Kittie Explained

Kittie
Landscape:yes
Background:group_or_band
Origin:London, Ontario, Canada
Current Members:
Past Members:

Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band from London, Ontario, formed in 1996 by lead guitarist Fallon Bowman and the Lander sisters, drummer Mercedes and lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Morgan. Tanya Candler completed the band's early line-up on bass. The Lander sisters have remained the band's sole constant members. Collectively, their material released via independent record labels has sold over two million copies worldwide.[1]

Kittie was chosen as the band name because the name "seemed contradictory".[2] After signing to Ng Records, Kittie released their debut album Spit (1999), which saw a wider release under Artemis Records the following year. The album, which primarily exhibited a nu metal sound, sold at least 600,000 copies in the United States and was certified gold by the RIAA. Kittie's subsequent output, including Oracle (2001) and Until the End (2004), saw the band transition towards a heavier, more aggressive albeit melodic sound featuring characteristics of alternative metal, groove metal and death metal. Neither album was able to replicate the success of Spit, and Kittie parted ways with Artemis Records in 2005.

After leaving Artemis, Kittie created their own label, X of Infamy, and released their fourth album Funeral for Yesterday in 2007. In 2009, the band signed to eOne Music, with who they released In the Black (2009) and I've Failed You (2011), both with bassist Ivana "Ivy" Jenkins. After the release of I've Failed You, Kittie went on an indefinite hiatus and the band's members pursued various other projects.[3] [4] In 2018, a documentary, , chronicling the history of the band was released in co-ordination with its 20th anniversary, followed by a one-off reunion concert. In 2022, Kittie reunited to perform at the Blue Ridge Rock and the When We Were Young festivals.[5] [6] Their first album in 13 years, Fire, was released on June 21, 2024, through Sumerian Records.[7]

History

Formation and early years (1996–2004)

Kittie was formed in September 1996[8] when drummer Mercedes Lander and guitarist Fallon Bowman met in gym class.[9] Morgan Lander, sister to Mercedes, became the lead vocalist and guitarist after weeks of Fallon and Mercedes jamming.[10] Tanya Candler completed the line-up by joining as the bassist. Kittie recorded their first demos and began playing concerts in 1998. The band performed at Call the Office and the Embassy and signed up for Canadian Music Week in 1999. Kittie approached Jason Wyner, who was second-in-command at NG Records. After Jason saw the band perform live, NG Records signed Kittie in 1999. Kittie initially released their debut album Spit on NG Records on November 13, 1999;[11] [12] [13] however, shortly after, NG Records was purchased by Artemis Records, and production was halted. Around the same time, Candler left the band and was replaced on bass by Talena Atfield. Artemis subsequently reissued Spit, with different artwork and photographs, on January 11, 2000.[11] [12] It is the band's most successful album, being certified gold by the RIAA.[9] [14] Spit has sold at least 600,000 copies in the United States and at least 40,000 copies in Canada.[15] They supported the album by touring with Slipknot.[16] [17] [18]

Their debut album and supporting tour earned Kittie coverage in Metal Edge, whose readers voted Morgan Lander for "Female Performer of the Year" and Spit in Your Eye for "Home Video of the Year" in the magazine's 2000 Readers' Choice Awards. The band was also voted "New Band of the Year", "Who's Going to be the Next Big Thing", and "Most Underrated Band", earning them a total of five Metal Edge Readers' Choice Awards that year.[19] On July 11, 2000, Kittie made a home-video called Spit in Your Eye which featured interviews of the band and the band playing shows with the band Slipknot.[20] The success of Spit led Billboard to call Kittie "the most successful female band in modern metal" in December 2001.[21]

Kittie began jamming on new material in February 2001,[22] and finished writing their second album, Oracle, by June.[23] Sounding more aggressive than Spit,[24] the album features elements of death metal[25] and thrash metal.[26] Morgan Lander noted how the band members were only 14 years old when writing their debut album and said "We haven't written in 4 or 5 years." She acknowledged a change in influence from their early days, stating, "Then we listened to bands like Nirvana, Silverchair, and Alice in Chains. Now we listen to stuff like Cannibal Corpse and Nile." However, the band would continue to write in the same fashion by first composing the music and then using that "as the backdrop behind the vocals."[27] Weeks before the album was due to be recorded,[28] Bowman left Kittie due to creative differences with Morgan and her own struggles dealing with the band's pressures for success. They have since reconciled their differences.[29] As a result of her departure, Morgan recorded all of the album's guitar tracks herself. In August 2001, Artemis Records announced that Kittie would continue as a three-piece (Bowman was not named in the statement) and that the band's guitar tech, Jeff Phillips, would fill in as a touring guitarist.[30] Released in November 2001,[31] the album went on to ship almost 220,000 copies in the United States by 2004.[32]

On March 18, 2002, Talena Atfield left the band and was replaced on bass by Jennifer Arroyo two days later.[33] [34] In April 2003, Kittie and Garth Richardson sued Artemis over unpaid royalties of $900,000 and eleven breaches of contract by the label; the dispute was settled out of court in March 2004.[35] [36] [37] In 2004, the group added guitarist Lisa Marx, and Jeff Phillips went to work full-time on his side project, Thine Eyes Bleed. On July 27, 2004, Kittie released their third studio album Until the End.[38]

Departure from Artemis and Funeral for Yesterday (2005–2007)

