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Body Count is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Edgar Winter, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. Those roots explain a lot about how Body Count arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Clawfinger, Prong, Life of Agony, Rise of the Northstar and Nuclear Assault, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Nasty, P.M. Dawn, Max Cavalera, Dave Mustaine and Iggy Pop, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Body Count, reaching back through Edgar Winter and forward to Nasty. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Body Count is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1990. The group is fronted by Ice-T, who first established himself as a rapper but co-founded the group with lead guitarist Ernie C out of their interest in heavy metal music. Ice-T took on the role of vocalist and writing the lyrics for most of Body Count's songs, while Ernie C has been responsible for writing the group's music.
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Body Count connections
Body Count grew out of Edgar Winter, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Chuck Berry, shares an orbit with Clawfinger, Prong, Life of Agony and Rise of the Northstar, went on to shape Nasty, P.M. Dawn, Max Cavalera and Dave Mustaine. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Body Count
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