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Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band from
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. The band was formed in 1996 by guitarist
Fallon Bowman Fallon Bowman (born 16 November 1983) is a South African-Canadian guitarist and singer, best known for her time as the guitarist in the metal band Kittie. Since departing Kittie in 2001, Bowman has worked with Pigface and as a solo artist under ...
and drummer Mercedes Lander, with guitarist and vocalist Morgan Lander and bassist Tanya Candler joining the following year. Morgan and Mercedes have remained the band's sole constant members. Collectively, their material released via
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s has sold over two million copies worldwide. Kittie was chosen as the band name because the name "seemed contradictory". After signing to Ng Records, Kittie released their debut album '' Spit'' (1999), which saw a wider release under
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the following year. The album, which primarily exhibited a
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sound, sold at least 600,000 copies in the United States and was certified gold by the
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. Kittie's subsequent output, including ''
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'' (2001) and ''
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'' (2004), saw the band transition towards a heavier, more aggressive albeit melodic sound featuring characteristics of
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,
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and
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. 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 ''Funeral for Yesterday'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian heavy metal music, heavy metal band Kittie, released on February 20, 2007. It was the only album released through the band's own record label, X of Infamy Records, and Merovingian M ...
'' in 2007. In 2009, the band signed to
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, with who they released ''
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'' (2009) and ''
I've Failed You ''I've Failed You'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Kittie, released on August 30, 2011, through eOne Music. The album builds on the style and production of their previous album '' In the Black'' (2009) and features more p ...
'' (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. In 2018, a documentary, '' Kittie: Origins/Evolutions'', 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 When We Were Young festivals. Their first album in 13 years, ''
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'', was released on June 21, 2024, through
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History


Formation and early years (1996–2004)

Kittie was formed in September 1996 when guitarist
Fallon Bowman Fallon Bowman (born 16 November 1983) is a South African-Canadian guitarist and singer, best known for her time as the guitarist in the metal band Kittie. Since departing Kittie in 2001, Bowman has worked with Pigface and as a solo artist under ...
and drummer Mercedes Lander met in a gymnastics class. Four or five months after the band's formation, Mercedes' sister Morgan joined as their vocalist and guitarist. Tanya Candler completed the line-up by joining as the bassist in November 1997. Kittie recorded their first demos and began playing concerts in 1998. ''July 3, 2014'' 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; 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. It is the band's most successful album, being certified gold by the
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. ''Spit'' has sold at least 600,000 copies in the United States and at least 40,000 copies in Canada. They supported the album by touring with
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. Their debut album and supporting tour earned Kittie coverage in ''
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'', 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. 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
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. The success of ''Spit'' led ''
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'' to call Kittie "the most successful female band in modern metal" in December 2001. Kittie began jamming on new material in February 2001, and finished writing their second album, ''
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'', by June. Sounding more aggressive than ''Spit'', the album features elements of
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. 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
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. Now we listen to stuff like
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and
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." 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."Joseph, Peter The GW Hatchet (February 8, 2001). Retrieved on September 1, 2015. Weeks before the album was due to be recorded, 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. 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
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, Jeff Phillips, would fill in as a touring guitarist. Released in November 2001, the album went on to ship almost 220,000 copies in the United States by 2004. On March 18, 2002, Talena Atfield left the band and was replaced on bass by Jennifer Arroyo two days later. 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. In 2004, the group added guitarist
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, and Jeff Phillips went to work full-time on his side project,
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. On July 27, 2004, Kittie released their third studio album ''
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''.