On March 23, 2005, Morgan Lander reported that both Lisa Marx and Jennifer Arroyo had left the band.[39] Jennifer Arroyo's split was amicable while Lisa Marx's came as a surprise. Morgan cited financial difficulties, which they attributed to Artemis Records' poor promotion of their releases, as the reasons for both members' departures.[40] [41] Lander also revealed that Artemis and the band were in negotiations over whether the band's contract would be renewed, expressing her desire to leave the label.[42] Arroyo confirmed that the split was amicable, and also cited her desire to work outside of Kittie full-time was an additional factor. She would go on to join Billy Graziadei of Biohazard in the band Suicide City.[43]

On March 31, 2005, Kittie announced they had parted ways with Artemis Records due to "a proposed amendment to the recording budget for the pending fourth Kittie album."[44]

In 2005, Kittie added two new members: Tara McLeod on guitar and Trish Doan on bass. In 2005, Morgan and Mercedes Lander's clothing line, Poisoned Black clothing, started.[45] Morgan and Mercedes also appeared briefly in the documentaries and Heavy Metal - Louder than Life. On February 7, 2006, Kittie released their Never Again EP through Rock Ridge Music.[46] Also in 2006, vocalist Morgan Lander provided vocals on the song "It Turns to Rust", from the album In the Arms of Devastation, by the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm.[47]

Kittie created their own record label, Kiss of Infamy Records, and used it to release their fourth studio album. The label name was later changed to "X of Infamy" after a cease-and-desist letter from attorneys representing Kiss Catalog Ltd. (the owner of the intellectual property rights pertaining to the musical group Kiss) alleging that the Kiss of Infamy trademark was "confusingly similar" to their client's trademark.[48] Kittie's fourth studio album Funeral for Yesterday was released on February 20, 2007, through their record label.[48] Along with the release of Funeral for Yesterday, Morgan Lander announced that Kittie would release a 45-minute-DVD with the CD.[49] In February 2007, Kittie toured as part of the Funeral for Yesterday Tour alongside Walls of Jericho, 36 Crazyfists, Dead To Fall, and In This Moment.[50] Doan left Kittie following the tour due to her struggles with anorexia athletica-nervosa, which she developed during the recording of Funeral for Yesterday.[51] [52] [53] From July 6 to September 16, 2007, Kittie embarked on another headlining tour of the United States, the Sweet Revenge Tour, with It Dies Today, Silent Civilian, Bring Me the Horizon and Blessed by a Broken Heart.[54] [55] Jeff Phillips filled in on bass for the duration of tour. Soon after, Ivy Vujic officially became the new bass player.

In the Black and I've Failed You (2008–2011)

On August 2, 2008, David Lander, father of band members Morgan and Mercedes and the band's manager, died of a heart attack.[56]

On June 26, 2009, it was announced that Kittie signed to the E1 Music record label. The band's fifth studio album In the Black, was released on September 15, 2009.[57] Videos were shot for two singles, "Cut Throat" and "Sorrow I Know". "Cut Throat" premiered on MTV 2's Headbangers Ball on September 5, 2009, and on the Canadian show Much Loud on September 20, 2009. "Cut Throat" also appeared on the Saw VI Soundtrack released on October 20, 2009,[58] and also in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, released on March 25, 2011. On September 16, 2009, an announcement was made that German label Massacre Records would distribute In the Black in Europe.[59]

In January 2010, Kittie returned to Europe to promote In the Black. Supporting bands on the tour included It Dies Today and Malefice. This tour included dates in Scotland, England, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. In a January 27, 2010 interview, Morgan Lander revealed that the band was in talks to film a video for the track "Die My Darling".[60] In March 2010, Kittie embarked on another North American tour with God Forbid, Periphery and Gwen Stacy as support. From May through June 2010, Kittie took part in the Happy Daze tour headlined by Insane Clown Posse and featuring Coolio, Kottonmouth Kings and Necro.[61]

Kittie participated in the 2010 Thrash and Burn tour through July and August which also featured Asking Alexandria, Born of Osiris, Evergreen Terrace, Stick to Your Guns, Chelsea Grin, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Impending Doom, Periphery and Greeley Estates.[62] This was followed by a one-month stint as one of the two opening acts on Devildriver's 2010 North American tour.[63]

Kittie's sixth studio album, titled I've Failed You, was released on August 30, 2011.[64] Two videos were released for the songs "We Are the Lamb" and "Empires (Part 2)".[65] In 2011, Mercedes Lander joined the all-female band the Alcohollys featuring former Kittie bassist Tanya Candler.

Documentary, death of Trish Doan, hiatus (2012–2020)

On February 13, 2012, Kittie announced that Ivy Vujic was resigning from the band and that Trish Doan would be returning.[66] On September 7, 2013, Kittie performed at the Spread the Metal Festival at The Opera House in Toronto.[67] The band would enter a period of inactivity following the performance, citing rising costs associated with touring and writing new music.[68] Morgan later noted declining turnouts at the band's shows as a factor,[69] with her and Mercedes both feeling that Kittie had "overstayed [their] welcome" by the time I've Failed You was released. In 2017, Mercedes described Kittie as being on an indefinite hiatus. In spite of their prolonged inactivity, the band did not want to announce that they had broken up. In 2024, McLeod said: "To admit that we were done would have been a really big heartbreak for all of us. None of us wanted to admit that even though we did overstay our welcome. We knew it was inevitable but maybe didn't want to admit it. All of us really gripped onto [Kittie] as a musical identity."

