Violent Demise: The Last Days

Violent Demise: The Last Days
Studio album by
Body Count
ReleasedMarch 11, 1997
Recorded1996
GenreRap metal, speed metal[1]
Length46:18
LabelVirgin
ProducerHoward Benson
Body Count chronology
Born Dead
(1994) 		Violent Demise: The Last Days
(1997) 		Murder 4 Hire
(2006)
Singles from Violent Demise: The Last Days
  1. "I Used to Love Her"
    Released: 1997[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[3]
E! OnlineF[4]
Metal Hammer[5]
NME6/10[6]
Rock Hard9/10[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Vox6/10[9]

Violent Demise: The Last Days is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Body Count. The album was released on March 11, 1997, by Virgin Records. 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. It is also the final full album to feature rhythm guitarist D-Roc the Executioner, who died from lymphoma during production of their next album Murder 4 Hire. It also marks the last appearance of sampler Sean E Sean and hype man Sean E. Mac, who both departed the band in 2001. Sean E Sean would return to the group in 2008, but Ice T's son Little Ice replaced Sean E. Mac in 2016.

Lyrics and themes

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 share the same initials as the band's name.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Interview"1:08
2."My Way" (featuring Raw Breed)3:11
3."Strippers Intro"0:18
4."Strippers"4:33
5."Truth or Death"3:14
6."Violent Demise"3:44
7."Bring It to Pain"4:27
8."Music Business"0:12
9."I Used to Love Her"3:16
10."Root of All Evil"4:23
11."Dead Man Walking"4:50
12."Interview End"0:21
13."You're Fuckin' with BC"3:29
14."Ernie's Intro"0:15
15."Dr. K"2:48
16."Last Days"6:03
17."The Law" (Japanese edition bonus track - alternative version of "I Used to Love Her")3:23
Total length:49:44

Personnel

  • Ice-T – lead vocals
  • Ernie C – lead guitar, guitar synthesizer
  • D-Roc the Executioner – rhythm guitar
  • Griz – bass, lead vocals, loops and samples
  • Beatmaster V – drums
  • Jonathon "the Kidd" James – drums
  • Sean E Sean – sampler, backing vocals
  • Sean E. Mac – hype man, backing vocals

Guest musicians

  • Raw Breed – vocals on "My Way"

References

  1. ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine (March 11, 1997). "Violent Demise: Last Days - Body Count | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Body Count I Used to Love Her". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "CG: Artist 2562". Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Anon. "E! Online - Music Review - Body Count - Violent Demise: The Last Days". E! Online. Archived from the original on February 3, 1999. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Ingham, Chris (April 1997). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. UK: Dennis Publishing. p. 61.
  6. ^ Dalton, Stephen (March 8, 1997). "Body Count - Violent Demise (The Last Days)". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Violent Demise". Rock Hard (Vol. 118) (in German). February 25, 1997. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "Body Count". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 90. ISBN 9780743201698.
  9. ^ Fadele, Dele (April 1997). "The X-Fated Files". Vox. No. 78. IPC. p. 100.
  10. ^ Marrow, Tracy; Century, Douglas (2011). "Freedom of Speech". Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption—from South Central to Hollywood. Random House. pp. 127–140. ISBN 978-0-345-52328-0.



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