Ice Nine Kills Slash Their Way To The Charts
- Adam Bakelman
- 4 days ago
- 3 min read
Scream 7 has slashed its way to a franchised best debut, becoming the #1 movie in the world. For Ice Nine Kills, there couldn’t be any other band that deserves the throne to have their original single “Twisting The Knife (feat. Mckenna Grace)” play over the film's closing credits. Since the song was digitally released on 2/19, “Twisting The Knife (feat. Mckenna Grace)” has amassed almost 10 million streams in it's first week of release, making it the band's most successful single launch to date.
The official music video, which features cast members Roger L. Jackson as Ghostface, Mckenna Grace, and David Arquette and creator of The Jerky Boys, Johnny Brennan, has now surpassed 5.2 million views at time of writing, extending the cultural footprint of the collaboration well beyond the big screen.
“I saw the first Scream when I was 11. Collaborating with these icons now is something I’ll be eternally grateful for.” said lead vocalist Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills.
“When we released ‘Your Number’s Up’ in 2019, we never could’ve imagined that Scream legends from Skeet Ulrich to Rose McGowan to Jamie Kennedy would appear at multiple Silver Scream Cons; that an INK Easter egg would land in Scream 6; that we’d launch Horrorwood Reserve with Matthew Lillard; that he’d play himself in ‘The Laugh Track’ after video; that we'd collaborate with Mckenna Grace on ‘Twisting the Knife’ and have it featured in Scream 7; or that David Arquette would appear as himself in the new after video.”
Spencer continued to add, “This Scream 7 debut is a huge win for horror, for moviegoing, and for original songs in film. Terrifier 3 beat a big-studio sequel to a billion-dollar comic book movie in 2024 and became the highest grossing unrated film ever. Being part of that moment and now the massive rollout of Scream 7 is a true privilege. We love horror, and the way this community has embraced us from conventions to some of the genre’s most legendary franchises means more than we can put into words.”
The video continues the INKverse narrative arc and folds cast members directly into the band’s expanding horror universe, reinforcing the seamless crossover between franchise cinema and Ice Nine Kills theatrical world-building.
This marks the second time Ice Nine Kills have partnered with a horror property that has gone on to dominate the box office. In 2024, “A Work of Art” served as the official song for Terrifier 3, which debuted at #1 and became the highest-grossing unrated film of all time. The accompanying music video featured David Howard Thornton as Art The Clown, further cementing the band’s ability to operate at the intersection of cinematic horror and original music.
With over 2 billion global streams and 505 million YouTube views to date, Ice Nine Kills have spent the last decade building one of the most immersive ecosystems in modern heavy music. Their audience, self described as “Psychos” continues to show up across digital platforms, music venues and movie theaters alike.
As Scream 7 continues its theatrical run, “Twisting The Knife (feat. Mckenna Grace)” stands as the latest example of Ice Nine Kills ever expanding presence as the soundtrack to modern horror’s biggest cultural wins."Twisting The Knife (feat. Mckenna Grace)" Credits
View the music video for Twisting The Knife HERE. Official Music Video Directed by Jensen Noen, Produced by WZRD BLD. Song Written by Spencer Charnas, Joe Occhiuti, Drew Fulk. Orchestration Francesco Ferrini. After movie written by Spencer Charnas, Paul Soter & Andrew Justin Smith.