In early 2014, Kittie posted information about a secret project that was in the works to their Facebook page. On March 8, Kittie posted photos on their Facebook and Instagram of past and present members all together in the same room with a camera. On March 28, 2014, Kittie launched an Indiegogo campaign celebrating the impending 20th anniversary of the band, with a DVD documentary featuring past and present members and a tell all book.[70] Their goal of $20,000 was reached in eight hours. The campaign closed on April 28, 2014, with a total amount of $40,525 raised, 203% of the initial goal. Kittie slated Rob McCallum to direct the documentary and Mark Eglinton to help pen the biography.[71]

In April 2015, it was announced that Kittie would tour the United States in June 2015, as part of Ill Niño's the Civil Unrest Tour.[72] However, a month before it could begin, the band dropped out of the tour "due to unforeseen issues with immigration in the USA".[73] In October 2015, Kittie released a cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity", featured on the Cleopatra Records tribute album A Salute To The Thin White Duke - The Songs Of David Bowie. Morgan, Mercedes and McLeod recorded the cover in a single day in December 2014 at Beach Road Studios with producer Siegfried Meier.[74]

In October 2016, it was announced that drummer/vocalist Mercedes Lander had started a new sludge/doom metal band called the White Swan that released the single "Illuminate". The debut EP, Anubis, was released on November 1, 2016.[75] [76]

On February 11, 2017, bassist Trish Doan died at the age of 31.[77] [78] Doan had moved to Australia in 2013 and had frequently used her social media accounts to speak of her frustrations with depression.[79]

On August 30, 2017, the band announced that they would performing a three-set single concert on October 27, 2017, in their hometown of London, Ontario in the London Music Hall, featuring three different line-up variations made up of both current and former members. The concert marked the launch of their 20-year anniversary documentary,[80] and featured the return of Candler, Bowman, Phillips, Arroyo and Vujic to perform songs from their respective eras.[81] The concert was released on DVD format on March 26, 2019.[82]

On March 30, 2018, the documentary Kittie: Origins/Evolutions, which was filmed prior to the reunion concert, was released on Blu-ray and DVD for the very first time. Like they did with the reunion concert, Atfield and Marx declined to participate; according to Morgan Lander, Atfield was supportive of the documentary, appearing in the initial crowdfunding pitch video, but "didn't think it was the right move for her" to appear.[83] Packaged with the movie was a CD featuring a collection of live performances by the band.

In 2019, Morgan Lander expressed uncertainty about the future of the band, the primary reason being that she didn't feel right moving the band forward without Trish Doan.[84] Several months later, it was announced that Lander had joined the melodic death metal band, Karkaos, as their new lead singer.

In October 2020, Mercedes Lander stated that it was unlikely that Kittie would reunite to perform again without a significant financial offer and the ability to include all of the band's former members. Like her sister, she also stated that she found it difficult to go forward with the band without Doan.[85]

Return to performing, Fire (2021–present)

In late 2021, coinciding with a resurgence in nu metal's popularity, Kittie was contacted by bookers to play several shows,[86] prompting the band to officially end their hiatus in January 2022 with Jenkins rejoining the band on bass. On September 8, 2022, Kittie performed their first show since 2017 at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia.[87] In October 2022, Kittie performed on all three days of the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. After seeing the band perform at the When We Were Young festival, Kittie were signed to Sumerian Records by label head Ash Avildsen and began working on new material in January 2023.[88]

On May 13, 2023, Kittie performed their first new song in 12 years, "Vultures", at the Sick New World Festival in Las Vegas.[89] On November 19, 2023, the band confirmed that they were recording a new album with producer Nick Rasculinecz at Sienna Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.[90] On February 13, 2024, Kittie premiered their first new song in 13 years, "Eyes Wide Open", on Sirius XM's Liquid Metal channel.[91] The following day, the band formally released the song as a single with a music video and announced that they had signed to Sumerian Records.[92] [93] Upon release, Consequence, Exclaim!, Metal Hammer and Revolver listed the song as one of the best of the week.[94] [95] [96] [97] After the release of "Vultures", the band announced that its seventh album, Fire, would be released on June 21, 2024.

Musical style and influences

Kittie has been put under multiple genres of music. They have been categorized as,[98] [99] [100] [101] alternative metal,[102] [103],[9] [64] [104],[105] [106] [107] [108] [109] extreme metal,[110] groove metal,[111] [112] thrash metal,[113] gothic metal,[114] punk,[115] and hard rock.[116] Kittie has often used death metal and black metal vocals in their songs and often had clean singing in those songs as well.[117] [118] [119] On the Spit album, Kittie used screaming, clean singing and rapping.[120] [121] Kittie have been compared to bands such as Pantera,[122] Slayer, and Mudvayne.[2]

