Ice Nine Kills
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| Ice Nine Kills | |
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| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Genres | Metalcore |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Red Blue, Ferret |
| Associated acts | Remember Tomorrow |
| Website | www.iceninekills.com |
| Members | |
| Spencer Charnas Justin deBlieck Justin Morrow Conor Sullivan Steve Koch |
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Ice Nine Kills is an American metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2002 by Spencer Charnas and Jeremy Schwartz, the group originally pursued a style combining emo, post-hardcore and ska into their own innovative blend of rock but have since shifted into more of an experimental metalcore hybrid. Charnas is currently the only remaining founding member.
To date, Ice Nine Kills have released two full-length studio albums; Last Chance to Make Amends and Safe Is Just a Shadow and two EPs; The Burning and 2 Song Acoustic. Their band name is derived from the fictional substance ice-nine from the science fiction novel Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.
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[edit] History
Ice Nine Kills was founded in 2002 under the name Ice Nine by high school friends Spencer Charnas and Jeremy Schwartz but changed their name to Ice Nine Kills just before releasing their debut independent album Last Chance to Make Amends on April 20, 2006.[1]
The following year on November 20, 2007, Ice Nine Kills released their EP, The Burning through Red Blue Records.[2] The band then set out on several national tours in support of the EP including opening slots on tours with I See Stars and Eyes Set To Kill among others.[3] In the same year, Ice Nine Kills' song, "We Ate Gilbert's Grapes" appeared in the opening and closing credits of the Lionsgate skateboard comedy Dishdogz starring Luke Perry, Haylie Duff, and Ryan Sheckler and by 2008, the group had been invited to open for well-known acts such as As I Lay Dying, A Day To Remember, Thursday, Paramore, and a one off performance at Taste of Chaos 2009.[4] That same year, Ice Nine Kills released 2 acoustic tracks ("The Simple Act of Giving Up" and "Lifetime in a Week") on an EP titled 2 Song Acoustic.[5]
In mid 2009, Schwartz decided to leave the band after struggling with life on the road. This left Charnas as the only original member. Charnas then recruited former members of the Rochester NY based post-hardcore band Remember Tomorrow which had recently disbanded. This shifted Ice Nine Kills' sound into more of an experimental metalcore sound to which Ferret Music took notice and signed the band in the spring of 2009.[4] After their appearance on Warped Tour 2009 the band began writing and recording what would be their next record. Ice Nine Kills released their second full-length album Safe Is Just a Shadow on July 12, 2010. The album was produced by a three-man team including James Paul Wisner, Steve Sopchack, and Tom Denney. The album received praise from heavy metal magazine, Revolver in the 2010 Hottest Chicks in Rock Issue and subsequently the band was invited to attend the Revolver Golden Gods awards in Los Angeles CA on Apirl 20, 2010.[6][7] The band supported Safe Is Just a Shadow with a two week appearance on Warped Tour 2010,[8] and a supporting slot with Michigan based nu metal band Taproot. The band performed on a headlining tour in the summer of 2011 as well as a performance at the Darien Lake NY stop of Warped Tour 2011 on the Dzambo Stage.[9] The band released a music video inspired by the film Inglorious Basterds for their song "The People Under the Stairs" on June 20, 2011. That same day the band announced their partnership with Outerloop Management who represent We Came as Romans and The Word Alive, among others.
[edit] Members
- Current members
- Spencer Charnas - lead vocals (since 2002)
- Justin "JD" deBlieck - lead guitar, vocals (since 2009)
- Justin Morrow - rhythm guitar (since 2009)
- Conor Sullivan - drums (since 2009)
- Steve Koch - bass guitar(since 2011)
- Former members
- Shane Bisnett- bass guitar, vocals (2009–2011)
- Jeremy Schwartz - guitar, vocals (2002–2009)
- Grant Newsted - drums (2003–2008)
- Hobie Boeschenstein - bass guitar (2004–2008)
- Dave Marvuglio - bass guitar (2008–2009)
- Dave Sieling - vocals (2009)
- Joseph Merturi - lead guitar (2008)
- Andrew Justin Smith - vocals (2002–2003)
[edit] Discography
- Studio albums
- Last Chance to Make Amends (2006, self-released)
- Safe Is Just a Shadow (2010, Ferret, Red Blue)
- EPs
- The Burning (2007, Red Blue)
- 2 Song Acoustic (2008, self-released)
- Demos
- The Pop-Punk Ska Years (2004, self-released)
[edit] References
- ^ "Last Chance to Make Amends by ICE NINE KILLS". iTunes. iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/last-chance-to-make-amends/id204318663. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Ice Nine Kills- The Burning". Red Blue Records Online Store. Red Blue Records. http://redbluerecords.myshopify.com/products/ice-nine-kills-the-burning. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "The Gauntlet - Ice Nine Kills". The Gauntlet. http://www.thegauntlet.com/bio/3956/Ice-Nine-Kills.html. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Ferret Music to release Ice Nine Kills album". Lambgoat. Lambgoat. http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=12649. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "2 Song Acoustic: Ice Nine Kills". Amazon. Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/2-Song-Acoustic/dp/B003C39XGO. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Ice Nine Kills at the Golden Gods released". AllMusicRelated. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfd6Ocv7XOI. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ "Ice Nine Kills new album "Safe is just a shadow" released". AllMusicRelated. http://allmusicrelated.com/2010/07/21/ice-nine-kills-new-album-safe-is-just-a-shadow-released/. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Gannaio, Anthony. "The Vans Warped Tour 2010 Experience". The NewReview. TheNewReview. http://thenewreview.net/show-reviews/the-vans-warped-tour-2010-experience. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Exclusive Warped Tour Dzambo Stage Announced". June 2011. http://rewritethescene.com/news/rts-exclusive-warped-tour-dzambo-stage-announced/.
