Ice Nine Kills recently released "The Laugh Track," a song and music video honoring Jack Nicholson’s Joker from the 1989 Batman film. While it’s their second track not grounded in horror films, it continues the band’s theatrical themes, featuring actors like Matthew Lillard and Phil Morris. Frontman Spencer Charnas highlights the allure of embracing the Joker’s mischief over Batman’s brooding persona, reflecting on the film’s serious yet fun nature that resonates with the band’s own style. Notably, the video also promotes a collaboration with Macabre Spirits for a bourbon named Horrorwood Reserve.
What does the choice to explore iconic villainy, rather than traditional horror, say about the evolving landscape of metalcore music and its connection to pop culture?
