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.
Background The album is based on vocalist Ice-T's love of horror movies, a theme he decided on while in New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic: "I was watching horror movies, serial killers, all this s—. So before you know it, there’s a song called ‘The Purge.’ There’s a song called ‘Psychopath.’ I’m looking at this new election coming. I’m like, ‘these motherf—s are gangbanging.’ All these different topics are coming to my head, and we make the next record."
Track listing
Personnel
Body Count Ice-T – lead vocals Ernie C – lead guitar Juan of the Dead – rhythm guitar Vincent Price – bass, backing vocals, keyboards Will "Ill Will" Dorsey Jr. – drums Sean E Sean – backing vocals, sampler Tracy "Little Ice" Marrow Jr. – backing vocals
Additional musicians 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) David Gilmour – additional guitar solo (track 8) Production Ice-T – production Vincent Price – production Will Putney – production, engineering, mixing, mastering Erik Motta – cover photo Tamara Llenas Navarro – live photos Alex Solca – back cover photo Carsten Drescher – layout
Charts + Chart performance for Merciless Chart (2024–2025) Peakposition Croatian International Albums (HDU) 25 Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) 28
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