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Ice Nine Kills Drop "A Work Of Art" Video: "Ice Nine Kills has unleashed “A Work of Art.” Filmed at the band’s recent sold-out show at Melbourne’s John Cain Arena, the bloodthirsty video offers a visceral examination of Ink’s latest single, which was featured in the No. 1 horror blockbuster Terrifier 3 and has slayed Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for 18 weeks and counting.

“A Work of Art” has already racked up over 35 million streams and debuted at #3 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart. Its extended-cut music video—featuring System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian, Terrifier franchise icons David Howard Thornton (Art the Clown) and Catherine Corcoran, SiriusXM’s Jose Mangin and Vincent Rockwell and Richard Christy (Drummer for Death, Control Denied, and Charred Walls of the Damned). The blood-soaked massacre is directed by Jensen Noen with special effects from Oscar-winner Christopher Nelson...

System of a Down’s “Toxicity” music video has hit 1 billion views on YouTube, marking the band’s second video to reach the milestone.

“Toxicity” follows “Chop Suey!,” which is now closing in on the 1.5 billion mark on YouTube. Both songs are from System of a Down’s acclaimed sophomore album, 2001’s Toxicity, which has been certified six-times platinum in the United States.

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The new milestone comes ahead of System of a Down’s highly anticipated summer run of North American stadium shows, including two dates each in East Rutherford, New Jersey (with Korn); Chicago (with Avenged Sevenfold); and Toronto (with Deftones). Tickets are available here.

It’s been more than 19 years since System of a Down last released a studio album (2005’s Hypnotize). In a recent interview with Eddie Trunk, bassist Shavo Odadjian said that if the band does eventually make a new album,...

Metallica and Linkin Park, with new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong, are set to headline the 2025 Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, taking place May 8 through 11 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

The massive four-day event will feature over 100 bands, with Metallica — as previously announced — headlining the May 9 and 11 shows, and promising to play two distinct sets with no repeats. Korn, meanwhile, will headline night one on May 8, while Linkin Park will headline night three on May 10.

The Sonic Temple lineup also features big names like Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Incubus, Alice In Chains,...

A Work Of Art: "Ice Nine Kills have today unleashed new single, “A Work of Art”, the official track for the highly anticipated slasher sequel, Terrifier 3, which hits theaters nationwide today. Along with the single, the band has dropped a brand new, blood-soaked,14-minute extended-cut of the accompanying music video, the original version of which debuted in over 300 theaters nationwide during exclusive, one-night-only, back to back screenings of Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3 last night at select AMC and Marcus theaters. Fans can stream the track Here and watch the full 14-minute extended cut video Here, featuring an extra 7 minutes of never-seen before footage.

The music video, a cinematic spectacle in its own right, is directed by longtime collaborator Jensen Noen, and stars stars David Howard Thornton (Terrifier’s infamous Art the Clown), Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), Leah Voysey (Terrifier 2), Sirius Xm’s Jose Mangin and Vincent Rockwell, Richard Christy (Drummer for Death,...

Fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise ripped open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift last night when the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video debuted nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters. It’s now available online!

The Ice Nine Kills x Terrifier 3 music video is titled “A Work of Art,” and it features David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown. Watch the Not Safe For Work video below, wherein Art slaughters his way through an Ink concert and, well, takes absolutely no prisoners!

And listen to the track on Spotify and wherever you get your music now!

The art of dying brings us to life…

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Spencer Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created.

In 2 days, fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise will be ripping open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift. On October 10 only, the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video will debut nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters!

Be one of the first psychos to witness “A Work of Art,” featuring franchise star David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, following the credits exclusively at select Thursday night double feature showings of Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 + Terrifier 2 on October 10, 2024.

A list of participating AMC and Marcus theaters can be found here.

And while you wait, check out the music video’s bloody disgusting trailer below…

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Spencer Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created.

In 8 days, fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise will be ripping open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift. On October 10 only, the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video will debut nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters!

Be one of the first psychos to witness “A Work of Art,” featuring franchise star David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, following the credits exclusively at select Thursday night double feature showings of Terrifier 3 + Terrifier 2 on October 10, 2024.

A list of participating AMC and Marcus theaters can be found here.

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Spencer Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created. The Art and Ink fanbases are one and the same, and we heard...

Step into the Afterlife with the New Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Collection by Vixen by Micheline Pitt & La Femme en Noir: "It’S Showtime! Los Angeles-based apparel sister companies Vixen by Micheline Pitt and La Femme en Noir has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products to launch an exclusive new collection of apparel and accessories inspired by the original 1988 classic “Beetlejuice” and the newly released, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” in theaters now.

“We have an amazing collection of apparel and accessories inspired by both of the feature films”, said Vixen CEO & Designer Micheline Pitt of the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice™ collaboration, based on both the 1988 film and 2024 sequel. “Each collection, like the films on which they are based, has its own story to tell and we’re excited to celebrate Beetlejuice through fashion.”

