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Ice Nine Kills have indicated their forthcoming participation in the seventh installment of the ‘Scream’ film series, as per theprp. The band presented a teaser of this project during a live performance on December 12th at the OVO Arena Wembley in London, UK. The band, known for their fascination with horror themes, has previously paid homage to the ‘Scream’ franchise through musical tributes. Their most recent collaboration involved direct engagement with the ‘Terrifier’ horror franchise. In relation to this new collaboration, the ‘Scream 7’ official Instagram account responded to the band’s post, expressing approval by commenting, “Nine kills? I like the sound of that.” ‘Scream 7’ is scheduled to be released in theaters on February 27th, 2026.
Ice Nine Kills spreads cavalier carnage with a knowing smile, as evidenced by the densely catchy songs on their two breakthrough albums, “The Silver Scream” and “The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood”, including the gold- certified single ‘A Grave Mistake‘; ‘A Work of Art’, the official song from the highest-grossing unrated film ever, “Terrifier 3”; the arrestingly melodic ‘The Great Unknown’; and ‘The Laugh Track,’ a hilariously homicidal tribute to Jack Nicholson’s Joker.
The INKverse boasts a series of high-concept, cinematic videos; the Psychos Only club; two mock “true crime” books; the Inked in Blood graphic novels; monthly “Nightmare on the 9th” merch drops; and the annual Silver Scream Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts, not far from the North Shore birthplace of Ice Nine Kills. (The con even went international with 2025’s Silver Scream Con London.)
Led by Spencer Charnas, the internationally acclaimed band mixes extreme metal with melody. They’ve toured with Slipknot and were handpicked by Metallica for the M72 World Tour (2022 – 2025). The horror community Spencer grew up loving has embraced his band in return.
In 2025, Spencer launched the Pretty Evil personal care line and revealed that he’s co-written, with Paul Soter (Super Troopers), The Slashin’ of the Christ, a forthcoming feature film produced by Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead) and Brian Witten (Final Destination). The Matrix-inspired anthem and action-fueled music video for ‘The Great Unknown’ expanded even further on INK’s evolving lore.
At Silver Scream Con 4, Spencer and Matthew Lillard (Scream) announced their Horrorwood Reserve whiskey collaboration, and Lillard’s entrance into the INKverse with the ‘The Laugh Track’.