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. 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. 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. 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
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in the band
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. On March 31, 2005, Kittie parted ways with Artemis Records due to "a proposed amendment to the recording budget for the pending fourth Kittie album." In 2005, Kittie added two new members: Tara McLeod on guitar and
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on bass. In 2005, Morgan and Mercedes Lander's clothing line, Poisoned Black clothing, started. Morgan and Mercedes also appeared briefly in the documentaries '' Metal: A Headbanger's Journey'' and ''Heavy Metal - Louder than Life''. On February 7, 2006, Kittie released their ''
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'' EP through
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. Also in 2006, vocalist Morgan Lander provided vocals on the song "It Turns to Rust", from the album ''
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'', by the Canadian
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band
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. 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
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) alleging that the Kiss of Infamy trademark was "confusingly similar" to their client's trademark. ''December 1, 2006'' Kittie's fourth studio album ''
Funeral for Yesterday ''Funeral for Yesterday'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian heavy metal music, heavy metal band Kittie, released on February 20, 2007. It was the only album released through the band's own record label, X of Infamy Records, and Merovingian M ...
'' was released on February 20, 2007, through their record label. Along with the release of ''Funeral for Yesterday'', Morgan Lander announced that Kittie would release a 45-minute-DVD with the CD. In February 2007, Kittie toured as part of the ''Funeral for Yesterday Tour'' alongside Walls of Jericho,
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, Dead To Fall, and
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. Doan left Kittie following the tour due to her struggles with
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- nervosa, which she developed during the recording of ''Funeral for Yesterday''. From July 6 to September 16, 2007, Kittie embarked on another headlining tour of the United States, the Sweet Revenge Tour, with
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. 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. On June 26, 2009, it was announced that Kittie signed to the
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record label. The band's fifth studio album ''
In the Black ''In the Black'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Kittie, released on September 15, 2009, through E1 Music. It was the band's first album with bassist Ivy Jenkins, who had joined in 2007. The album was produced and recor ...
'', was released on September 15, 2009. ''June 26, 2009'' Videos were shot for two singles, "Cut Throat" and "Sorrow I Know". "Cut Throat" premiered on MTV 2's ''
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'' on September 5, 2009, and on the Canadian show ''Much Loud'' on September 20, 2009. "Cut Throat" also appeared on the ''
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'' Soundtrack released on October 20, 2009, 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
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would distribute ''In the Black'' in Europe. In January 2010, Kittie returned to Europe to promote ''In the Black''. Supporting bands on the tour included
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. 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". In March 2010, Kittie embarked on another North American tour with
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as support. From May through June 2010, Kittie took part in the ''Happy Daze'' tour headlined by
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and featuring
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and Necro. Kittie participated in the 2010 ''Thrash and Burn'' tour through July and August which also featured
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. This was followed by a one-month stint as one of the two opening acts on
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's 2010 North American tour. Kittie's sixth studio album, titled ''
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'', was released on August 30, 2011. Two videos were released for the songs "We Are the Lamb" and "Empires (Part 2)". 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. On September 7, 2013, Kittie performed at the Spread the Metal Festival at The Opera House in
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. The band would enter a period of inactivity following the performance, citing rising costs associated with touring and writing new music. Morgan later noted declining turnouts at the band's shows as a factor, with her and Mercedes both feeling that Kittie had "overstayed
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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 ittieas 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
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campaign celebrating the impending 20th anniversary of the band, with a DVD documentary featuring past and present members and a tell all book. 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. In April 2015, it was announced that Kittie would tour the United States in June 2015, as part of
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's the Civil Unrest Tour. However, a month before it could begin, the band dropped out of the tour "due to unforeseen issues with immigration in the USA". In October 2015, Kittie released a cover of
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", featured on the
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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. 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. On February 11, 2017, bassist Trish Doan died at the age of 31. Doan had moved to Australia in 2013 and had frequently used her social media accounts to speak of her frustrations with depression. 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, and featured the return of Candler, Bowman, Phillips, Arroyo and Vujic to perform songs from their respective eras. The concert was released on DVD format on March 26, 2019. 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. 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. 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.


