Photos: Avatar and Ice Nine Kills at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania on November 22, 2023

Whoever said theatrics in metal didn’t belong never got to see any of the current batch of bands adding stagecraft and camp to their shows. Call it the Ghost-ificiation of things, but recent years have seen bands get huge not just for their musical skills, for the elaborate and fun shows they put on every night.

Case and point, we’ve got some photos of a recent stop on the ‘Kiss of Death Tour,” which was co-headlined by Ice Nine Kills and In This Moment, with Avatar and New Years Day as support. Due to some extenuating circumstances beyond our control, we only have galleries of Ice Nine Kills and Avatar, but needless to say, things were over the top.

We had local photographer Jess Ripper head out to the show to take some shots of the bands. Thanks to her skills, we’re all able to check out the theatrics of that night.

We’d like to extend a huge thanks to Avatar and Ice Nine Kills for having us there that evening. A huge thanks also belong to Jess Ripper, as well. Feel free to follow her on Instagram at @jess1ripper.

There are just two dates left on this tour, so if you’re in the Johnstown, PA or Wheeling, WV areas this weekend, you can try to get to the show before it’s all over.

The Kiss of Death Tour
Co-Headlined By Ice Nine Kills and In This Moment
With Avatar and New Years Day
Fri/Dec-1 Johnstown, PA 1st Summit Arena
Sat/Dec-2 Wheeling, WV Wesbanco Arena

Avatar

Ice Nine Kills