Kittie's formative influences were based within the Seattle grunge scene;[123] Morgan Lander has stated that when Kittie made Spit, the band were listening to bands such as Silverchair, Alice in Chains, and Nirvana. Later on, when Morgan joined the band, Kittie transitioned from a grunge band into a nu metal band, taking inspiration from recent releases of the time by Korn, Deftones and Sepultura. When asked about their influences in an interview with Metal Maidens in 1999, the members of Kittie cited Nile, Today Is the Day, Placebo, Far, Weezer, Orgy, Fear Factory, Hole, Tura Satana, Human Waste Project, Babes in Toyland, Misfits, Blondie, and Nasum as influences.[124] With the release of Oracle, Kittie abandoned the nu metal style found on Spit in favour of a more extreme metal sound.[125] In interviews, Morgan has cited Marilyn Manson, Korn,[126] Metallica, Cannibal Corpse, Nile, Carcass, At the Gates, Acid Bath, and Testament as influences on the band.[127]

Recognition

Tiny Mix Tapes called Kittie "probably the best known all-female band of the [nu metal] era",[128] and various publications have described the band as influential to women in rock and metal.[129] [130] [131] [132] The band have been cited as an inspiration by Lzzy Hale[133] and Serena Cherry (Svalbard and Noctule), whilst Demi Lovato[134] and Caroline Polachek[135] are fans of the band. Princess Nokia has called Kittie her "favourite metal band of all time",[136] and included the band in the music video for "Dragons", from her debut album Metallic Butterfly (2014).[137] In 2016, OC Weekly listed Kittie as the eight-best Canadian metal band.[138]

Band members

Current

Former

Timeline

Awards and nominations

Juno Awards!Year!Nominee / work!Award!Result!Ref.
2001KittieBest New Group[141]
Kerrang! Awards!Year!Nominee / work!Award!Result!Ref.
2000KittieBest International Newcomer[142]
Metal Edge Readers' Choice Awards!Year!Nominee / work!Award!Result!Ref.
2001Morgan LanderFemale Performer of the Year[143]
Kittie
Spit in Your EyeHome Video of the Year
KittieNew Band of the Year
Who's Going to be the Next Big Thing
Most Underrated Band
2002Mercedes LanderDrummer of the Year[144]
Morgan LanderFemale Performer of the Year
Kittie
Talena AtfieldBassist of the Year
KittieMost Underrated Band
2005KittieMost Underrated Band[145]