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, 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. 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
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and began working on new material in January 2023. On May 13, 2023, Kittie performed their first new song in 12 years, "Vultures", at the Sick New World Festival in
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. On November 19, 2023, the band confirmed that they were recording a new album with producer Nick Rasculinecz at Sienna Studios in
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,
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. On February 13, 2024, Kittie premiered their first new song in 13 years, "Eyes Wide Open", on
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's
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channel. 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. Upon release, '' Consequence'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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'' listed the song as one of the best of the week. After the release of "Vultures", the band announced that its seventh album, ''
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'', 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 ,
alternative metal Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by ...
, , ''January 25, 2000'' ,
extreme metal Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. It has been defined as a "cluster of metal subgenres characterized by sonic, verbal, and visual tran ...
,
groove metal Groove metal, sometimes also called neo-thrash or post-thrash, is a subgenre of heavy metal music that began in the early 1990s. The genre is primarily derived from thrash metal, but played in slower tempos, and making use of rhythmic guitar pa ...
,
thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an Extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, ...
,
gothic metal Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal music, heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different ...
, (December 28, 1999)
punk Punk or punks may refer to: Genres, subculture, and related aspects * Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres * Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
, and
hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...
. Kittie has often used death metal and
black metal Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with tr ...
vocals in their songs and often had clean singing in those songs as well. On the '' Spit'' album, Kittie used screaming, clean singing and
rapping Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates " rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backin ...
. Kittie have been compared to bands such as
Pantera Pantera () is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Arlington, Texas in 1981 by the Abbott brothers (guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul), and currently composed of vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, an ...
,
Slayer Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them ...
, and
Mudvayne Mudvayne is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Peoria, Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, in 1996. Known for their sonic experimentation, face and body paint, masks and uniforms, the band has sold over five million records wor ...
. Kittie's formative influences were based within the Seattle grunge scene; Morgan Lander has stated that when Kittie made ''Spit'', the band were listening to bands such as
Silverchair Silverchair was an Australian Rock music, rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, Ben Gillies on drums, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got thei ...
,
Alice in Chains Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AiC) is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1987. Since 2006, the band's lineup has comprised vocalist/guitarists Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall, bassist Mike Inez, and drummer Sean Kinney. Voca ...
, and
Nirvana Nirvana, in the Indian religions (Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism), is the concept of an individual's passions being extinguished as the ultimate state of salvation, release, or liberation from suffering ('' duḥkha'') and from the ...
. Later on, when Morgan joined the band, Kittie transitioned from a
grunge Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock Music genre, genre and subculture that emerged during the in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, particularly in Seattle and Music of Olympia, Washington, O ...
band into a
nu metal Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, with a metal umlaut) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop music, hip hop, funk, industrial music, industrial, and grunge. Nu ...
band, taking inspiration from recent releases of the time by
Korn Korn (stylized as KoЯn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, originally formed in 1993 by James Shaffer, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and David Silveria, who were members of the band ...
,
Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by frontman Chino Moreno, lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, with bassist Chi Cheng and keyboardist and tu ...
and
Sepultura Sepultura (, "grave")Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 17. is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 16. They were a major force in the groove metal, thrash met ...
. When asked about their influences in an interview with ''Metal Maidens'' in 1999, the members of Kittie cited
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,
Today Is the Day Today Is the Day is an American noise rock and Avant-garde metal, experimental metal band that originally formed in Nashville, Tennessee. The band's diverse sound combines influences from areas such as noise music, avant-garde metal, grindcore ...
,
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, Far,
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,
Orgy An orgy is a sex party where guests freely engage in open and unrestrained sexual activity or group sex. Swingers' parties do not always conform to this designation, because at many swinger parties the sexual partners may all know each other o ...
,
Fear Factory Fear Factory is an American industrial metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released ten full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of sounds, all in their main style of industrial met ...
,
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,
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,
Human Waste Project Human Waste Project was an American alternative metal band from Huntington Beach, California. It was formed in December 1993 by bassist Jeff Schartoff and guitarist Roman Marisak, and after going through several shifts in personnel, the band's ...
, Babes in Toyland,
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, Blondie, and
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as influences. With the release of ''Oracle'', Kittie abandoned the nu metal style found on ''Spit'' in favour of a more extreme metal sound. In interviews, Morgan has cited
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, Korn,
Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...
,
Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1988, now based in Tampa, Florida. The band has released sixteen studio albums, two box sets, four video albums, and two live albums. The band has had little radio ...
,
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,
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,
At the Gates At the Gates is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1990. The band was a major progenitor of Gothenburg-style melodic death metal alongside In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. Prior to their first disbandment in 1996, At ...
,
Acid Bath Acid Bath is an American sludge metal band from Houma, Louisiana, that was active from 1991 to 1997. Regarded as one of the first and most influential sludge metal bands, they combined a doom metal foundation with elements of hardcore punk, de ...
, and
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as influences on the band.


