Ice Nine Kills debuts with “Hip to Be Scared”. Jacoby Shaddix

Horror-themed metalcore icons Ice Nine Kills to release new album The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood, this October, just two weeks before the Halloween party. . A video for the first single, “Hip to Be Scared”, is available now, with a guest appearance by Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix.

The song’s title is a cheeky reference to Huey Lewis and the News’s 1986 hit song “Hip to Be Square” and there’s even a brief nod to the pop-rock star’s main melody. “Hip to Be Scared” is another of Ice Nine Kills’ iconic film-metal blends (cinemetal?), Where rising vocal lines from frontman Spencer Charnas and Shaddix take listeners on a scenic journey with spoken dialogue for help connect things to the world of cinema.

“True to the tradition of horror franchises, there is always a sequel … The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood follows in the bloody footsteps of its predecessor, paying homage to 13 more of the most gruesome stories ever seen on the big screen, ”offered Charnas, who continued:“ In this latest offering INK, the last album and the last series of videos are portrayed as a work of fiction. The new story plunges the group into a brutal ‘real world’ slaughter. The only traces of the crime are the 13 songs left by the alleged killer … “

“We look forward to sharing this next chapter with you, and welcoming you into the grim state of mind that will soon be known to the world as, Horrorwood, added the leader. “The first stop on the tour is the ‘greed is good’ scene in 1980s New York City, where a certain successful investment banker has a rather violent dirty secret …”, he added.

Watch the music video for “Hip to Be Scared” below the lyrics (via Genius) and check out the artwork for The Silver Cry 2 further down the page.

The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood releases October 15 on Fearless Records. Pre-record the album here.

Ice Nine Kills, lyrics to “Hip to be Scared”

[Verse 1: Spencer Charnas]
In the richest sections
A killer complexion is often a great alibi
Valentino couture mixed with violence and gore
“Well I guess I’m a pretty sick guy”
With my beauty routines and a fridge full of spleen
Some might say it’s extreme but it’s time to say goodbye

[Chorus: Spencer Charnas]
So to hell with good intentions
So to hell where I will go
But the devil makes exceptions
For all American psychopaths

[Interlude: Spencer Charnas]
“Patrick, where are you going?
“I’m just leaving”
“But why?”
“I have to return videotapes”

[Verse 2: Spencer Charnas]
You won’t find any escape once you are captured on tape
I am aware that it is a bit avant-garde
“[?] whore [?] facing pieces “
Just keep wanting without ever crying
But wait let me give you my card
“This is the bone”
There is no real me, just an austere entity that cannot be redeemed
So it’s time to say goodbye
[Chorus: Spencer Charnas]
So to hell with good intentions
So to hell where I will go
But the devil makes exceptions
For all American psychopaths
Keep my calls
i will kill them all
So to hell with good intentions
For all American psychopaths

[Skit: Spencer Charnas & Jacoby Shaddix]
“Do you like Ice Nine Kills?” “
“Not really”
“Their early work was a bit too stage for me but when The silver cry came out, I think they really established themselves commercially and artistically. The whole album has a refined melodic sensibility which really makes it a cut above the rest “
“Hi Paul”

[Verse 3: Spencer Charnas]
“Have you reached the offices of?, Please leave a message?”
Eric, hello
As a lawyer you know I’m psychotic but I’ve crossed the line
I killed Rufus, then Mika, José with a knife
But I don’t think I’m gonna make it this time

[Chorus 2: Spencer Charnas & Jacoby Shaddix]
To hell with good intentions
In hell this is where I will go
But the devil makes exceptions
For all American psychopaths
Keep my calls
i will kill them all
So to hell with good intentions
For all Americans
American psychos

Ice Nine Kills, feat of “Hip to be Scared”. Jacoby Shaddix

Ice Nine Kills, The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood Art album