Merciless (Body Count album)

Merciless
Merciless
Studio album by Body Count
Released	November 22, 2024
Recorded	February 21, 2022 – May 1, 2023
Studio	Graphic Nature Audio; Back House; West Alley; Wright Way;
Length	41:22
Label	Century Media
Producer	Ice-T; Vincent Price; Will Putney;
Body Count chronology
Singles from Merciless
	"Psychopath"; Released: May 17, 2024; "Fuck What You Heard"; Released: July 19, 2024; "Comfortably Numb"; Released: September 20, 2024; "Merciless"; Released: November 21, 2024;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Arts Desk	^[2]
Distorted Sound	7/10^[3]
Kerrang!	3/5^[4]
laut.de	^[5]
Metal Hammer	^[6]
RockHard	8/10^[7]

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.	Title	Writer(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, Marrow	6:17
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.	Title	Length
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)^[8]	22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	122
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	12
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)^[11]	28
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[12]	27

References

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Recording:
- Start: "Body Count begin recording new album Merciless". Consequence. February 21, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- End: Blabbermouth (May 1, 2023). "BODY COUNT Completes Recording New Album 'Merciless'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- Mixing: Blabbermouth (July 15, 2023). "BODY COUNT Is Mixing New Album 'Merciless'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
^ Oddy, Guy (November 18, 2024). "Album: Body Count – Merciless". The Arts Desk. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
^ Brown, Tasha (November 21, 2024). "ALBUM REVIEW: Merciless – Body Count". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
^ Thomas, Olly (November 21, 2024). "Album review: Body Count – Merciless". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
^ Butterweck, Kai. "Schlechte Zeiten für Ice Ts Aggro-Vibe". laut.de (in German). Retrieved November 29, 2024.
^ 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.
^ Schnädelbach, Buffo. "Body Count: Merciless – RockHard". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved November 29, 2024.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Body Count – Merciless" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
^ "Ultratop.be – Body Count – Merciless" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Body Count – Merciless" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 48. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

External links

Body Count – Merciless at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Recording:
Start: "Body Count begin recording new album Merciless". Consequence. February 21, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

End: Blabbermouth (May 1, 2023). "BODY COUNT Completes Recording New Album 'Merciless'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

Mixing: Blabbermouth (July 15, 2023). "BODY COUNT Is Mixing New Album 'Merciless'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[2] Start: "Body Count begin recording new album Merciless". Consequence. February 21, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[3] End: Blabbermouth (May 1, 2023). "BODY COUNT Completes Recording New Album 'Merciless'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[4] Mixing: Blabbermouth (July 15, 2023). "BODY COUNT Is Mixing New Album 'Merciless'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[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.

[ac_Austria_Body_Count-8] "Austriancharts.at – Body Count – Merciless" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

[ac_Flanders_Body_Count-9] "Ultratop.be – Body Count – Merciless" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[ac_Germany4_Body_Count-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.

[ac_UKRock_Body_Count-12] "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

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