Ice Nine Kills Fire Back Over Alleged AI Art Controversy: "We Solemnly Pledge To Get To The Bottom Of This Horrific Headline-Making Crime Against Redditors"

Horror-film obsessed metalcore faction Ice Nine Kills found themselves in the sights of various detractors this weekend for the below image advertising their memorial day merch sale. That image, which features horror icons Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees of the respective ‘Nightmare On Elm Street‘ and ‘Friday The 13th‘ film franchises grilling over the barbecue together, drew criticism for allegedly being AI-generated.

Seemingly unfazed by the uproar, Ice Nine Kills have since fired back with a statement and even more apparent AI-generated art in a follow-up post, which has intentionally stirred the pot further. The band stated this afternoon (May 25th):

“We are vigorously investigating the disturbing claims that a recent promotional image was sloppily birthed by AI. We solemnly pledge to get to the bottom of this horrific headline-making crime against Redditors. For now, enjoy our new promo photo, taken just moments ago.

Ice Nine Kills“

It would appear their barb at Redditors hasn’t sat well with r/metalcore, apparently earning the band a ban on the popular subreddit.