Today in 1997 Body Count released the album Violent Demise: The Last Days Los Angeles, California Hardcore punk, speed metal, crossover thrash, thrash metal Status:Active Years active1990–2006, 2009–present Body Count is a crossover thrash band from the United States, best known for being fronted by Ice-T and causing a furor with the release of “Cop Killer” from their debut album, Body Count. Besides Ice-T, Body Count included Ernie-C (lead guitar), Mooseman (bass), Beatmaster V (drums) and D-Roc (rhythm guitar). Their album attacked, in graphic terms, various aspects of racism and criminality in South Central Los Angeles (now South Los Angeles), including corrupt police officers. A few months after Body Count was released, parent groups and other advocates began protesting “Cop Killer”. After months of intense pressure, Warner Brothers took the song off the album (replacing it with a bland version of Ice-T’s - ‘Freedom of Speech’). Ice T would leave the company soon after. Priority Records released Body Count’s follow-up, Born Dead which continued on in a simular vein from the debut, the album would also include a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s Hey Joe but sales were low, and Mooseman left the group and was replaced by Griz. Body Count’s third album Violent Demise: Last Days (1997) received better reviews than their previous efforts, but sales remained low. The band soon began to unravel, Griz left the band soon after the release of Violent Demise, Beatmaster V died of Leukemia, Mooseman was shot in a drive-by in winter 2000 while working for Iggy Pop and in late 2004 D-Roc died due to complications from lymphoma, leaving only Ice-T and Ernie-C from the original Body Count line-up. Murder 4 Hire: Will Kill For Money is Body Count’s follow-up record. It was realeased August 1, 2006. On August 3, 2006, “You Don’t Know Me (Pain)” was performed on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. The lyrics were slightly modified to mention the host of the show, Conan O’Brien, after he had jokingly requested that Ice-T include a “shout-out” to him in one of his songs. On September 6, 2009, Body Count made an appearance at the Vans Warped Tour 15th-anniversary party at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. The group played a 20-minute set, covered Slayer, and closed with their controversial classic Cop Killer. Also on the bill were NOFX, Katy Perry, Pennywise, Bad Religion and Rise Against. Mike Sullivan of ExploreMusic recently caught up with Ernie C at the 2010 edition of the Vans Warped Tour. While briefly chatting, Ernie C divulged that the band is recording its fifth studio album. Body Count wrote an exclusive song, The Gears of War, for the video game Gears of War 3, and performed it at a party promoting the game. On December 9, 2012, Ice-T announced on Twitter that Body Count would begin production on a new album in January 2013. The following day, Ice-T revealed that Body Count has signed with Sumerian Records.[20] Ice-T has suggested that the new album will be titled Rise! or Manslaughter. On May 10, 2013, Ice-T announced that work on the fifth studio album had begun and that it would be entitled Manslaughter. Virgin Records Ice-T — Lead Vocals Ernie-C — Lead Guitars and Guitar Synthesizer D-Roc — Rhythm Guitars(R.I.P. 2004) Beatmaster V — Drums(R.I.P. 1996) Griz — Bass, Loops and Samples 1. Interview 2. My Way 3. Strippers Intro 4. Strippers 5. Truth or Death 6. Violent Demise 7. Bring It to Pain 8. Music Business 9. I Used to Love Her 10. Root of All Evil 11. Dead Man Walking 12. Interview End 13. Youre F**kin with BC 14. Ernies Intro 15. Dr. K 16. Last Days The Japanese edition of the album contained a bonus track, The Law, which featured the instrumental track for I Used To Love Her paired with an alternate vocal track. Violent Demise: The Last Days is the third album by Body Count. It is the last album to feature drummer Beatmaster V, who died of leukemia following the recording of the album, which is dedicated to him. Among other subjects, the album features songs focusing on topical subjects such as the O. J. Simpson murder case (I Used To Love Her) and Dr. Jack Kevorkian (Dr. K). The cover art depicts the hand signs of the gangs Bloods and Crips, which the bands initials, B.C. stand for youtube/watch?v=mw5elipxk4A
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