Ice Nine Kills drop new song “Hell or High Slaughter (Grave Diggler: Pt. 2)”

Ice Nine Kills, or Grave Diggler, are back with a new song for the film Ready Or Not 2 which drops this weekend. The band re-recorded the 1987 hit ‘Hell Or High Slaughter’ by Grave Diggler for the film with a NSFW video to go with it.

When the directing duo behind Scream (2022) and Scream VI, began work on the sequel to their 2019 black comedy horror hit Ready or Not, they desperately wanted to include one of Grave Diggler’s forgotten classic anthems. But even after Radio Silence Productions deduced the connection with Spencer Charnas, securing the rights was no mean feat. 

The ensuing legal battle between fathers and sons resulted in Ice Nine Kills re-recording “Hell or High Slaughter (Grave Diggler: Pt. 2)” for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and the long-banned 1987 music video for the song seeing the light of day. 

“I’ve been estranged from my father for a long time,” Spencer explains. “But this movie, and this song, while bringing a lot of complicated feelings to the surface, also brought us back together.” 

“Ice Nine Kills Presents Hell or High Slaughter (Grave Diggler: Pt 2)” and it’s NSFW music video are only available on YouTube. Watch and listen HERE.