Murder 4 Hire
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Murder 4 Hire is the fourth album by US thrash metal
band Body Count
. Released on August 1, 2006, this was the first album from Body Count in nine years. Work on the album had come to a pause after rhythm guitarist D-Roc The Executioner was found dead in his apartment due to his lymphoma cancer. Once the band acquired Bendrix as their new rhythm guitarist, work on the album resumed and the album was released later that year.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Body Count
Body Count
Body Count is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1990. The group is fronted by rapper and actor Ice-T, who founded the group out of his interest in heavy metal music, taking on the role of vocalist and writing the lyrics for most of the group's songs. Lead guitarist...
. Released on August 1, 2006, this was the first album from Body Count in nine years. Work on the album had come to a pause after rhythm guitarist D-Roc The Executioner was found dead in his apartment due to his lymphoma cancer. Once the band acquired Bendrix as their new rhythm guitarist, work on the album resumed and the album was released later that year.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Ice T and Ernie C; except where indicated- "Invincible Gangsta" — 3:59
- "The End Game" — 4:13 (Ice T, Ernie C, OT)
- "You Don't Know Me (Pain)" — 4:12
- "The Passion of Christ" — 3:11
- "In My Head" — 4:04
- "D Rocs (R.I.P.)" — 2:32
- "Murder 4 Hire (D Roc The Executioner)" — 3:26
- "Down in the Bayou" — 3:34
- "Dirty Bombs" — 3:45
- "Lies" — 4:24
- "Relationships" — 4:30
- "Mr. C's Theme" — 3:03 (Ernie C)
Personnel
- Ice TICE-T* Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains...
- vocals - Ernie CErnie CErnie Cunnigan, better known by his stage name Ernie C, is the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Body Count.-Early life:Cunnigan grew up in Compton, California and attended Crenshaw High School with Ice-T. Cunnigan was one of the few students attending the school who was interested in rock music,...
- lead guitar - Bendrix - rhythm guitar
- Vincent Price - bass
- O.T.O.T. (musician)Otis Turner aka O.T. Is an American musician who plays Drumsand Percussion for heavy metal band Body Count.-Early Life:...
- drums - D-Roc The Executioner - rhythm guitar