Ice Nine Kills to release a new single titled “Play Dead” next week

Ice Nine Kills has started teasing “Play Dead,” their upcoming single, as per theprp. In this new song, the gold-certified metalcore band collaborates with the asymmetrical multiplayer horror game “Dead By Daylight,” continuing their expanding line of horror-inspired partnerships. That series has a long history with hard music, having collaborated with bands like Iron Maiden, who will shortly be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and masked metal raiders Slipknot. Starting on June 16th, Ice Nine Kills will also provide some cosmetics in the shape of shirts and costumes. “Play Dead” pre-saves are currently accessible at ink.iceninekills.com/playdead. However, the song’s music video, which debuted on June 14th during a 10th anniversary streaming event for “Dead By Daylight,” is currently available for streaming.

Not only that, but the band is also hinting at a June 26th premiere date for “Part Deux,” which will feature legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk. The latter also served as an introduction for the song’s music video premiere, which is shown below. In related news, a new skin inspired by Iron Maiden’s iconic mascot, Eddie, was revealed during the livestream as part of another cooperation between “Dead By Daylight” and the band.

Upcoming shows:

• Monday, March 15, 2027 – Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
• Wednesday, March 17, 2027 – Gliwice Arena, Gliwice, Poland
• Thursday, March 18, 2027 – Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
• Saturday, March 20, 2027 – Zenith, Munich, Germany
• Monday, March 22, 2027 – Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Tuesday, March 23, 2027 – Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
• Friday, March 26, 2027 – La Seine Musicale, Paris, France

The American heavy metal band Ice Nine Kills is based in Boston, Massachusetts. Although the band’s music combines many different musical genres, it is best described as metalcore with a horror theme. Spencer Charnas and Jeremy Schwartz, who were buddies in high school, started Ice Nine in 2000 as a ska punk band before switching to a metalcore sound in 2010. As of right now, Charnas is the only founder member. “Last Chance to Make Amends”, “Safe Is Just a Shadow”, “The Predator Becomes the Prey”, “Every Trick in the Book”, which peaked at number 122 on the US Billboard 200; “The Silver Scream”, which peaked at number 29; and their most recent, The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood, which peaked at number 18, are the three EPs and six full-length studio albums that Ice Nine Kills has released.