Today, Body Count releases the music video to “Fuck What You Heard,” a blistering anthem (released on 7/19) that takes aim at the nation's political landscape. With its unrelenting hook of "Democrips and Bloodpublicans," Ice-T delivers a provocative critique from his independent perspective. "I have friends across the aisle," Ice-T explains, "but my views are balanced and unapologetic."
[Photo Credit: Alessandro Solca]
Through a seamless blend of footage, the music video highlights the chaotic and often brutal clashes that have come to characterize the current political climate of the U.S.
Listen to “Fuck What You Heard” HERE
Watch music video HERE
"Fuck What You Heard" is a track off Body Count's forthcoming album, Merciless. Their last release, Carnivore, was released in 2020 and earned the band a Grammy for Best Metal Performance. The band recently finished their EU/UK Merciless Tour, and will headline at the Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, KY, and the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA. this fall. Tickets are available HERE. See below for itinerary.
For Body Count, it’s been a history of being both respected and feared – a barbed-wire thread that stretches back to the band’s origins as a project between Ice-T and Crenshaw High friend, Ernie C. Their first shot fired, the song, “Body Count,” was a mission statement on Ice-T’s 1991 O.G. – Original Gangster.
They touched a nerve with their first, self-titled 1991 album and its divisive track, “Cop Killer,” which inspired generations of bands to follow. What they took from growing up with Black Sabbath and being inspired by fellow L.A. legends like Slayer and Suicidal Tendencies has only upped the ante for generations of metal heads and hardcore fans. Body Count’s current line-up includes surviving OG’s Ice, Ernie C. and Sean E Sean joined by bassist Vincent Price, drummer Will “Ill Will” Dorsey, Juan “Juan of the Dead” Garcia and backing vocalist Little Ice.
Tour Dates
9/28 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
10/12 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
Body Count also just launched a 360-degree, fully immersive web experience that allows fans to explore a world built around the band's aesthetic. As they navigate the site, fans can engage in a gamified "easter egg" hunt, unlocking an exclusive merch discount while discovering new music, merchandise, and other exciting content from the band. Developed by the team at Metimmerse, this cutting-edge site is accessible on desktop, mobile, or VR headset, offering a unique and captivating experience for all fans.
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At the 2024 Metal Hall Of Fame gala at the Delta Marriott Garden Grove in Garden Grove, California, Becky Baldwin the bands new Bassist was asked by The Metal Voice if her addition to MERCYFUL FATE as a permanent member has been in the works for a while. She responded: "I guess the idea was floating around for a while, but it's quite recent still, the news that I was going to be permanent in MERCYFUL FATE. But I guess, as any band does when you've got a lot coming up and there's some kind of — I don't wanna say insecurity within the band, because it's not that; it was just kind of, like, a question about how busy Joey was, and I guess it was kind of in the back of their minds. And the way that the fans reacted when I did the tour was very positive. So it was a natural progression, I guess. But yeah, it all just kind of came about very, very recently in terms of being solidly, like, 'Yes, this is what's happening. And you are gonna be a full-time member of MERCYFUL FATE.'"
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