Body Count ft Ice-T review β an explosive love letter to heavy metal
O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
The seven-pieceβs first London show in six years sees them tear through tributes to Slayer and the Exploited, while Ice-Tβs son and daughter join him on stage
Ice-T contains multitudes. Thirty-two years ago, the man born Tracy Lauren Marrow was one of the most righteously furious-sounding figures in music, Body Countβs breakthrough single Cop Killer having smashed the barrier between hardcore hip-hop and hardcore metal while its incendiary lyrics drew condemnation from then-president George Bush. Tonight, however, the prevailing emotion isnβt the anger that burst from that signature song; Body Countβs first London show in six years is more instantly a love letter to heavy music.
After the seven-piece β long Iceβs main career focus, beyond even his solo and film work β bound out with Body Countβs in the House, they tear through a medley of songs by extreme metal antagonists Slayer. A similar tribute to punk legends the Exploited comes later in the set.
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