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thats-the-teen-spirit · 3 years

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ICE NINE KILLS - The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood in-depth review

There's a saying that the sequel of something is always worse than the original. With this album Ice Nine Kills proved that this isn't true. While I'm personally not into horror as a genre, I really got into the first Silver Scream album last year, and even had the pleasure of seeing them live just before the pandemic broke out. I thought their gimmick was just enough to keep the listener/viewer interested in their material and this hasn't changed in the last 2 years. Spencer Charnas is a walking hook and scream machine, everything he touches turns to gold. Their videos (especially for this album) have really high production value that could hold up to pretty much any horror studio environment. I'm gonna list my first impressions and feelings regarding this album because there are just so much to talk about.

1. Opening Night...

The first track is a simple intro where there's a narrator who tells us the story of how these tracks were too messed up for the public therefore they had to be hidden away. There are spooky sounds in the background so you know you're in for a wild ride.

2. Welcome to Horrorwood

I didn't have to wait long for the first surprise of the album. This song is random and catchy and at times scared the ever living crap out of me. No spoilers though, it's a really fun track with no specific movie or book in mind, it's just about how Hollywood makes horror movies, and how people crave for this kind of fucked up stuff.

3. A Rash Decision

I instantly got lost in the lore of all these movies. Cabin Fever is one movie I've never even heard about before this album, so I have nothing to explain at that department. This is a fast paced song, especially the chorus (this musical tool will return later in the album). We have everything we expect from an Ice Nine Kills song: catchy chorus, random guitar noises, clean slow bridge, the whole package.

4. Assault & Batteries

The second single off the album, about the movie called Child's Play. I know about the lore of this movie how this child's toy was posessed by a serial killer and so on but the narration and the lyrics do a great explanation too. It's surprisingly heavy, not as catchy though (at least in my opinion) as the first single. The child toys' noises that play every once in a while give this song the extra creepiness tbh, it's a solid track but I think there's better single material on the album than this one

5. The Shower Scene

This song convinced me that Spencer has hooks even under his skin (that would be spooky as hell, wouldn't it). This chorus is so melodic that it's borderline annoying. I think this would've been a better single instead of Assault & Batteries or Rainy Day, since Psycho is a classic movie that literally everyone and their mom know about. Plus it has that nice chorus, the tempo is not as fast, it would've been perfect. Oh and of course they couldn't miss the iconic killing noises in the breakdown. Fucking genius

6. Funeral Derangements

Pet Sematary is one of the movies that I've never wanted to see, despite liking Stephen King as a writer. This song proves that it would scare the fuck out of me for sure. This is the last single they dropped before the album and oh boy, oh boy did it deliver. I thought this is the peak heaviness that metalcore ever gonna get (Spoiler alert: I was wrong). Spencer got such a nice range for this song, I can't imagine anyone else pulling this off. The chorus is melodic and fast paced (just like the title song), the breakdown is absolutely crushing with probably the lowest Spencer has ever got. The WRATH OF GOD LAYS BENEATH THE SOIL line is literally burnt into my memory, it's such a heavy moment. Love this song as a whole, great concept, great execution.

7. Rainy Day

The Resident Evil series I only followed when it comes to videogames, but I know just about enough that the song made sense to me. The umbrella corporation, the whole virus thing (this is the second song about a mysterious virus, I wonder why). The video for this song I think is way better than the song itself, despite it sounding like Obey by BMTH in the intro. The song is good and all but for a single... meh. The game over breakdown is a great tribute to the videogame side of the franchise though, I respect that addition a lot.

8. Hip To Be Scared (feat. Jacoby Shaddix)

The first single off the album and I must say, this song got me hyped more than I ever thought. As I mentioned, I'm a chicken when it comes to horror and American Psycho was one of the movies I was scared shitless of. I know it's such a weird choice because the movie is not even that horrifying but as a kid I saw glimpses of the bloodier parts and it got stuck to me. Hear me out, this song literally got me to watch the movie I was so terrified of. The pop culture references hit just differently especially the addition of Hip To Be Square by Huey Lewis and The News and the "Hey Paul" breakdown. Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach is a great feature in the video, however his singing style is not as distinguishable to Spencer as I expected so I didn't even know he sings the last chorus before I watched the video.

