Every Trick in the Book

Every Trick in the Book is the fourth album by the American heavy metal band Ice Nine Kills, released on December 4, 2015 by Fearless Records. This is the band's first release through Fearless Records, and their fourth overall. Each track on the album is based on a piece of literature. Some examples of the source material are: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ("Me, Myself & Hyde"), Dracula ("Bloodbath & Beyond"), The Exorcist ("Communion of the Cursed"), and Romeo & Juliet ("Star-Crossed Enemies"). The album peaked at #122 on the US Billboard 200, selling over 7,300 albums in its first week. This is the last album the band released to feature Conor Sullivan on drums.

Every Trick In The Book
Studio album by Ice Nine Kills
Released	December 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)
Genre	Metalcore[1][2] symphonic metal[3]
Length	37:37
Label	Fearless
Producer	Steve Sopchak [4]
Ice Nine Kills chronology
The Predator Becomes the Prey (2014) Every Trick In The Book (2015) The Silver Scream (2018)
Singles from Every Trick in the Book
"Me, Myself & Hyde" Released: February 19, 2015 [5] "Bloodbath & Beyond" Released: September 25, 2015 [6] "Communion of the Cursed" Released: October 22, 2015 [7] "Hell in the Hallways" Released: May 20, 2016 [8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Literary Inspiration	Length
1.	"The Nature of the Beast"	Animal Farm by George Orwell	3:38
2.	"Communion of the Cursed"	The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty	4:30
3.	"Bloodbath & Beyond"	Dracula by Bram Stoker	3:39
4.	"The Plot Sickens"	Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read	3:40
5.	"Star-Crossed Enemies"	Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare	3:45
6.	"Me, Myself & Hyde"	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson	4:04
7.	"Alice"	Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks	3:11
8.	"The People in the Attic"	The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank	3:48
9.	"Tess-Timony"	Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy	3:14
10.	"Hell in the Hallways"	Carrie by Stephen King	4:08

Chart performance

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[9]	122
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10]	1
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[11]	3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12]	4

References

1. Kielich, Kris. "Books inspire metalcore sound of Ice Nine Kills". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
2. SAYCE, ROB. "ICE NINE KILLS ARE LETTING FANS PICK A SONG FOR THEIR NEW ALBUM". Rock Sound. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
3. "Ice Nine Kills Plays Webster". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
4. Ice Nine Kills [@ICENINEKILLS] (4 December 2015). "@ImVictorSpencer Steve Sopchak (producer) and Mr. @DanKorneff (mixer) both very handsome gentlemen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "Ice Nine Kills - Me, Myself & Hyde (Official Lyric Video)". Retrieved 2015-10-22.
6. "Ice Nine Kills - Bloodbath & Beyond (Lyric Video)". Retrieved 2015-10-22.
7. "Ice Nine Kills - Communion of the Cursed (Official Music Video)". Retrieved 2015-10-22.
8. "Ice Nine Kills - Hell In The Hallways (Official Music Video)". Retrieved 2016-10-29.
9. "Ice Nine Kills Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
10. "Ice Nine Kills Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
11. "Ice Nine Kills Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
12. "Ice Nine Kills Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-06.