The promotion for Scream 7 kicks into high gear today with the release of Twisting the Knife, the music video for the brand new original Ice Nine Kills track featured in the movie.
Scream 7 star Mckenna Grace joins the band on the new single, a crossover between one of modern metal’s most ambitious bands and one of horror cinema’s most enduring properties.
Ice Nine Kills frontman Spencer Charnas previews, “Twisting the Knife is our tribute to Wes Craven and the Scream franchise, which means so much to us. Scream is baked into the DNA of who I am and of Ice Nine Kills—my love of horror, comedy, and the collision between the two. I was already obsessed with Halloween and Friday the 13th, but Scream was the first I saw in theaters. Hearing the killer talk about horror movies, in that distinctively pop-culture savvy Kevin Williamson way, blew my mind.”
“When we learned that Mckenna Grace is a fan of our band, it made perfect sense to invite her to sing,” Charnas continues. “She recorded her part in my home studio, in the same room where I keep my screen-used Scream knife prop, one of the four rubber knives made for the first movie. Marco Beltrami’s Scream scores are just as influential to me as any other component of the films. In our song, there are echoes of the moody atmospheres he’s created, with our own INK twist.”
Mckenna Grace adds in a statement of her own, “Making this song was such a special experience for me- I am such a big INK fan and it was such an amazing opportunity to be able to play with a different style of music. I am so inspired by Amy Lee’s vocals and we all wanted to channel Scream and Sydney’s story as best as we could.”
Accompanying today’s release is a “Nightmare on The Knife” limited edition merch drop.
Watch the official music video for Twisting the Knife below, a killer homage to the Scream legacy that includes a post-video narrative short that continues the ever-expanding INKverse lore. The voice of Ghostface himself, Roger L. Jackson, reprises his iconic role. The story picks up directly from 2025’s “The Laugh Track,” which saw Matthew Lillard playing himself.
This installment escalates the meta-horror further, with David Arquette (as himself), alongside Johnny Brennan, creator of The Jerky Boys, as Francis Rizzowitz.
Listen to “Twisting the Knife” on your preferred music platform now!
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