Back in May 2020, Ice Nine Kills celebrated the 40th anniversary of “Friday The 13th” by performing a parody of Fountains Of Wayne’s “Stacy’s Mom,” which they called “Jason’s Mom,” as part of Fearless Records‘ “Fearless At Home” virtual festival. Now, the band have officially released the track in digital outlets. You can find that on the service of your choice HERE.
Ice Nine Kills have released a cover of Elvis Presley‘s “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You.” You can find an official video for that below. Spencer Charnas commented:
“I’ve always been a big Elvis fan so the idea of taking this classic and splattering it with some signature INK bloodshed struck me as a match made in hell!”
Ice Nine Kills are celebrating the 24th anniversary of the classic slasher film “Scream” with a new mini-documentary focusing on the 2018 “Scream Comes Home” convention. Frontman Spencer Charnas said the following about that:
“Getting to be a part of the ‘Scream Comes Home’ event and tour the locations of my favorite movie of all time was a scream come true for this slasher fanatic!”
Ice Nine Kills have premiered a new live video for their song “Rocking The Boat.” The footage was captured during the band’s November 30, 2019 show at The Palladium in Worcester, MA. That set was recently released as a live album titled “I Heard They KILL Live!!” Spencer Charnas commented:
“This particular song was a highlight every night to me. I mean, How often do you get to antagonize one of your crew members while they’re wearing a large inflatable shark costume in front of a couple thousand people?”
Ice Nine Kills will be releasing a new live album titled “I Heard They KILL Live!!” on October 30. The effort was recorded during the band’s November 30, 2019 show at The Palladium in Worcester, MA. You can find a live video for “Stabbing In The Dark” from that set below. Pre-orders for the album and tickets to stream the full performance on October 29 can be found HERE.
“I Heard They KILL Live!!” Track Listing:
01. “Thank God It’s Friday”
02. “The Jig Is Up”
03. “SAVAGES”
04. “The Nature Of The Beast”
05. “The World In My Hands”
06. “Communion Of The Cursed”
07. “A Grave Mistake”
08. “Your Number’s Up”
09. “Rocking The Boat”
10. “Merry Axe-Mas”
11. “Thriller”
12. “Hell In The Hallways”
13. “Stabbing In The Dark”
14. “The Fastest Way To A Girl’s Heart Is Through Her Ribcage”
15. “Love Bites”
16. “Tess-Timony”
17. “Me, Myself And Hyde”
18. “The American Nightmare”
19. “IT Is The End”
Spencer Charnas commented:
“The Worcester Palladium holds a very special place in the heart of INK’s history. On September 22nd, 2000, I attended a Goldfinger/Mest concert there that changed the course of my life. I knew after that incredibly high-energy show that I wanted to dedicate my life to writing and performing my own music.
One year later, INK’s first show would take place on the very same stage at a battle of the bands that we did not win. The concert is pictured in this album insert. 18 years later we sold out the very same 3,000 capacity venue and recorded this live album there—a full circle moment that I will never forget. This album is dedicated to the INK psychos who allow us to make murder and mayhem an actual career.”
Ice Nine Kills have launched a new app called “Psychos Only.” Fans that download the app will gain access to a private fan community.
The following was said about the app [via Blabbermouth]:
“The innovative app-based community will provide access to a private community of likeminded fans in one location as well as unprecedented access to all things ICE NINE KILLS — including bandmember social media feeds, music, videos, photo galleries, tour dates, merchandise and updates about the band.The new app is available on Android, iOS and on the web at PsychosOnly.Club.”
“The most supportive fans will have opportunities to engage directly with ICE NINE KILLS, participate in gore filled horror trivia, killer challenges and giveaways, and watch parties. They will also gain exclusive access to members-only merchandise, tickets and VIP RIP packages and much more.
Members of the Psychos Only club will have the ability to create their own profiles, share their own video and photo content, follow and direct message other psychos, and exchange virtual gifts. In addition, the Psychos Only experience is gameified, which means the most engaged members will get rewarded with achievement levels and virtual coins/currency (known as Kill-ency) to unlock exclusive content.”
Frontman Spencer Charnas commented:
“This is going to add a killer new dimension to the INK fandom universe! Complete with exclusive never-before-seen content, this will allow our audience to break down the barrier between band and fan and see what really happens behind the screams.”
Ice Nine Kills will be releasing a new acoustic EP, titled “Undead & Unplugged: Live From The Overlook Hotel,” tomorrow (June 26). The effort was recorded during a special performance at The Stanley Hotel, the building that inspired The Overlook Hotel in “The Shining.” A video for “Enjoy Your Slay” from the set can be found below:
Spencer Charnas commented:
“We decided to release this EP now to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘The Shining‘, one of the most influential horror movies of all time. As a life-long horror fan, I was thrilled when we were able to enlist the help of Stanley Kubrick‘s grandson, Sam to provide guest vocals on the original version of our track, ‘Enjoy Your Slay‘ and we were equally thrilled when The Stanley Hotel invited us to play in their infamous ballroom for this special, intimate, sold-out fan event.
The biggest highlight for me was getting to see the real Room 237 (217 in the book), the setting for one of the most terrifying scenes in ‘The Shining‘. We got some intel from an employee who told us that whilst shooting ‘Dumb and Dumber‘, which also features The Stanley Hotel, Jim Carey had insisted on staying in room 217 but got so freaked out on the first night, he had leave the room.
We’d like to thank 107.9 KBPI for helping to make this show a possibility and all the Colorado Psychos that came out to make this intimate, unplugged show so special.”
Here’s the full track listing:
01. “Savage”
02. “Thank God It’s Friday”
03. “A Grave Mistake”
04. “Love Bites”
05. “Enjoy Your Slay”
[via Bloody Disgusting]
Back on April 26, 2019, Ice Nine Kills were supposed to play at the Disney-owned House Of Blues in Orlando, FL, but they ended up getting banned from the venue due to their dark imagery. The band then decided to fire back at Disney by staging a show at the SoundBar in Orlando, FL on July 25, 2019. A mini-documentary on that event has since been released and can be seen below:
Spencer Charnas commented:
“Looking back at the Disney incident fills me with nothing but laughter. When I first heard about the ban I was perturbed strictly because we love playing in that city. But rather than mope and cry about it, I had the idea to poke fun at the situation by creating a merch line of beloved Disney characters and inserting them in slasher movie scenarios. This mini documentary chronicles our triumphant sold out return to Orlando and the chaos that ensued…”
To celebrate the release of the documentary, the group have also launched their “Too Evil For Children II” merch capsule at nightmareontheninth.com.
As part of Fearless Records‘ “Fearless At Home” virtual festival, Ice Nine Kills shared a “Friday The 13th” parody of Fountains Of Wayne’s “Stacy’s Mom,” which they called “Jason’s Mom.” Spencer Charnas commented:
“Today marks the 40th anniversary of Friday The 13th and with tomorrow being Mother’s Day, we thought this acoustic cover would be the perfect way to celebrate. We want to dedicate this to the memory of the inspirational songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who co-wrote this amazing and enduring pop song for Fountains Of Wayne. We hope all the Moms out there have a truly killer Mother’s Day.”
The remaining dates on Papa Roach, Hollywood Undead, and Ice Nine Kills’ European tour have officially been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The bands were previously planning to reschedule the shows, but they were unable to do so.
