Blood-soaked riffs and spine-chilling theatrics return as ICE NINE KILLS unveils their latest live horror masterpiece, I Heard They KILL Live 2 via Fearless Records.
A sequel worthy of the scream queens and final boys that inspire them, this electrifying live album captures the raw, cinematic chaos that has made ICE NINE KILLS one of the most thrilling metal acts in the game today.
I Heard They KILL Live 2 arrives on vinyl September 5, 2025.
The 11-track collection was recorded on Nov. 17, 2022, on the Trinity of Terror Tour in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Who doesn’t love a sequel? Like the undead slashers of the bloody classics conjured in their songs, ICE NINE KILLS returns with killer cuts on I Heard They KILL Live 2.
Loudwire hails ICE NINE KILLS as “one of the most unique acts in metal right now.” The band’s synergy of music and lifestyle draws favorable comparisons to Slipknot and Rob Zombie.
Visionary trailblazers and multimedia raconteurs, INK continues to build a thrilling world for a growing legion of devoted true believers, with theatrical shows, high-concept videos, and inventive band-to-fan communion.
ICE NINE KILLS recently announced a monstrous headline EU and UK ‘A Work Of Art’ tour, closing out 2025 in the grandiose, theatrical, blood-drenched style that the band have become masters of.
The European tour follows last year’s Stadium run with Metallica, which also saw the band take in Download Festival, where they drew one of the Opus Stage’s biggest crowds of the weekend.
ICE NINE KILLS have sculpted an esteemed reputation for possessing one of the most captivating, dramatic, immersive and utterly unforgettable live shows on the heavy music touring circuit.
Fans can expect the very same from these upcoming shows, only now the scale and scope is far greater – if you think you were scared before, think again.
Accompanied by supporting acts Creeper and The Devil Wears Prada, the tour will see them perform to a huge amount of nightly witnesses, ending the run with their largest ever spectacle at London’s renowned Wembley Arena.
Speaking on the new tour dates, front man Spencer Charnas comments:
“We’ll be playing to more Psychos across Europe than ever before, so we’ve sharpened our axes and dusted off our raincoats in preparation for the bloodiest gigs yet.
The tour will climax at Wembley Arena, where we hope to summon Freddie Mercury, Jason Bonham, David Bowie, Adele, and the other famous ghosts who haunt the historic London venue.”
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Tracklist – I Heard They KILL Live 2
(All tracks are live recordings)
SIDE A
Funeral Derangements
Wurst Vacation
Hip To Be Scared
SIDE B
IT Is The End
A Grave Mistake
Ex-Mørtis
SIDE C
Stabbing In The Dark
The Shower Scene
Farewell II Flesh
SIDE D
The American Nightmare
Welcome To Horrorwood
ABOUT ICE NINE KILLS:
ICE NINE KILLS craft anthems full of passion and precision. The band’s theatrical bombast created a community of self-described ‘Psychos’ and launched the type of pop culture lore celebrated in their songs.
They make timeless and timely music, mixing metalcore, melody, and punk with power.
Hard-rock-meets-horror tracks like ‘Hip to be Scared’, ‘Funeral Derangements’, ‘A Grave Mistake’, and ‘The American Nightmare’ demonstrate their unapologetic fascination with fright and cult classic curiosities, unleashed with inescapable melodic hooks, heavy riffs, and clever twists of phrase.
Led by Spencer Charnas, ICE NINE KILLS spread cavalier carnage with a knowing smile, as evidenced by the densely catchy songs on their pair of breakthrough albums, The Silver Scream and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood, which propelled them to death-defying new heights.
They toured with Slipknot in 2022 and Metallica handpicked INK for their M72 World Tour in 2023/2024. The horror community Spencer grew up loving has embraced his band in return.
‘A Work of Art’ plays in 2024’s Terrifier 3, with franchise stars Catherine Corcoran, Leah Voysey, and David Howard Thornton (Art the Clown himself) appearing in the ridiculously over-the-top, gore-filled video.
The INKverse boasts a series of high-concept, cinematic videos; the Psychos Only club; a mock “true crime” book; the Inked in Blood graphic novels; monthly ‘Nightmare on the 9th’ merch drops; and the annual INK-curated Silver Scream Convention weekends. In 2024, Silver Scream Con moved into the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts – the same area where ICE NINE KILLS first began.
Long before he graced the covers of Rock Sound, Metal Hammer, Revolver, and Outburn, Charnas began his career at a battle of the bands while still in high school.
Known simply as “Ice Nine” from 2000 to 2006, Spencer persevered through lineup and stylistic changes as a teenager and young adult.
The No. 1 Billboard Hard Rock Album The Silver Scream (2018) mercilessly chopped down the doors, announcing ICE NINE KILLS’ arrival as an unrivalled force of unnatural nature. Helpless teens, unhelpful authorities, supernatural forces, masked killers, and “final girls” abounded.
Each piece focused on a different horror classic, paying loving homage to Freddy, Jason, Michael, Pennywise, and more. Naturally, there’s always a sequel.
The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood imagined a world where Charnas is the chief suspect in his fiancé’s murder, with his body of musical and visual work with ICE NINE KILLS the primary evidence.
The album expanded the lore of Silence, a new slasher for the ages and landed the band their first Top 20 chart placement on the Billboard Top 200.
Loudwire hails ICE NINE KILLS as “one of the most unique acts in metal right now.”
Visionary trailblazers and multimedia raconteurs, INK hosts a thrilling world for a growing legion of devoted true believers with immersive shows, captivating videos, and an inventive band-and-fan community.
With over 2.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, 720 million career streams to date and over 210 million views on YouTube the band are firmly cemented as one of the most vicious forces in modern music.
BAND MEMBERS
Spencer Charnas – vocals
Dan Sugarman – guitars
Ricky Armellino – guitars
Joe Occhiuti – bass
Mike Cortada – drums