Discography

See main article: Kittie discography. Studio albums

References

Notes

  1. Web site: 2018-01-09 . KITTIE's Career-Spanning Documentary 'Origins/Evolutions' To Arrive In March . 2023-04-01 . Blabbermouth.net.
  2. Hannaham . James . January 2002 . Underage Against the Machine . . 18 . 25–26 . 0886-3032 . September 1, 2015 . 1.
  3. Web site: BraveWords . January 18, 2017 . THE WHITE SWAN Featuring KITTIE Drummer MERCEDES LANDER Confirm More Live Dates For Southern Ontario . 2023-03-15 . bravewords.com . en.
  4. Web site: Begai . Carl . April 15, 2024 . Kittie - Rise Above The Flames . 2024-04-20 . . en.
  5. Web site: January 26, 2022 . KITTIE Announces Band Lineup For Reunion Shows . February 27, 2022 . Blabbermouth.net.
  6. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2023-03-13 . MORGAN LANDER: 'It's The Perfect Time' For New KITTIE Music . 2023-03-15 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  7. Web site: Carter . Emily . 2024-05-08 . Kittie announce first new album in 13 years: "We cannot wait for you to lose yourselves in the passion and strength of Fire" . 2024-05-08 . . en.
  8. Web site: Pierce . Ken . August 11, 2007 . Interviews: Kittie (Morgan and Mercedes Lander, Tara Mcleod) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070823062257/http://www.piercingmetal.com/interview_kittie_081107.htm . 2007-08-23 . 2023-04-08 . Piercing Metal . "[It] will be [Kittie's eleventh birthday] in September"..
  9. Web site: Kittie Biography . . Roxanne Blanford.
  10. Web site: An interview with Morgan Lander of Kittie . https://web.archive.org/web/20160221075047/http://www.londongroovemachine.com/2014/07/03/pros-legends-morgan-lander/ . February 21, 2016 . London Groove Machine. July 3, 2014
  11. Web site: Story Behind the Song . . Leivers . Dannii . September 20, 2021 . March 13, 2023.
  12. Web site: Kittie Makes the Fur Fly . The Oklahoman . Lang . George . August 18, 2000 . March 13, 2023.
  13. Web site: Kittie Official Facebook . . November 13, 2015 . March 13, 2023 . Today 16 years ago we released our first album..
  14. Web site: American certifications – Kittie . . February 8, 2013.
  15. News: Kittie File Lawsuit Against Their Record Label . . April 1, 2003.
  16. Web site: Kittie | Album Discography. AllMusic. November 4, 2019.
  17. Web site: Slipknot Touring With Kittie . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018142734/http://www.mtv.com/news/620396/slipknot-touring-with-kittie/ . dead . October 18, 2015 . MTV. January 12, 2000
  18. ARTEMIS' TEEN ROCKERS KITTIE CLAW UP THE BILLBOARD 200 . . Carla Hay . 13, 16 . 0006-2510 . 112 . 13 . March 25, 2000 .
  19. Anon. . June 2001 . 16th Annual Readers' Choice Awards . . Sterling/Macfadden Partnership . 47 . 2.
  20. Web site: Kittie Preps Home Video, Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018142734/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430884/kittie-preps-home-video-music-video/ . dead . October 18, 2015 . MTV. April 18, 2000
  21. Miller . Gerri . December 1, 2001 . Ready to Rock . . 113 . 48 . 26 . 0006-2510.
  22. Web site: Joseph . Peter . February 8, 2001 . Sno-core Ball hits with metal edge . dead . https://archive.today/20120712002040/http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2001/02/08/Arts/SnoCore.Ball.Hits.With.Metal.Edge-27310.shtml . July 12, 2012 . July 16, 2011 . The GW Hatchet.
  23. Web site: Barker . Samuel . January 17, 2002 . Interviews: Kittie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020228125147/http://www.rockzone.com/interviews/kittie.shtml . 2002-02-28 . 2024-07-28 . Rockzone.com.
  24. Web site: van Horn . Teri . March 12, 2001 . Kittie Sharpen Their Claws For Next Album . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408003133/https://www.mtv.com/news/v9us6o/kittie-sharpen-their-claws-for-next-album . April 8, 2023 . 2023-04-12 . MTV . en.
  25. Allmusic review
  26. Web site: April 15, 2010 . CD Review of Kittie Oracle . Chris Schwegler.
  27. Joseph, Peter Sno-core Ball hits with metal edge The GW Hatchet (February 8, 2001). Retrieved on September 1, 2015.
  28. Stillman . Brian . December 2001 . Meow Mix . . . 62-64, 66, 102, 104 . 21 . 12.
  29. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2018-03-31 . Former KITTIE Guitarist FALLON BOWMAN On Band's New Documentary: 'It Was Quite Shocking At Times' . 2023-04-11 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  30. Web site: D'Angelo . Joe . August 9, 2001 . Kittie Guitarist Scratched From Lineup . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330095014/https://www.mtv.com/news/697p0j/kittie-guitarist-scratched-from-lineup . March 30, 2023 . 2024-04-22 . . en.
  31. Web site: D'Angelo . Joe . December 11, 2001 . Kittie Hitting The Road After Christmas . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411150946/https://www.mtv.com/news/b09yf7/kittie-hitting-the-road-after-christmas . April 11, 2023 . 2023-04-11 . MTV . en.
  32. Web site: Zulaica . Don . July 28, 2004 . liveDaily Interview: Morgan Lander of Kittie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051122105532/http://www.livedaily.com/interviews/liveDaily_Interview_Morgan_Lander_of_Kittie-6854.html?t=6 . 2005-11-22 . 2023-04-12 . LiveDaily.
  33. Web site: Williams . Jonathan . 2002 . Hear Kittie Kittie: Canadian Metal Maidens . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030203064741/http://www.prickmag.net/kittiefeature.html . 2003-02-03 . 2024-04-23 . Prick.
  34. Web site: MTV News Staff . March 21, 2002 . For The Record: Quick News On Papa Roach, Weezer, Billy Corgan, Kittie, Fugazi & More . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018142734/http://www.mtv.com/news/1453010/for-the-record-quick-news-on-papa-roach-weezer-billy-corgan-kittie-fugazi-more/ . dead . October 18, 2015 . April 10, 2023 . . MTV.
  35. Web site: 2022-09-23 . Kittie interview . 2023-04-01 . Disposable Underground . en-US.
