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Spencer Charnas
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Background information
Born (1985-11-14) November 14, 1985 (age 39)
Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States
Genres Metal, Horror, Theatricore, Ska, Pop punk, Musical theater
Occupation(s) Vocalist, songwriter and actor
Instruments Vocals, Guitars, Piano
Years active 2000-present
Labels
  • Fearless
  • Concord Music Group
  • Red Blue Records
  • Ferret
  • Outerloop
Associated acts
  • Remember Tomorrow
  • Motionless in White

Spencer Charnas (born 14 November, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the horror metal group, Ice Nine Kills. Spencer originally formed the band under the name, Ice Nine, with his middle school friend Jeremy Schwartz in 2000. The band name is a reference to the science fiction novel Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut in which a fictional isotope of water has the ability to destroy the planet. The band later changed the name to Ice Nine Kills just before releasing their debut independent album, Last Chance to Make Amends, in 2006. The groups' early style was a combination of pop-punk and ska music but later transitioned into a sound that includes influences of metal, horror films and musical theatre.

To date, Ice Nine Kills has released three EPs: The Burning, 2 Song Acoustic and The Predator. Five full-length studio albums: Last Chance to Make Amends, Safe Is Just a Shadow, The Predator Becomes the Prey, and their most successful albums to date; Every Trick in the Book, which peaked at #122 on the US Billboard 200 and their most recent, The Silver Scream which peaked at number #27, released on the fifth of October 2018. The group has had 2 top 20 Active Rock hits with "A Grave Mistake" peaking at #8 in late 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected chart positions.
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Last Chance to Make Amends
  • Released: April 20, 2006
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
Safe Is Just a Shadow
The Predator Becomes the Prey
  • Released: January 20, 2014
  • Label: Fearless, Outerloop
  • Formats: CD, digital download
153
Every Trick in the Book
  • Released: 4 December 2015
  • Label: Fearless
  • Formats: CD, Digital, LP
122
The Silver Scream
  • Released: 5 October 2018
  • Label: Fearless
  • Formats: CD, Digital, LP
29

Demos

List of demo releases
Title Album details
The Pop-Punk Ska Years
  • Recorded: 2002-2004
  • Released: June 15, 2009
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD

EPs

Title EP details
The Burning
  • Released: November 9, 2007
  • Label: Red Blue
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2 Song Acoustic
  • Released: January 13, 2009
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
The Predator
  • Released: January 15, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, Digital download

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Ice Nine Kills para niños

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