New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Bridging the gap between horror and metal, ICE NINE KILLS focused their 2018 Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart-topping release THE SILVER SCREAM on classic films from the genre, while even enlisting some notable guest vocal performances from the likes of Stranger Things' Chelsea Tamridge and Sam Kubrick, grandson of Stanley Kubrick, who famously directed the iconic Stephen King adaption of The Shining.
Taking it a step further, the band created their own mini-horror series starring vocalist and horror aficionado Spencer Charnas to correlate with each of the album's singles, injecting their own narrative into the movies the tracks pay homage to. Following a prequel and four parts, the fifth and final clip- directed by
Daniel Hourihan (Manchester By The Sea, In Your Eyes) of Slow Burn Productions— is out now, for the track "IT Is The End," inspired by Stephen King's popular novel-turned-movie IT. The animated single features musical guest appearances from members of
Less Than Jake and Fenix TX.
"The 'SILVER SCREAM' film closes with a song that pays tribute to Pennywise the dancing clown from one of the scariest books and films of all time, IT," declares CHARNAS. "Originally a novel by Stephen King, two very different films (both equally as brilliant) have been adapted for the screen. Jovial and friendly at first, Pennywise can switch to the embodiment of evil at the drop of a hat, so I wanted to capture that as best as I could in my vocal performance and in the video clip. Perhaps my favorite song on the album, it features incredible guest performances from two of my favorite bands of all time,
Less Than Jake and Fenix TX. Will Salazar of FT, who co-wrote the chorus with me, does guest vocals and JR and
Buddy from LTJ provide the sinister circus like horn section that enhances the twisted carnival of carnage that is Pennywise."
ICE NINE KILLS recently announced they will release the 'Final Cut' edition of THE SILVER SCREAM on October 25 via Fearless Records. The album will include four acoustic renditions of songs from THE SILVER SCREAM with guest appearances by very special members of both the horror and metal communities, all of which are yet to be unveiled. It will also feature a thrilling cover song and a brand-new number that pays homage to Wes Craven's 1996 slasher masterpiece, SCREAM.
Watch a teaser trailer on the band's Facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/IceNineKills/videos/372082836803829/.
The band recently completed the almost fully sold out European leg of their headlining "Silver Scream" tour and will next be seen performing on stages across the U.S. leading SiriusXM Octane Presents "The Octane Accelerator Tour" from October 29 to December 1 with support from Fit For a King, Light The Torch, Make Them Suffer and Awake At Last.
During this run, the band will stop by the infamous Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO, the source of inspiration for Stephen King's bestselling novel The Shining, to perform a special recorded acoustic show on Monday, November 4. Fans can also use the code 'ICENINE' to receive a 15% discount to spend the night at the haunted hotel between November 3-5.
ICE NINE KILLS upcoming tour dates are as follows:
Tue 10/29 Cleveland, OH House of Blues *
Sat 11/2 Milwaukee, WI The Rave Club *
Sun 11/3 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater *
Mon 11/4 Estes Park, CO The Stanley Hotel
Tue 11/5 Denver, CO Summit
Music Hall *
Wed 11/6 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot *
Fri 11/8 Las Vegas, NV Brooklyn Bowl *
Sat 11/9 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater *
Sun 11/10 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren *
Tue 11/12 Dallas, TX House of Blues *
Wed 11/13 Houston, TX House of Blues *
Thu 11/14 San Antonio, TX Aztec Theater *
Sat 11/16 Pensacola, FL Vinyl
Music Hall *
Sun 11/17 Tampa, FL Ritz Ybor *
Mon 11/18 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution Live *
Wed 11/20 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theater *
Thu 11/21 Charlotte, NC The Underground - Fillmore *
Fri 11/22 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage *
Sat 11/23 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian Theater *
Mon 11/25 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts *
Tue 11/26 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall *
Wed 11/27 Chicago, IL House of Blues *
Sat 11/30 Worcester, MA The Palladium *
Sun 12/1 New York, NY Webster Hall *
* = SiriusXM Octane Presents "Octane Accelerator Tour" with Fit For a King, Light The Torch, Make Them Suffer & Awake At Last.