  36. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2003-08-19 . KITTIE And Producer File New Claims In Suit Against ARTEMIS RECORDS . 2023-03-16 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  37. Kittie, Artemis Settle Differences . dead . . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214101736/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1443409/kittie-artemis-settle-differences . February 14, 2017 . April 21, 2020.
  38. "Until the End" by Kittie
  39. Web site: Blabbermouth.Net . Roadrunnerrecords.com . April 26, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204041105/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?Mode=Archive&Date=3%2F23%2F2005 . February 4, 2012 .
  40. Web site: CorrosiveMind . March 24, 2005 . Kittie Lose Two Members At Once . April 5, 2023 . metalunderground.com.
  41. Web site: Harris . Chris . November 16, 2006 . Metal File: Kittie, Cradle Of Filth, Meshuggah & More News That Rules . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405175048/https://www.mtv.com/news/y8mbf6/metal-file-kittie-cradle-of-filth-meshuggah-more-news-that-rules . dead . April 5, 2023 . 2023-03-16 . MTV . en.
  42. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2005-03-22 . KITTIE: Discussing The Future With ARTEMIS RECORDS . 2023-03-16 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  43. Web site: March 25, 2005 . Jennifer Arroyo Explains Departure From Kittie . 2023-03-16 . Metalunderground.com . English.
  44. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2005-03-31 . KITTIE 'Released' From ARTEMIS RECORDS . 2023-03-16 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  45. News: Kittie's Morgan and Mercedes Launch Clothing Line . Blabbermouth. September 26, 2005
  46. Web site: Kittie Confirms More Never Again Tour Dates . KNAC. May 3, 2006
  47. Web site: Kataklysm - "In the Arms of Devastation" . Metal Underground.
  48. News: Kiss Attornerys Force Kittie To Change Name of Record Label . Blabbermouth. December 1, 2006
  49. Web site: Mercedeslander.net . Mercedeslander.net . April 26, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090402111023/http://www.mercedeslander.net/ . April 2, 2009 .
  50. Web site: KITTIE: Trailer For 'Funeral For Yesterday' Companion DVD Available. December 13, 2006. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. November 4, 2019.
  51. Web site: March 4, 2008 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KITTIE Parts Ways With Bassist TRISH DOAN . April 26, 2009 . Roadrunnerrecords.com.
  52. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2007-09-03 . Kittie Frontwoman Says Bassist's 'Serious Eating Disorder' Prevented Her From Touring . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230501213719/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-frontwoman-says-bassist-s-serious-eating-disorder-prevented-her-from-touring . May 1, 2023 . 2023-04-28 . . en.
  53. Web site: Cadoni . Miriam . 2012-11-07 . Interview : Morgan Lander - Kittie (2009) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230413150918/https://www.femmemetalwebzine.net/uncategorized/interview-morgan-lander-kittie-2009/ . April 13, 2023 . 2023-04-13 . Femme Metal Webzine . en-US .
  54. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2007-06-28 . Kittie Bassist To Sit Out Tour . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408132238/https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-bassist-to-sit-out-tour . April 8, 2023 . 2023-04-06 . . en.
  55. Web site: Madison . Tjames . 2007-07-03 . Kittie plots one last round of 'Revenge' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070705044341/http://www.livedaily.com/news/12399.html . 2007-07-05 . 2023-04-06 . LiveDaily.
  56. Web site: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KITTIE's Manager Reportedly Dies of Heart Attack . Roadrunnerrecords.com . April 26, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090910094958/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=102138 . September 10, 2009 . dead .
  57. News: Kittie Signs With E1 Music . Blabbermouth. June 26, 2009
  58. Web site: Metal News on Metal Underground.com . Metalunderground.com . August 27, 2011 . October 21, 2011.
  59. Web site: Official Kittie Site . Kittierocks.com . June 26, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907134048/http://kittierocks.com/main.html . September 7, 2008 .
  60. Web site: Metalholic Magazine . metalholic.com .
  61. Web site: Kittie Post 'Happy Daze Tour' Webisode. May 13, 2010. November 4, 2019.
  62. Web site: Thrash and Burn Tour Dates With Kittie, Asking Alexandria, Born of Osiris . . June 8, 2010.
  63. Web site: KITTIE Announces Dates With DEVILDRIVER. June 24, 2010. BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
  64. Web site: I've Failed You - Kittie. AllMusic. Monger, James Christopher.
  65. News: Blabbermouth.net . Kittie To Head into Studio Next Week. April 11, 2011 . September 5, 2013.
  66. Web site: February 13, 2012 . Kittie Part Ways with Bassist Ivy Vujic, Reenlist Trish Doan . February 13, 2012 . exclaim.ca.
  67. Web site: BraveWords . September 29, 2013 . Kittie - Five More Songs From Toronto's Spread The Metal Festival Posted, Video Available . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240226182611/https://bravewords.com/news/kittie-five-more-songs-from-torontos-spread-the-metal-festival-posted-video-available . February 26, 2024 . 2024-02-26 . . en.
  68. Web site: John . July 3, 2014 . An interview with Morgan Lander of Kittie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132600/http://www.londongroovemachine.com/2014/07/03/pros-legends-morgan-lander/ . 2014-07-14 . 2024-02-26 . London Groove Machine.
  69. Web site: Alderslade . Merlin . 2024-04-03 . "The world is ready for us now." Why nu metal heroes Kittie are finally ready to grab the limelight once again . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240405123846/https://www.loudersound.com/news/kittie-ready-for-comeback . April 5, 2024 . 2024-04-04 . Metal Hammer (loudersound) . en.
