Ice Nine Kills turn Christmas standards into horror anthems on A Very Vicious Christmas
ICE NINE KILLS have released A Very Vicious Christmas, an eight-track EP of mangled festive standards created for Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights. The collection is out now through Fearless Records, with a vinyl edition also available to pre-order.
Built around the band’s collaboration with Halloween Horror Nights and Art the Clown, the EP sends familiar carols through a suitably grisly filter. Jingle Bells, O Christmas Tree, Joy to the World and The Twelve Days of Christmas all receive rewritten lyrics steeped in slasher-film imagery, while the release also includes full-band and orchestral versions of Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
The songs first appeared at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Terror Tram starring Art the Clown, and in the downtown clown area of Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights event. The EP was produced by Spencer Charnas, Joe Occhiuti and Steve Sopchak, with orchestration on both versions of Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy provided by Francesco Ferrini.
Charnas said: “It’s a gift for us to present our beloved Psychos with exactly what they axed for this season. We’re proud to partner with Halloween Horror Nights on our latest work of ART. Put A Very Vicious Christmas in the bloody stockings of all your loved ones, whether they deserved diamonds or coal.”
Eight tracks of festive carnage
The EP’s tracklisting leans into the warped Christmas concept, from opening cut Carol of the Bells through to the pair of contrasting takes on Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet piece.
- Carol of the Bells
- Jingle Bells
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- O Christmas Tree
- Joy to the World
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Full Band Version)
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Orchestral Version)
The band have also shared a visualiser for Joy to the World, continuing the EP’s Art the Clown-infested aesthetic. Watch the visualiser here.
Stream the EP and pre-order the vinyl here.
London’s O2 Arena awaits
ICE NINE KILLS will bring their March In Silence tour to London’s O2 Arena on 28th March 2027, marking the band’s biggest UK headline show to date. The date follows their 2025 appearance at the OVO Arena Wembley and promises an even larger-scale production.
“London gave us our biggest headlining show in history thus far, and as everyone knows, there’s always a sequel,” Charnas said. “Can’t wait to soak the prestigious O2 in stage blood, and scream along with our British Psychos next year.”
- 28th March 2027 — London, The O2
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