Ice Nine Kills Unleash Joker-Inspired Music Video For “The Laugh Track”

Ice Nine Kills have unleashed a music video for their latest ode to Batman’s most notorious nemesis, the Joker. The gold-certified metalcore act’s new single, “The Laugh Track,” features guest appearances from actors Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby-Doo) and Phil Morris (Seinfeld, Smallville), expanding the ever-growing INKverse.

The cinematic clip, directed by Jensen Noen (Falling In Reverse, Motionless In White), draws heavy inspiration from Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman” film.

Frontman Spencer Charnas commented:

“Why be a brooding bat when you can have the last laugh? After all, Jack Nicholson got top billing in Batman ’89. While Michael Keaton‘s haunted Bruce Wayne is outstanding, young Spencer was drawn more to the Clown Prince of Crime. ‘The Laugh Track‘ is our homage to Tim Burton‘s dark and gorgeous gothic Gotham. Batman ’89 took its comic book material seriously, but it was far from grounded, and never forgot to have fun. It’s the same tightrope we walk in Ice Nine Kills, with broad, maniacal smiles.

Terry Kiser returns in the video (although the rumors of Miles’ demise are exaggerated). And it brings a warm human smile to my face to introduce Matthew Lillard and Phil Morris to the INKverse. Like Prince before us, ‘The Laugh Track‘ will have you dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight.”