“We approached this collection with the same duality as last time for both brands to take characters from the film, and...

Officially announced at Silver Scream Con III over the weekend, the band Ice Nine Kills is joining forces with Terrifier 3 for the film’s official song and music video! It’s fittingly titled “A Work of Art,” and we’re thrilled to announce that the video will be premiering at the upcoming Fantastic Fest as part of the world premiere screening of Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3.

Spencer Charnas, frontman and creative force behind the cinematic horror metal band Ice Nine Kills, announced the music collaboration at Silver Scream Con this past weekend.

You can watch the official announcement video below.

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created. The Art and Ink fanbases are one and the same,...

Slipknot’s Sid Wilson is currently in the hospital after he was caught in a bonfire “explosion.” He is being treated for serious burns on his face and arms. The musician took to Instagram to update his fans on his condition. Here is what he had to say, plus his girlfriend Kelly Osbourne‘s reaction to his injuries.

Sid Wilson Says He’ll Be ‘Ok’

Sid Wilson was on his farm in Iowa enjoying a bonfire when the incident occurred. He updated fans on his condition from a hospital bed, assuring everyone that he’d be “Ok.”

In the video he shared on Instagram, medical staff could be seen treating burn wounds on his face and arms. The Slipknot turntablist addressed fans, “Hi everybody, I had an explosion in my face. I’m Ok, I’m going to be Ok. But I did have some serious burns to my face and my arms.

Slipknot’s DJ Sid Wilson was hospitalized after he “sustained burns across his body” in an accident on Friday (August 23rd). In an Instagram video, Wilson shared a shaky video of himself being treated at the hospital, telling fans, “I had an explosion in my face.”

Despite the serious nature of the burns, Wilson vowed to continue touring with Slipknot. The band recently wrapped up the first leg of their North American tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their self-titled album. They return to the road on September 1st at the Rocklahoma festival before launching the second leg of the tour on September 7th in Auburn, Washington, with tickets to their upcoming shows available here.

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In the video, Wilson says, “Hi, everybody, I had an explosion in my face. I’m okay, I’m gonna be okay, but I did have some serious burns to my face and my arms.

Seven Hours After Violet, the new project from System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian, have announced their self-titled debut album, out October 11th via Sumerian Records. The band also dropped another single, “Radiance.”

From the band name down through the freshly unveiled album art, Seven Hours After Violet are clearly tapping into a 2000s nu-metal aesthetic, which also translates to the music. “Radiance” traverses both heavy and melodic territory, signaled by the shifts between clean and harsh singing. The subtle electronic sampling during the instrumental breaks is a particularly nu-metal move.

Seven Hours After Violet consist of Odadjian on bass, singer Taylor Barber (Left to Suffer), guitarist Morgoth, singer-guitarist Alejandro Aranda, and drummer Josh Johnson (Winds of Plague). The band made its debut back in June with the excellent harsher “Paradise,” a Heavy Song of the Week selection.

“This album is the culmination of years of creative exploration,” remarked Odadjian in a press release.

System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan has been granted a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a reusable shipping container that he invented. The musician shared the news on his Instagram account, posting images of both the patent and the container design.

The drummer wrote, “So excited to get my first patent! It’s a long process but being an inventor has been rewarding in so many ways! This is a reusable, rechargeable and completely secure shipping container that can replace cardboard boxes. It can eliminate massive amounts of waste and is applicable to all aspects of delivery including food and collectables.”

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Asked in the comments how long it took from concept to patent, Dolmayan responded, “5 years.”

Another person commented, “Corrugated boxes are reusable, renewable, and recyclable. They are also inexpensive. Most companies have a green packaging initiative until they see the cost.

System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian has unveiled his new band, Seven Hours After Violet, along with their debut single, “Paradise” (stream below).

In addition to Odadjian, Seven Hours After Violet are comprised of singer Taylor Barber (Left to Suffer), guitarist Morgoth, singer-guitarist Alejandro Aranda, and drummer Josh Johnson (Winds of Plague).

Regarding the single “Paradise,” Odadjian stated, “The song opens the album and showcases the various dynamics we explore throughout which makes it the perfect introduction to Seven Hours After Violet. I’ve been making music for over 30 years, I wanted to do something super heavy, but melodic and come back to my roots. Until this band, every side project I’ve done has been outside of the walls of heavy music.”

He continued, “I steered away from anything heavy because System of a Down is heavy. Once I started with Seven Hours After Violet, I had to let go of that.

An app where mid-level celebrities can make beer money by carrying out the instructions of a total stranger via a selfie video… what could possibly go wrong? Elijah Wood, Dean Norris of “Breaking Bad,” Kate Flannery from “The Office,” Priscilla Presley (“The Naked Gun”), and “Scrubs” curmudgeon John McGinley found out the answer the hard way this summer.

