Bloodlust (Body Count album)

Bloodlust
Studio album by
Body Count
ReleasedMarch 31, 2017[1]
Recorded2017
Genre
Length41:00
LabelCentury Media
ProducerWill Putney[2]
Body Count chronology
Manslaughter
(2014) 		Bloodlust
(2017) 		Carnivore
(2020)
Singles from Bloodlust
  1. "No Lives Matter"
    Released: February 17, 2017
  2. "Black Hoodie"
    Released: March 24, 2017
  3. "The Ski Mask Way"
    Released: May 17, 2017
  4. "Here I Go Again"
    Released: June 21, 2017
  5. "Raining In Blood / Postmortem 2017"
    Released: July 18, 2017
  6. "This Is Why We Ride"
    Released: October 3, 2017
  7. "All Love Is Lost"
    Released: May 17, 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubC−[5]
Blabbermouth.net8/10[6]
Pitchfork5.7/10[7]
Terrorizer7/10[8]
Vice (Expert Witness)A−[9]

Bloodlust is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Body Count, released March 31, 2017, by Century Media Records. It is their first recorded with new hype man Little Ice, the son of frontman Ice-T.

In its first week, it debuted at number 3 in the UK Rock and Metal Chart. The track "Here I Go Again" is a re-recording of a demo track from frontman Ice-T's Return of the Real sessions. The track "Black Hoodie" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.[10] The second track, "No Lives Matter", addresses the role of race in social inequality. "All Love Is Lost" is about husbands who are having an affair with their mistresses behind their wives' backs and features Max Cavalera on guitar and vocals. The video features Ice-T's Law & Order: SVU co-star Kelli Giddish (Amanda Rollins), in the role of the vindictive wife who kills her cheating husband and buries him. The album contains a cover of "Raining Blood" from Slayer; the title was changed to "Raining in Blood" for publishing reasons.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Civil War" (featuring Dave Mustaine)4:23
2."The Ski Mask Way"3:36
3."This Is Why We Ride"5:26
4."All Love Is Lost" (featuring Max Cavalera)3:36
5."Raining Blood / Postmortem 2017" (Slayer cover)4:31
6."God, Please Believe Me"1:23
7."Walk with Me…" (featuring Randy Blythe)3:07
8."Here I Go Again"3:32
9."No Lives Matter"4:23
10."Bloodlust"3:34
11."Black Hoodie"3:29
Total length:41:00
2019 special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Extreme Discipline"2:56
13."Blood Sport"3:23
14."Civil War" (instrumental)4:23
15."No Lives Matter" (instrumental)3:45
16."Cop Killer" (live at Hellfest 2018)6:05
Total length:61:40
instrumental version 2023
No.TitleLength
1."Civil War" (instrumental)4:23
2."The Ski Mask Way" (instrumental)3:30
3."This Is Why We Ride" (instrumental)5:26
4."All Love Is Lost" (instrumental)3:36
5."Raining Blood / Postmortem 2017" (instrumental)3:40
6."God, Please Believe Me" (instrumental)1:23
7."Walk with Me…" (instrumental)3:07
8."Here I Go Again" (instrumental)3:32
9."No Lives Matter" (instrumental)3:45
10."Bloodlust" (instrumental)3:34
11."Black Hoodie" (instrumental)3:29
Total length:39:30

Personnel

  • Ice-T – lead vocals
  • Ernie C – lead guitar
  • Juan of the Dead – rhythm guitar
  • Vincent Price – bass, lead vocals on "Postmortem"
  • Ill Will – drums
  • Sean E Sean – sampler, backing vocals
  • Little Ice – hype man, backing vocals

Guest musicians

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
2017 Loudwire United States "25 Best Metal Albums of 2017" 11 [12]
2017 Rolling Stone United States "20 Best Metal Albums of 2017" 16 [13]
2017 AXS United States "10 Best Metal Albums of 2017" 3 [14]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 12
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 47
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 89
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 33
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 85
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 13
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[23] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 83
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 18
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[26] 3
US Billboard 200[27] 157

References

  1. ^ Childers, Chad (February 7, 2017). "Body Count Lock Down 'Bloodlust' Street Date, Reveal Album Cover + Track Listing [Update]". Loudwire. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ice-T's Body Count: First 'Bloodlust' Studio Webisode". Blabbermouth.net. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Bloodlust Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ^ Monger, Christopher. Body Count: Bloodlust at AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. ^ McLevy, Alex (March 31, 2017). "Freddie Gibbs, Mastodon, Pile, and more in this week's music reviews". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Van Horn, Ray Jr. (April 10, 2017). "Bloodlust Review". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  7. ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (April 13, 2017). "Bloodlust Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  8. ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (May 2017). "Body Count 'Bloodlust' Century Media". Terrorizer (281). Leigh-on-Sea: Dark Arts: 59. ISSN 1350-6978.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 21, 2017). "Ice T Spits Civil War, Matt North Sings Nashville, and Everyone Else Plays Chuck Berry". Noisey. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  10. ^ Grammy.com
  11. ^ The Jasta Show (February 1, 2020). "The Jasta Show #500 - Ice T (Body Count)". YouTube.
  12. ^ "25 Best Metal Albums of 2017". Loudwire. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  13. ^ "20 Best Metal Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  14. ^ "10 Best Metal Albums of 2017". AXS. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  15. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Body Count – Bloodlust". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Body Count – Bloodlust" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Body Count – Bloodlust" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Body Count – Bloodlust" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  19. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Body Count – Bloodlust" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  20. ^ "Body Count: Bloodlust" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  21. ^ "Lescharts.com – Body Count – Bloodlust". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  22. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Body Count – Bloodlust" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  23. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  25. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Body Count – Bloodlust". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  26. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  27. ^ "Body Count Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2017.


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