. "Fuck What You Heard"
    Released: July 19, 2024
  3. "Comfortably Numb"
    Released: September 20, 2024
  4. "Merciless"
    Released: November 21, 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Arts Desk
Distorted Sound7/10
Kerrang!3/5
laut.de
Metal Hammer
RockHard8/10

Merciless is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Body Count. It was released on November 22, 2024, via Century Media Records. Production was handled by Ice-T, Vincent Price and Will Putney. It features guest appearances from Corpsegrinder, Howard Jones, Joe Bad, and Max Cavalera.

Track listing

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

Merciless track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Interrogation Interlude" 1:31
2."Merciless" 3:18
3."The Purge" (featuring Corpsegrinder) 3:46
4."Psychopath" (featuring Joe Bad) 3:19
5."Fuck What You Heard" 3:17
6."Live Forever" (featuring Howard Jones) 3:11
7."Do or Die" 3:19
8."Comfortably Numb"David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Marrow6:17
9."Lying Motherfucka" 3:29
10."Drug Lords" (featuring Max Cavalera) 2:43
11."World War" 3:17
12."Mic Contract" 3:48
Total length:41:22
Deluxe edition (disc 1)
No.TitleLength
1."Interrogation Interlude" (instrumental)1:31
2."Merciless" (instrumental)3:18
3."The Purge" (instrumental)3:46
4."Psychopath" (instrumental)3:19
5."Fuck What You Heard" (instrumental)3:17
6."Live Forever" (instrumental)3:11
7."Do or Die" (instrumental)3:19
8."Comfortably Numb" (instrumental)6:17
9."Lying Motherfucka" (instrumental)3:29
10."Drug Lords" (instrumental)2:43
11."World War" (instrumental)3:17
12."Mic Contract" (instrumental)3:48
Total length:41:22

Personnel

Body Count

  • Ice-T – vocals, producer
  • Ernie C – lead guitar
  • Vincent Price – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, producer
  • Juan of the Dead – rhythm guitar
  • Will "Ill Will" Dorsey Jr. – drums
  • Sean E Sean – backing vocals, sampler
  • Tracy "Little Ice" Marrow Jr. – background vocals

Additional

  • George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – additional vocals (track 3)
  • Joe Bad – additional vocals (track 4)
  • Howard Jones – additional vocals (track 6)
  • Max Cavalera – voice (track 10)
  • Will Putney – additional guitar (tracks 1–7, 9–12), producer, engineering, mixing, mastering
  • David Gilmour – additional guitar solo (track 8)
  • Erik Motta – cover photo
  • Tamara Llenas Navarro – live photos
  • Alex Solca – back cover photo
  • Carsten Drescher – layout

Charts

Chart performance for Merciless
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 122
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 12
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) 28
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) 27

References

  1. Recording:
  2. Oddy, Guy (November 18, 2024). "Album: Body Count – Merciless". The Arts Desk. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  3. Brown, Tasha (November 21, 2024). "ALBUM REVIEW: Merciless – Body Count". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  4. Thomas, Olly (November 21, 2024). "Album review: Body Count – Merciless". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  5. Butterweck, Kai. "Schlechte Zeiten für Ice Ts Aggro-Vibe". laut.de (in German). Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  6. Lawson, Dom (November 18, 2024). ""Thirty years after Cop Killer, Ice-T is still committed to making music that goes harder than the rest." From THAT Pink Floyd cover to collabs with Corpsegrinder, Max Cavalera and more, new Body Count album Merciless is an ice-cold knock-out". Metal Hammer. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  7. Schnädelbach, Buffo. "Body Count: Merciless – RockHard". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Body Count – Merciless" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Body Count – Merciless" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Body Count – Merciless" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  11. "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 48. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  12. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

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