Beginning in July, “Russia-aligned influence actors have tricked celebrities into providing video messages that were then used in pro-Russian propaganda,” the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center found and shared in a Thursday blog post. The videos were then “manipulated to falsely paint Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a drug addict.”

Ok, so that could go wrong.

American actors and other celebrities, including musician Shavo Odadjian, were apparently asked to provide messages of support on Cameo (almost certainly; the popular website will not confirm the specific activity) to someone named “Vladimir.” The unwitting stars...

Soccer’s the common denominator here. The “intoxicating and infectious” energy of Los Angeles Football Club brought System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian and Cypress Hill’s B-Real to link up for a “banger” produced by DJ Flict. Rolling Stone premieres the video for “Reppin’ the City,” the amped-up soundtrack for the L.A. team’s playoff run.

“It all starts with the will to win/Settle in/We on a quest to be Champion/Let’s begin,” B-Real raps over an Edm-meets-hard rock beat as he incorporates the Spanish...

System of a Down premiered their new video for “Genocidal Humanoidz” Saturday following a charity livestream to provide humanitarian aid to Armenians affected by the conflict over the disputed area known as Nagorno-Karabakh.

A mix of live performance and animation, the visual features System of the Down playing their first new song in 15 years amid animated imagery of war-torn townspeople banding together to fight off the demons that have invaded. The video was directed by Soad’s Shavo Odadjian and Deep Sky Animation’s Adam Mason.

Prior to Saturday’s livestream,...

It took a war for System of a Down to record new music. After seeing the country of Azerbaijan start a conflict with Armenia in September, the musicians, who are all of Armenian descent, rushed into the studio to record two new songs, “Protect the Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz,” to draw attention to the crisis in their ancestral homeland.

The band will donate proceeds from the songs, which come out Friday, to aid Armenians, and it is soliciting fans to donate to the Armenia Fund, which provides humanitarian relief to the region.

The rock band System of a Down and singer Serj Tankian are the subjects of a new documentary called “Truth to Power” that Live Nation Productions is debuting at the Cannes virtual marketplace, Live Nation announced Tuesday.

The film follows the rock band and specifically Tankian’s social justice activism work, including his role in inspiring the peaceful protests as part of the 2018 Velvet Revolution in Tankian’s native Armenia.

“Truth to Power” also includes appearances by System Of a Down band members John Dolmayan and Shavo Odadjian, the band’s manager David “Beno” Benveniste, filmmaker/journalist Carla Garapedian, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, and famed record producer Rick Rubin.

Also Read: 'I Am Not Alone' Trailer: Armenia's 'Velvet Revolution' Starts With a Step in New Documentary (Exclusive Video)

You can check out a teaser trailer for the film above, which shows Tankian on stage saying, “It’s...

Documentaries on Brian Wilson and the Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood will premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, held in New York City from April 15th through the 26th.

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road captures the last 20 years of Beach Boys genius Wilson. Directed by Brent Wilson (no relation), the film features Wilson and Rolling Stone editor-in-chief Jason Fine driving around Los Angeles, as well as clips of him on the road and recording in the studio. Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Jim James, Nick Jonas, Taylor Hawkins, Jakob Dylan and others appear in the film.

Gamers have been keeping a close eye on Mortal Kombat X since it's initial announcement last year, and next week we'll finally get a chance to play it. To get gamers even more ready for the release, the developers have released one final trailer. Come inside to check it out!

Mortal Kombat X looks to be a huge game. From the crazy Dlc characters, over 100 different Brutalities and a story that doesn't look half bad, this could be the game Mortal Kombat fans have been waiting for. Next week, April 14th, we'll get to see if it all pays off, but until then, we can enjoy this launch trailer to get us ready for it:

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released the Mortal Kombat X Official Launch Trailer, preparing fans and gamers for the epic narrative of Mortal Kombat X to unfold on April 14. The launch trailer, directed by System Of A Down...

Fans turn an ordinary intersection into an incredible fight spectacle in a new trailer for the highly-anticipated video game Mortal Kombat X. Set to the System of a Down song "Chop Suey," people from all walks of life drop everything to check out the latest fight, while we get a new look at gameplay footage featuring some of your favorite Mortal Kombat characters, such as Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Kitana, Sonya Blade and more. We reported earlier this month that classic movie characters such as Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhes and the Predator will be included in the Dlc Kombat Pack, which is currently available for purchase before the game goes on sale next month.

Mortal Kombat X combines cinematic presentation with all new gameplay to deliver the most brutal Kombat experience ever, offering a new fully-connected experience that launches players into a persistent online contest where every fight matters in a global battle for supremacy.

