Review: Ice Nine Kills 'SAVAGES' Music Video

Ice Nine Kills ‘The Silver Scream’ album artwork

Ice Nine Kills continues its tradition of releasing strong and visceral visuals to accompany its songs with the official music video for ‘SAVAGES’, the fourth track on The Silver Scream. With a runtime of around eight minutes, the video opens with a band meeting about the song ‘SAVAGES’ struggling to get radio airplay and how to get more recognition for the song and the band. From there, the band arrives at a radio station refusing to play Ice Nine Kills with elaborate costumes, weapons, and the song inspired by The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The video concludes with the band performing the song and slaughtering all those present at the radio station. 

Viewers can see and feel the band’s enthusiasm for the production and subject matter, making the video fiercely entertaining to watch and experience. It successfully captures the feel of the movie which the song is based on while still showcasing the band’s creativity. The cinematography capitalizes on the raw and shaky effects often seen with handheld camerawork to channel the erratic nature of Leatherface and his cannibalistic family. The editing intensifies the chaos with flashes of blood splatter superimposed over the performance. Along with the bloody effects, Ice Nine Kills’ artistic and technical decisions create a delightfully gory massacre for fans of the band and the movie to enjoy.