Legacy

''
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'' called Kittie "probably the best known all-female band of the
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era", and various publications have described the band as influential to women in rock and metal. In 2004, ''
ROCKRGRL ''ROCKRGRL'' was the first national publication for female musicians in the United States. Created by Carla DeSantis, the magazine purely focused on women in music and highlighted the artistic diversity of women musicians, often overlooked in ...
'' named them one of the most influential all-female bands of all time. The band have been cited as an inspiration by Djamila Bozen Azzouz of
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,
Lzzy Hale Elizabeth Mae "Lzzy" Hale IV (born October 10, 1983) is an American musician. She serves as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of hard rock band Halestorm, which she co-founded with her brother Arejay Hale in 1997. Early life Hale was born O ...
, Serena Cherry (
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and
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) and
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, whilst
Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), she starred in the Disney Channel short series ...
and
Caroline Polachek Caroline Elizabeth Polachek (born June 20, 1985) is an American singer, producer, and songwriter. Raised in Connecticut, Polachek cofounded the indie pop band Chairlift while studying at the University of Colorado. The duo emerged from the late- ...
are fans of the band.
Princess Nokia Destiny Nicole Frasqueri (born June 14, 1992), known professionally as Princess Nokia, is an American rapper and songwriter. She released her debut studio album, ''Metallic Butterfly'', in 2014, followed by the 2015 mixtape ''Honeysuckle''. As P ...
has called Kittie her favourite metal band of all time, and included the band in the music video for "Dragons", from her debut album ''Metallic Butterfly'' (2014). In 2016, ''
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'' listed Kittie as the eight-best Canadian metal band.


Band members


Current

* Morgan Lander – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano (1996–2017, 2022–present) * Mercedes Lander – drums (1996–2017, 2022–present), backing vocals (2005–2017, 2022–present) * Tara McLeod – lead guitar (2005–2017, 2022–present) * Ivana "Ivy" Jenkins – bass (2007–2012, 2017, 2022–present)


Former

*
Fallon Bowman Fallon Bowman (born 16 November 1983) is a South African-Canadian guitarist and singer, best known for her time as the guitarist in the metal band Kittie. Since departing Kittie in 2001, Bowman has worked with Pigface and as a solo artist under ...
– lead guitar, backing vocals (1996–2001, 2017) * Tanya Candler – bass, backing vocals (1997–1999, 2017) * Talena Atfield – bass (1999–2002) * Jeff Phillips – lead guitar, backing vocals (2001–2003, 2017) bass (2007) * Jennifer Arroyo – bass (2002–2005, 2017) *
Lisa Marx Lisa Marx (born August 21, 1981) is an American guitarist and classically trained pianist from California. Career Music In 2002, Marx joined the Seattle hardcore band To See You Broken as guitarist. This underground group was an all-female ...
– lead guitar (2004–2005) *
Trish Doan Trisha Jaimee Doan (; May 9, 1985 – February 11, 2017) was a Korean-Canadian musician, photographer and television producer, best known for her tenure as the bass guitarist for the Canadian heavy metal band Kittie. Early life and career ( ...
– bass (2005–2007, 2012–2017; died 2017)


Timeline


Awards and nominations


Discography

Studio albums *'' Spit'' (1999) *''
Oracle An oracle is a person or thing considered to provide insight, wise counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities. If done through occultic means, it is a form of divination. Descript ...
'' (2001) *''
Until the End Until the End may refer to: * ''Until the End'' (Kittie album), or the title song * ''Until the End'' (Eleine album) * ''Until the End'' (EP), an EP by coldrain * "Until the End" (Breaking Benjamin song) * "Until the End" (Norah Jones song) * ...
'' (2004) *''
Funeral for Yesterday ''Funeral for Yesterday'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian heavy metal music, heavy metal band Kittie, released on February 20, 2007. It was the only album released through the band's own record label, X of Infamy Records, and Merovingian M ...
'' (2007) *''
In the Black ''In the Black'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Kittie, released on September 15, 2009, through E1 Music. It was the band's first album with bassist Ivy Jenkins, who had joined in 2007. The album was produced and recor ...
'' (2009) *''
I've Failed You ''I've Failed You'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Kittie, released on August 30, 2011, through eOne Music. The album builds on the style and production of their previous album '' In the Black'' (2009) and features more p ...
'' (2011) *''
Fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. Flames, the most visible portion of the fire, are produced in the combustion re ...
'' (2024)


References

Notes Citations Sources *


External links

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