  70. Web site: Help Kittie Celebrate Our 20th Anniversary with a Documentary DVD and Book!. Indiegogo. November 4, 2019.
  71. Web site: Kittie anniversary campaign ends at twice the goal . Metaladies.com . April 30, 2014.
  72. Web site: 2015-04-11 . Ill Nino Announces "The Civil Unrest Tour" With Kittie . 2024-04-20 . Digital Tour Bus . en.
  73. Web site: BraveWords . Kittie Drop Off Civil Unrest US Tour With Ill Nino "Due To Issues with Immigration In The USA" . 2024-04-20 . bravewords.com . en.
  74. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2015-10-03 . KITTIE's Cover Version Of DAVID BOWIE's 'Space Oddity' Available For Streaming . 2024-04-20 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  75. Web site: The White Swan (Kittie) Tease New Track, Set Release For Debut EP. Theprp.com. October 18, 2016. THEPRP. October 21, 2016.
  76. Web site: KITTIE Drummer MERCEDES LANDER Launches THE WHITE SWAN - "The Feeling of Darkness About to Boil Over into Chaos Just Underneath the Surface". Bravewords.com. October 21, 2016.
  77. Web site: Trisha Doan Obituary. yourlifemoments.ca. February 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171229232314/http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=1004955 . 29 December 2017.
  78. Web site: Kittie's Trish Doan Dead . loudwire.com. February 13, 2017.
  79. Web site: KITTIE Bassist TRISH DOAN Dead At 31 . blabbermouth.net . February 13, 2017 . April 19, 2020 .
  80. Web site: Kittie - Join us on October 27.... https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/17636243514/10155218362098515 . 2022-02-26 . limited. Kittie (via Facebook). October 26, 2017.
  81. Web site: Watch Reunion Of KITTIE's Original Lineup From 'Live At The London Music Hall' Concert Film. March 1, 2019. BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
  82. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2019-03-01 . Watch Reunion Of KITTIE's Original Lineup From 'Live At The London Music Hall' Concert Film . 2023-03-15 . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . en.
  83. Web site: Still Clawing: Kittie's Morgan Lander on the Band's New Documentary & Undying Resilience. Joel. Gausten.
  84. Ep. 202 Morgan Lander (Kittie) . talk-toomey.simplecast.com . Talk Toomey . Joshua Toomey . March 21, 2019 . April 19, 2020 .
  85. Episode 291 - Mercedes Lander (The White Swan / Kittie) . iHeartRadio . Thunder Underground . Trent Schoenhals and Jason Wood . October 14, 2020 . January 18, 2022 .
  86. News: Li . Jasmine . 2023-07-24 . Are You Ready? The Nu Metal Renaissance Is Upon Us. . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-10-25 . 0362-4331.
  87. Web site: September 9, 2022 . Watch: KITTIE Plays First Show in Five Years .
  88. Leivers . Dannii . May 2024 . "The World is Ready For Us Now" . . . 54–58 . 386.
  89. Web site: Enis . Eli . 2023-05-15 . See Kittie debut crushing new song "Vultures" at Sick New World . 2023-05-16 . . en.
  90. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2023-11-20 . Kittie Is Working On New Studio Album With Acclaimed Producer Nick Raskulinecz . 2023-11-23 . . en.
  91. Web site: BraveWords . February 13, 2024 . Kittie - New "Eyes Wide Open" Single To Make World Premiere On SiriusXM Liquid Metal Today . 2024-02-13 . . en.
  92. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2024-02-12 . Kittie's First New Song In 13 Years, 'Eyes Wide Open', To Be Released On Wednesday . 2024-02-13 . . en.
  93. Web site: Brannigan . Paul . 2024-02-14 . "Sometimes, incredible opportunities present themselves in surprising ways": watch the video for Eyes Wide Open, the first new music from Kittie in 13 years . 2024-02-15 . Metal Hammer (loudersound) . en.
  94. Web site: Hadusek . Jon . 2024-02-16 . Kittie's "Eyes Wide Open" Is Our Heavy Song of the Week . 2024-02-17 . . en-US.
  95. Web site: Slingerland . Calum . February 14, 2024 . Kittie Sink Their Claws Into "Eyes Wide Open" . February 15, 2024 . Exclaim!.
  96. Web site: Hobson . Rich . Alderslade . Merlin . 2024-02-16 . The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now . 2024-02-17 . Metal Hammer (loudersound) . en.
  97. Web site: Enis . Eli . 2024-02-16 . 6 best new songs right now . 2024-02-17 . . en.
  98. Book: Weinstein, Deena . Rock'n America: A Social and Cultural History . . 2015 . 9781442600188 .
  99. Web site: Kittie - "In The Black" CD Review . Metal Underground.
  100. Web site: Kittie return with a nu album . . October 26, 2006 . September 9, 2014 . Raziq, Rauf . September 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200200/http://drownedinsound.com/news/1245232-kittie-return-with-a-nu-album . dead .
  101. Book: Udo, Tommy . Brave Nu World . Sanctuary Publishing . 2002 . 139–149, 242 . 1-86074-415-X . registration .
  102. Book: Adams . Katherine H. . Paper Dolls: Fragile Figures, Enduring Symbols . Keene . Michael L. . McFarland . 2017 . 9781476629391 . 137.
  103. Web site: August 30, 2011 . Kittie Posts New Music Video, "We Are the Lamb" Online . Metal Underground.
  104. Web site: Kittie Drummer: We're Not A 'Girl Metal Band' . https://web.archive.org/web/20150107033511/http://www.mtv.com/news/620680/kittie-drummer-were-not-a-girl-metal-band/ . dead . January 7, 2015 . MTV. January 25, 2000
  105. Kittie: Safe : Music Reviews. Hoard. Christian. Rolling Stone. December 10, 2002. May 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20070211125720/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kittie/albums/album/174407/review/5945120/safe. February 11, 2007. dead.
  106. Web site: Kittie - Spit (1999 Ng Records) . FEMMUSIC . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060036/http://www.femmusic.com/magazine/cdrevs.htm#kittiespit . September 23, 2015 .
