Ice Nine Kills unleash dark homage to Batman '89 "The Laugh Track"
Ice Nine Kills invite you to “dance with the devil in the pale moonlight” with The Laugh Track, their riotous homage to Gotham City’s Clown Prince of Crime. The new song and cinematic music video riffs on the Joker, particularly as portrayed by Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton’s gothic ‘Batman’.
The Laugh Track music video welcomes Matthew Lillard (Scream, Five Nights at Freddy’s, SLC Punk) and Phil Morris (Seinfeld, Smallville, Doom Patrol) to the INKverse, alongside returning collaborator Terry Kiser (Weekend at Bernie’s, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s II).
The Laugh Track is available now to stream HERE, and you can watch the brand new entry into the INK cinematic canon below:
Ice Nine Kills frontman Spencer Charnas spills:
"Why be a brooding bat when you can have the last laugh? After all, Jack Nicholson got top billing in Batman '89. While Michael Keaton's haunted Bruce Wayne is outstanding, young Spencer was drawn more to the Clown Prince of Crime. 'The Laugh Track' is our homage to Tim Burton's dark and gorgeous gothic Gotham. Batman '89 took its comic book material seriously, but it was far from grounded, and never forgot to have fun. It's the same tightrope we walk in ICE NINE KILLS, with broad, maniacal smiles.
“Terry Kiser returns in the video (although the rumours of Miles' demise are exaggerated). And it brings a warm human smile to my face to introduce Matthew Lillard and Phil Morris to the INKverse. Like Prince before us, 'The Laugh Track' will have you dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight."
“The Laugh Track captures the dark theatricality, gothic ambiance, and twisted humour that made Burton's ‘Batman’ a masterpiece, delivered through Ice Nine Kills' distinctive mix of intense yet melodic metal and cinematic storytelling. The track follows Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs hit The Great Unknown (inspired by The Matrix) and the record- breaking 'A Work of Art' from the highest-grossing unrated film ever, Terrifier 3.
Photo (c) F Scott Schafer
Lillard crashed the Ice Nine Kills panel at this year’s Silver Scream Con to announce his entry into the INKverse. He and Spencer also revealed details about their Horrorwood Reserve collaboration, a blood coloured bourbon issued in detailed collector bottles by Lillard’s Macabre Spirits.
Silver Scream Con 4 brought nearly 13,000 horror and music fans to the DCU in Worcester. Ice Nine Kills' headlining concert included guest appearances from WWE superstar Rhea Ripley and The Walking Dead director/producer Greg Nicotero, among others.
This year, the convention expands internationally, to cater to Ice Nine Kills' ever growing, horror-hungry international fanbase. Taking place at London’s Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch on 13th and 14th December, the two day event follows Ice Nine Kills first ever UK Arena headline tour, which ends at OVO Arena Wembley on Friday December 12th.
A full schedule and list of guests will be revealed in the coming weeks, with Hellraiseractor Doug Bradley, Terrifier director Damien Leone and actor David Howard Thornton (Art The Clown) already confirmed to appear.
Ice Nine Kills leads an unstoppable cultural empire that brings together metalheads, horror fans, and cinema lovers under one blood-soaked banner. The band will headline a When We Were Young sideshow in Las Vegas on 17th October, followed by this year’s WWWY.
Roughly a month after the festival, they’ll head to Europe and the UK for the aforementioned headline tour, closing out 2025 in the grandiose, theatrical, blood-drenched style that the band have become masters of. Accompanied by supporting acts Creeper and The Devil Wears Prada, they end the run with their largest ever spectacle at OVO Arena Wembley before jumping straight into Silver Scream London. Find tickets for the tour HERE, and find more information on Silver Scream London HERE.
ICE NINE KILLS EU / UK TOUR DATES 2025
with support from Creeper, The Devil Wears Prada
19/11 - Alcatraz, Milan (IT)
20/11 - Halle 662, Zurich (CH)
21/11 - Salle Pleyel, Paris (FR)
23/11 - Gasometer, Vienna (AU)
24/11 - Zenith, Munich (DE)
26/11 - A.B., Brussels (BE)
27/11 - Palladium, Cologne (DE)
28/11 - Sasazu, Prague (CZ)
30/11 - Haus Auensee, Leipzig (DE)
01/12 - Stodola, Warsaw (PL)
02/12 - Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin (DE)
04/12 - Sporthalle, Hamburg (DE)
05/12 - 013, Tilburg (NL)
06/12 - Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt (DE)
08/12 - Co-op Live, Manchester (UK)
09/12 - OVO Hydro, Glasgow (UK)
10/12 - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham (UK)
12/12 - Wembley Arena, London (UK)