Most of Hollywood is ripping Sony Pictures for its decision to pull "The Interview" from theaters -- but 2 guys from System of a Down understand why it had to be done. Our photog spotted drummer John Dolmayan and bassist Shavo Odadjian in Santa Monica Saturday night -- and the guys stood up for Sony. System is signed to Columbia Records -- which is owned by Sony -- and while John and Shavo aren't in total...

By Zachary Swickey

Los Angeles – Few rock bands that emerged during the '90s nu-metal phase still exist today and practically none have the amount of respect and admiration the Deftones receive from their musical peers. Countless bands cite the Sacramento-based group as a big influence on their music.

Saturday night (July 28) the Deftones stopped by the Troubadour in Los Angeles – an incredibly tiny, sweaty 300-capacity club – to perform their first proper show in nearly a year and their only solo date before heading out on a co-headlining amphitheater tour with System of a Down prior to their new, still-untitled album dropping on October 9. Soad drummer John Dolmayan and bassist Shavo Odadjian were both in attendance, enjoying the set alongside Dillinger Escape Plan frontman Greg Puciato.

The Deftones took no time dusting off the cobwebs as they erupted straight into “Rocket Skates” – one of the heavier numbers off their last release,...

One of my favourite metal bands of the last few years has been Mastodon. Their first three albums showed their evolution from violently heavy sludge metal into a more progressive metal band. Album number four, Crack The Skye, was the album Mastodon fans were waiting for them to make and it's only $5 right now.

Written largely by guitarist Brent Hinds, while recovering from an altercation with System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian which left Hinds in a coma, it is a swirling, dream-like but intermittently heavy album [...]...

The members of rock band System of a Down agreed to an indefinite hiatus to stave off a permanent split after success started to get the better of them. Bassist Shavo Odadjian has revealed the real reason behind the band's 2006 break, which is ongoing four years later, admitting it was the only way to keep the band going.

He tells Hustler magazine, "We won a Grammy and we had two number one records. We were making a lot of loot (money). Then some people within the group of four brothers started seeing things differently... and their actions made the reactions of others pretty unbrotherly-like."

"Ten years ago these four motherf**kers were getting paid nothing while traveling in a ten-seat Rv for seven months, following Slayer around. Flash forward: We are now in a situation where we are making so much money a show that I can't even say.

Former System of a Down star Shavo Odadjian once sneaked into an AC/DC video shoot and stole the show from Arnold Schwarzenegger. A pal of the rocker was charged with printing passes for the "Big Gun" shoot and he made 30 extra to hand out to friends.

Odadjian turned up to the set at Van Nuys Airport in California and found himself standing next to Schwarzenegger. He tells Hustler magazine, "It was the video for... the film 'Last Action Hero'... and there is a part where they bring Arnold into the crowd, and they brought him right next to me."

He further shares, "The cinematographer or the light guy screwed up. If you look at the scene in the video, you can see there is too much light on that kid. You can see that kid more than you can see Arnold. And that kid is me."...

There hasn’t been a serial horror story in quite some time. Probably John Saul’s Blackstone Chronicles is the most recent. But there is a new kid on the block now, Rick Florino’s Dolor, and this ain’t your mama’s serial horror.

Set in the mysterious town of Dolor, the ten-part series will unfold slowly, introducing the reader to Dolor’s various denizens as well as the town itself. Because from the beginning, with "Lila", the reader knows something has gone terribly wrong in Dolor; and as the ten diaries are read by an FBI agent investigating what happened in Dolor, the reader will also discover what happened and who (or what) might be responsible.

Dread Central recently had an opportunity to chat with the creator of Dolor: Lila (review here) and discovered that Rick Florino is something of an enfant terrible and an author people should take note of.

Brent Hinds, frontman and lead guitarist for Mastodon, has reached the inevitable point in the evening when his speech starts to slur. A few hours back, during a listening session for his Atlanta metal band’s epic new album, Crack the Skye, he polished off at least six Budweiser tallboys; here at a clubby midtown Manhattan steakhouse, where his tribal forehead tattoo and reddish lumberjack’s beard are comically out of place, he’s deep into a procession of Jack-and-gingers. He’s cracking some increasingly nasty but harmless jokes about...

The road to this album has been hella-rough for members of Atlanta's premier mystic-metal quartet Mastodon… from family tragedies to health issues, even an alleged dust-up involving guitarist Brett Hinds and System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian that left Hinds hospitalized, they've literally got the scars to prove it. But as Conan (and Nietzsche, natch) could tell you, that which does not kill us makes us stronger… and their fourth studio release Crack the Skye proves this adage beyond a doubt, because to my ears it represents their most powerful and accomplished work to date. Read on to find out how this CD crumpled up your reviewer's fragile mind like tissue paper! Mastodon have never shied away...