Ice 9 Kills sarcastically reply to allegations of AI use
Ice 9 Kills gave a humorous response to allegations they’d used generative AI to create a promotional picture.
The horror movie-themed metalcore band got here beneath hearth on-line after followers suspected they’d used synthetic intelligence to generate an image used to advertise a Memorial Day merch sale. The picture in query was shared on social media on Saturday (Could 24) and depicted Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, from the Nightmare On Elm Avenue and Friday The thirteenth franchises respectively, grilling meat on a barbecue.
A report by MetalInjection urged that the picture had a number of qualities that urged it was AI-generated. The outlet famous that the knives the characters are holding are the wrong way up and it’s not clear what the opposite object in Freddy’s hand is supposed to be.
Following the backlash, Ice 9 Kills gave a sarcastic assertion on their social media. “We’re vigorously investigating the disturbing claims {that a} latest promotional picture was sloppily birthed by AI,” they stated on X/Twitter. “We solemnly pledge to unravel this horrific headline-making crime towards Redditors. For now, get pleasure from our new promo picture, taken simply moments in the past.”
The image accompanying the assertion additionally seems to be AI-generated. It depicts the band in fits and sun shades with unusually massive muscle tissue.
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— ICE NINE KILLS (@ICENINEKILLS) May 24, 2025
— ICE NINE KILLS (@ICENINEKILLS) May 25, 2025
Final month, the band introduced a UK and European tour with Creeper and The Satan Wears Prada for later this yr.
Their ‘A Work Of Artwork Tour’ is kicking off in Milan on November 19 with dates operating by way of to December 12, when they may conclude their run with their greatest headline UK present so far at London’s OVO Area Wembley.
Ice 9 Kills frontman Spencer Charnas stated of the tour (through Stereogum): “We’ll be enjoying to extra psychos throughout Europe than ever earlier than, so we’ve sharpened our axes and dusted off our raincoats in preparation for the bloodiest gigs but. The tour will climax at Wembley Area, the place we hope to summon Freddie Mercury, Jason Bonham, David Bowie, Adele, and the opposite well-known ghosts who hang-out the historic London venue.”