9. Take Your Pick (feat. Corpsegrinder)

Remember the part that I said Funeral Derangements was the track that I thought was gonna be the heaviest? Well I was FUCKING WRONG. Of course I heard that Corpsegrinder of Cannibal Corpse is gonna be a feature on the album but I didn't expect it when I heard the first couple notes of this song. I was like damn, this track is one of the heavier ones, no catchy chorus, no nothing. Then the Man, the Neck, the Legend himself hit me with those brutal growls and I was like what the fuck, this isn't the album I signed up for. Naturally then I realized that not even Spencer could pull those lows off, it was Corpsegrinder all along. This track is DISGUSTINGLY heavy. Like to the point that it gave me chills. I don't even like brutal death metal yet this is one of the highlights of the album for me for sure.

10. The Box (feat. Brandon Saller of Atreyu and Ryan Kirby of Fit For a King)

Ever wondered what it would be like to have the lovechild song of the Backstreet Boys and any 00's metalcore band? Well here's your answer. This song kept the heaviness of the previous one, added a hella catchy chorus with double bass drums and voilá. The other highlight of this album, even though the lore is still a little bit foggy for me. (Yes I've never seen Hellraiser either, what a blasphemy). The features are great and the song itself is awesome despite it being all over the place at certain parts.

11. F. L. Y. (feat. Buddy Nielsen of Senses Fail)

Song starts off as pop punk then turns into the typical sound of the mid-00's emo post-hardcore scene. Of course I shoud've expected this because duh, Senses Fail. Kind of a forgettable song for me, I don't know it just didn't stand out after Take Your Pick, The Box and the better singles. The feature is great though, sent me down a nostalgia trip.

12. Würst Vacation

Okay this was the first song I literally burst out laughing at. I know it's supposed to be about the movie, Hostel and how a vacation could be this fucked up, but I couldn't help but laugh at the 1,2,3, (in german) DIE intro and the whole Rammstein mimic just because... evil tourist organization connects to European metal? The song is great and because of the inappropriateness of the title and the gimmicks it's not forgettable at all, I've never thought I'd laugh at something this fucked up but apparently I did

13. Ex-Mørtis

I thought this was gonna be the closing track because it's so similar to the last album's closer, "IT is the end". It's a.. ska song? with an old school jazz vibe and rhythm? It's random but to be perfectly honest compared to the other great tracks before, it's just a little boring. I know again I don't know the lore of The Evil Dead but I think the track should be enjoyable without knowing the background so this gets a solid meh... from me.

14. Farewell II Flesh

The nice wordplay here lets us know that this is the farewell to the Silver Scream sequel. Just as they did on the prequel. The movie this track is about is Candyman so of course there are lots of references to honey and bees. This is the second song about evil insects (just like there are 2 songs about killer viruses) and to be frank this is the better one. Fast paced chorus to close the record to give it a nice little frame, bee sounds so that we don't forget this is still about a horror movie, and a worthy breakdown to finish the record once and for all.

I thought this was gonna be my AOTY this year. I'm just a very teeny-tiny bit disappointed. For me the Spiritbox album is just a little bit better, the new Slaughter to Prevail record is great but I wouldn't call that my AOTY. This album is great, I'm gonna listen to it many many times for sure but those 2-3 kinda "flawed" tracks definitely threw me off.

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sagehaleyofficial · 3 years

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HERE’S WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEK (8.11-8.17.21):

NEW MUSIC:

