Band Of The Week: Ice Nine Kills

Slight Band History:

Ice Nine Kills originally formed by Spencer Charnas and Jeremy Schwartz. Spencer is currently the only original member in the band. The band now consists of Spencer Charnas(Lead Vocals and Piano), Justin deBlieck(Co-lead vocals, lead guitarist), Justin Morrow(Rythm and Bass) and Conor Sullivan(Drums). Ice Nine Kills have gone from ska to a hybrid of pop-punk, emo, post-hardcore and ska to a more metalcore hybrid post-hardcore sound.

Details:

Genre: Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Symphonic Metal
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Activity: 2006- Present
Name Origin: N/A

Albums:

• Last Chance to Make Amends(2006) 
• Safe Is Just a Shadow(2010) 
• The Predator Becomes the Prey(2014) 
• Every Trick in the Book (2015)
• The Silver Scream(2018)

Fun Facts About Ice Nine Kills:

1. Ice Nine Kills tends to make Horror theme lyrics and/or concerts.

2. The music video for"The People Under The Stairs" is inspired by Quentin Tarantino's film Inglorious Basterds.

3. They have gone through numerous genre changes from genres like Ska to even Symphonic Metal.


Top Songs:

other songs(old top 5):

1. Animals
2. Someone Like You
3. Communion of the Cursed
4. Me, Myself & Hyde
5. The Greatest Story Ever Told

One of my favorite songs from them:

I Do and I Don't

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Personal Opinion:

Ice Nine Kills was recommended to me by a friend I met over at a summer camp and boy did I enjoy them a lot, I really like how different they took the usual genre of post-hardcore and how in all of their depressing emo lyrics I found happiness for some reason. They also went through quite a couple of changes and listening to them since the beginning till they finally found the genre they stuck with was really fun. The only thing I miss though is that sometimes I want more songs like their first album "Last Chance to Make Amends" because something about their somber tone, power lyrics really stuck to me, and even though their new stuff strays really far from that style of music they still have that unique feel to it. Just wish they make a song like that album once in a while even though all the original members except the singer aren't in the band anymore, but I think that with the new band members a somber tone song will be even better than before, other than that, is a great hear. Check ‘em out.




If you find this band interesting and want to see more check them out:

http://www.iceninekills.com/
https://twitter.com/iceninekills
https://www.facebook.com/IceNineKills
https://www.youtube.com/user/iceninekilled
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ice-nine-kills/id204318665



If you think I've missed something, disagree, agree or wanna add anything, comment!


-Skullky