Editing Body Count (band) (section)

===Hiatus, ''Gears of War 3'' soundtrack (2009–2012)===
The band's presence between after 2009 was sporadic: On September 6, 2009, Body Count made an appearance at the [[Warped Tour|Vans Warped Tour]] 15th-anniversary party at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. The group played a 20-minute set, covered [[Slayer]], and closed with their controversial classic "Cop Killer".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126679 |date=September 9, 2009 |title=Body Count Is Back! |access-date=September 11, 2009 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913052821/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=126679 |archive-date=September 13, 2009 }}</ref> Also on the bill were [[NOFX]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], [[Bad Religion]] and [[Rise Against]]. Mike Sullivan of [[ExploreMusic]] caught up with Ernie C at the 2010 edition of the Vans Warped Tour. While briefly chatting, Ernie C divulged that the band was recording its fifth studio album.<ref name="Explore Music">{{cite web |url=http://www.exploremusic.com/explore-music-radio/2010-07-06/Heres-The-Deal-MySpace-Google-Iron-Maiden-Body-Count |title=Interview with Ernie C |access-date=July 7, 2010 |publisher=[[ExploreMusic]]}}</ref> Body Count wrote an exclusive song, "The Gears of War", for the video game ''[[Gears of War 3]]'', and performed it at a party promoting the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5809789/what-do-ice+t-gears-of-war-3-and-heavy-metal-have-in-common |title=This Was Ice-T's Gears of War 3 Concert |publisher=Kotaku.com |date=June 8, 2011 |access-date=March 1, 2012}}</ref>