- Machine Gun Kelly revealed the title of his upcoming new album, Born With Horns. The singer was seen getting a new tattoo alongside Blink-182's Travis Barker bearing the phrase in an Instagram post, with the pair later dropping the single “Papercuts.” - Ice Nine Kills dropped another music video from the upcoming new album The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood. The song is titled “Assault and Batteries,” inspired by the movie Child’s Play. - Hawthorne Heights dropped the title track of their upcoming new album The Rain Just Follows Me, out October 22. The song follows the release of their previous single “Constant Dread.” - Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes released the latest track from their upcoming new album Sticky titled “Go Get a Tattoo.” The song features the vocal talents of pop artist Lynks. - Halsey revealed the full track listing of their upcoming new album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power. Produced by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the album is set to be released on August 27. - Thrice released another track from their upcoming new album Horizons/East titled “Robot Soft Exorcism.” The new album is out digitally on September 17, with a physical release on October 8, via Epitaph. - Chase Atlantic released a visual accompaniment to their track “Ohmami.” The track is the first music the band have released since their full-length Beauty in Death at the start of the year. - Dragged Under released a new collab with Underoath’s Spencer Chamberlain titled “Brainwash Broadcast.” The band released their debut album The World is in Your Way last year via Mascot Records. - Black Veil Brides released a new video for their latest single “Torch.” Their upcoming album The Phantom Tomorrow is set for release on October 29 via Sumerian Records. - Crown the Empire released a new track called “In Another Life” featuring Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox. The song is the first new music from the band since last year's acoustic release 07102010. - This Wild Life revealed the details of their new full-length album Ever Blossom, their first since setting out once more as an independent band. The announcement comes with their new single “If It's Cool With You I'm Cool With Being Through.” - Normandie shared an acoustic version of their track “Hostage” from their most recent album. It's the latest in a long line of acoustic versions that the band have been releasing as of late. - Anxious revealed that they have signed a record deal with Run for Cover Records, as well as released a new single titled “Call From You.” The track follows on from a two-track EP called New Shapes that they released earlier this year. - Real Friends shared a new cover of the Smashing Pumpkins' 1995 hit “Tonight, Tonight.” The band also recently released reimagined versions of their tracks “Nervous Wreck” and “Storyteller.” - Mayday Parade shared a new song titled “Bad at Love.” The song follows on from their previous single “Kids of Summer,” which serves as an ode to their Vans Warped Tour days.

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS:

- Neck Deep announced a pair of warm-up shows ahead of their main stage appearance at Reading & Leeds festival later this month. The band are set to perform at Wrexham's William Aston Hall on August 24 and in Chester at The Live Rooms on August 25. - Architects revealed that they have rescheduled their upcoming tour of the UK/Europe to later in 2022. The tour will now kick off on May 2 in Leeds and end on May 20 in Frankfurt. - Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oli Sykes joined Yungblud onstage during his show at London's O2 Kentish Town Forum last week. The performance marked the pair’s live debut of their collab song “Obey.” - As It Is announced two warm-up shows ahead of their appearance at Slam Dunk Festival next month. The band will play Brighton's Patterns venue on September 1 and Swansea's Sin City on September 2. - Reading & Leeds Festival announced that Spiritbox, Gallows and Cleopatrick will no longer be playing. In addition, the festival added Dinosaur Pile-Up, Holding Absence and Loathe to the lineup. - Yungblud delivered a cover of David Bowie's classic track “Heroes” at Great Britain’s Olympic homecoming concert. It was the second time this year that the singer has covered Bowie, taking on “Life On Mars” at a recent celebration concert. - Palaye Royale are set to play a free acoustic show in Los Angeles this coming Saturday at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Wilcox Avenue. The band will also be playing at The Wiltern on October 1, with support from De’Wayne and Mothica. - Foo Fighters announced that they will be making a return to the United Kingdom next summer. The band will play three shows in June and one London show in July with multiple guests. - All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth joined Blackbear onstage at his show last night in Texas for a performance of their smash hit “Monsters.” They also performed the song last week at Sad Summer Fest in Anaheim, California.

OTHER NEWS:

- Mindless Self Indulgence's James Euringer, aka Jimmy Urine, is being sued for alleged sexual assault of a minor, according to reports. Rolling Stone reported that a lawsuit was filed in New York City last Monday. - The nominees for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards were revealed, with Evanescence and Foo Fighters nominated for Best Rock. The nominees for Best Alternative include Twenty One Pilots, Machine Gun Kelly and WILLOW. ___ Check in next Tuesday for more “Posi Talk with Sage Haley"!

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