  107. Web site: Kittie : Oracle . . September 12, 2005 . September 9, 2014 . Ahmed, Imran.
  108. Web site: Until the End by Kittie . . July 19, 2013 . August 7, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170807152654/http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,2942340,00.html . dead .
  109. Web site: Oracle - Kittie . Allmusic.
  110. Web site: Kittie: 'Not So... Safe' – CD Review. Gregory Burkart. September 14, 2012. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015094951/http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/kittie-not-so-safe-%E2%80%93-cd-review. October 15, 2012.
  111. Web site: Sacher . Andrew . September 4, 2020 . The White Swan (mem Kittie) cover Tracy Bonham on new EP (listen) . 2022-11-02 . BrooklynVegan.
  112. Web site: McNamara . Colin . 2011-09-08 . CD Review: Kitte - I've Failed You . 2024-02-09 . Reflections of Darkness . en-gb.
  113. News: cd reviews . The Stranger. February 3, 2000
  114. Web site: Spice Grrrls . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926022251/http://www.mtv.com/news/620107/spice-grrrls/ . dead . September 26, 2015 . . Kandell . Steve. (December 28, 1999)
  115. Web site: Kittie, Harry Connick Jr. ... . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926015510/http://www.mtv.com/news/620177/kittie-harry-connick-jr/ . dead . September 26, 2015 . MTV. December 30, 1999
  116. Web site: Kittie . May 31, 2000 . BMI. May 31, 2000
  117. Web site: In the Black - Kittie. Allmusic. Monger, James Christophe. September 14, 2009.
  118. Web site: Kittie in the Black . Exclaim!. December 21, 2009
  119. Web site: Metal File: Kittie, Cradle Of Filth, Meshuggah & More News That Rules . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926080423/http://www.mtv.com/news/1546001/metal-file-kittie-cradle-of-filth-meshuggah-more-news-that-rules/ . dead . September 26, 2015 . MTV. November 16, 2006
  120. Web site: The 19 Best Nu-Metal Hits of All Time. February 11, 2015. April 29, 2015. Fuse.
  121. Web site: Kittie - Spit . Teen Ink.
  122. Web site: Oracle by Kittie . December 2, 2015 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20020211093519/http://playlouder.com/review/419kittie.html . February 11, 2002 .
  123. Book: Karpe, Matt . Nu Metal: A Definitive Guide . Sonicbond Publishing . 2021 . 9781789520637 . UK . 77–80 . en . Kittie: Fallon Bowman speaks.
  124. Web site: Hegt . Liselotte . September 1999 . Kittie: A Goddamn Smack In The Face With A Crowbar! . June 17, 2018 . Metal Maidens.
  125. Web site: D'Angelo . Joe . July 15, 2002 . Ex-Kittie Guitarist Scratches Back, Talks Of Plans For Assault . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411153635/https://www.mtv.com/news/5qea8f/ex-kittie-guitarist-scratches-back-talks-of-plans-for-assault . dead . April 11, 2023 . 2023-04-11 . MTV . en.
  126. Web site: Friedman, Michael . April 3, 2018 . Continuing the Conversation With Kittie . March 27, 2020 . Psychology Today.
  127. Web site: November 20, 2009 . Interview with Kittie vocalist & guitarist Morgan Lander . Bruce Moore . July 19, 2013 . February 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100202210010/http://puregrainaudio.com/interviews/kittie-interview-with-vocalist-and-guitarist-morgan-lander . dead .
  128. Web site: Hemmerling . Joe . October 5, 2016 . I Can’t Help But Feel the Pain . 2024-07-29 . . en.
  129. Web site: Steininger . Adam . July 9, 2013 . The ten most ferocious female pioneers in metal . 2024-06-24 . . en.
  130. Web site: Cherry . Serena . 2019-03-08 . Serena Cherry: "Let the bullies laugh… Metal is where I belong" . 2024-04-22 . . en.
  131. Web site: Alessandro . 11 most underrated nü-metal bands that shaped a generation . 2024-07-29 . Alternative Press Magazine . en-US.
  132. Web site: Mashurov . NM . 2018-04-05 . Here's To 20 Years Of Kittie . 2023-05-23 . . en.
  133. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2024-05-20 . Kittie's Morgan Lander: 'We Hope Our Music Empowers Everyone, And Women Especially' . 2024-07-29 . Blabbermouth.net . en.
  134. Web site: Ilana . Demi Lovato’s hard-won journey back to their rock roots . 2024-07-29 . Alternative Press Magazine . en-US.
  135. Web site: Handler . Rachel . 2024-05-03 . Caroline Polachek Explains Her ‘Straight-Up Grunge’ Moment . 2024-07-29 . Vulture . en.
  136. Web site: Greenfield . Jacquelyn . 2021-02-03 . Princess Nokia Wants You To Stop Asking If She’s White . 2024-07-29 . Nylon . en.
  137. Web site: Dazed . 2014-01-15 . Princess Nokia – Dragons . 2024-07-31 . . en.
  138. Web site: Distefano . Alex . 2016-03-14 . The 10 Best Canadian Metal Bands . 2024-07-29 . . en-US.
  139. Web site: Clingempeel . Jessica . n.d. . Interview with Mercedes of Kittie . 2024-06-14 . Ethereal Metal Webzine . en . 2018-04-21.
  140. Anon. . April–May 2000 . Kittie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001027120733/http://www.instantmag.com:80/insights/kittie.htm . 2000-10-27 . 2024-07-20 . Instant Mag . 27.
  141. LeBlanc . Larry . Larry LeBlanc . March 17, 2001 . Nelly Furtado Sweeps Junos . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325142736/https://books.google.com/books?id=RxQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=kittie+juno+awards+2001&pg=PA6 . March 25, 2023 . March 16, 2023 . Billboard . . 6 . 113 . 11 . 0006-2510.
  142. Anon. . September 9, 2000 . Come In and Burn . . . 12 . 818.
  143. Anon. . June 1, 2001 . The Readers of Metal Edge Magazine Have Spoken . . Advertisement . 15 . 746 . 4 . July 28, 2024 . worldradiohistory.com.
  144. Anon. . June 2002 . 17th Annual Readers' Choice Awards . . Sterling/Macfadden Partnership . 82–85 . 48 . 2.
  145. Anon. . June 2005 . 20th Annual Readers' Choice Awards . . Dorchester Media LLC . 63 . 51 . 2.

CitationsSources

External links

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Kittie".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.