Carnivore | ||||
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Released | March 6, 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
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Length | 35:55 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Producer | Will Putney | |||
Body Count chronology | ||||
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Singles from Carnivore | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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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.
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.
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]
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.
All tracks are written by Tracy Marrow, Vincent Dennis, Will Dorsey and Will Putney except where stated
No. | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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