Ice Nine Kills Is Da Joker Baby In ‘The Laugh Track’ Parts 1 & 2

Ice Nine Kills have doubled down on their comic book carnage with a two-part visual for ‘The Laugh Track’, a glossy, blood-filled Gotham nightmare helmed by director Jensen Noen. It’s the band’s sweet spot, loaded with pulp cinema and razor-edged metal.

The theatrics of Ice Nine Kills know no bounds as the group has jumped from the Matrix and into Gotham with their new songs, ‘The Laugh Track’ parts one and two. The video sees vocalist Spencer Charnas channel Batman’s greatest adversary, The Joker, in a song that reminds us that we really do live in a society.

Both music videos were directed by Jensen Noen and depict a nightmarish, crime-ridden Gotham.

In part 1, the video sets the fuse, the camera prowls through a city that looks like it smells of petrol and bad decisions, while Spencer Charnas plays ringmaster, half vaudeville host, half urban legend. The edit snaps on the beat as marching band blasts and orchestral stabs lace WZRD BLD’s dense, radio ready mix. You’ll clock the Ice Nine Kills hallmarks immediately: dark humour, practical gore, and that ‘is this a movie trailer?’ scale the band has mastered.

The second video features an extended skit featuring Matthew Lillard of Scream and Five Nights at Freddy’s fame, along with Phil Morris and Tery Kiser.

In the video, the plot spirals into a parade of grins, sirens, and bad outcomes. The stunt and SFX teams (led by Joseph Perez and Christopher Nelson) go full carnival of pain, while Albina Kim’s production design drenches every frame in neon menace. It’s theatrical with the right amount of slapstick and gore that you can expect from the Ice Nine Kill’s crew over the years.

The hook is pure Ice Nine Kills, chant-ready and sinister, skirting Gotham lore without naming names. Lyrically, it winks at madness and consequence; thematically, it frames the Joker archetype as a mirror for civic rot. You don’t need capes to get the point.

Between the Psychos Only Club, a relentless merch machine, and a tour engine that never idles, Ice Nine Kills keep treating heavy music like a multimedia blood sport. ‘The Laugh Track’ is another big swing, and it hit big time with a cracked grin.