The original Queens of Metal, Kittie have finally announced their highly-anticipated and long-awaited new studio album, Fire, due 21st June via Sumerian Records. The upcoming release is the band’s first full-length in over 13 years, and to celebrate the exciting news the band also release the brand new single ‘Vultures’, with its accompanying music video featuring live footage of the band’s main stage performance at this year’s Sick New World festival in Las Vegas.
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Speaking on the new single and album announcement, vocalist and guitarist Morgan Lander comments:
“10 years ago, if someone would have told us that we would be releasing new Kittie music in 2024, we’d have dismissed them right away. It feels like something deeper than fate that’s brought us together again, allowing us to create something fearless and magical for you. We’ve worked incredibly hard over the past year, and surrounded ourselves with the ultimate dream team to make this album a reality. We cannot wait for you to lose yourselves in the passion and strength of Fire.”
“‘Vultures’ is a bold musical declaration, signalling our new beginnings as a band. ‘Vultures’ is a warning to those with hidden agendas, who thrive on deception. It’s a proclamation of breaking free of the chains of exploitation and a reckoning for those who pick at the bones of those who suffer in silence.”
Check out our 2023 interview with Morgan and Mercedes Lander:
PODCAST: Episode 315: Morgan and Mercedes Lander of Kittie Talk Comeback and New Music
The new album, Fire, is available to pre-order now with a variety of merch bundles including exclusive vinyl colourways, t-shirts, a cassette tape, a sticker pack, guitar pick pack, laminate and two metal lunch box designs. Available bundles are as follows (each comes with a digital download of the album):
Fire CD Pack – T-Shirt & CD
Fire Vinyl Pack – T-Shirt & Vinyl
Fire Collector’s Pack – T-Shirt, Lunchbox, CD, Cassette, Sticker Pack, Laminate
Fire Ultimate Pack – T-Shirt, Lunchbox, Cassette, Guitar Pick Pack, Laminate, Sticker Pack, Vinyl
Bio:
When you discovered Canadian bashers KITTIE, has a direct influence on how you see them. For those that were on board from the beginning with the Spit album, released in 1999, Kittie were considered part of the nu-metal movement. Going into their later albums, In The Black (2009) and I’ve Failed You (2011), the band had evolved into something far more sinister, and were viewed as a serious full-on metal outfit. Just as they seemed to be hitting their stride six albums into their career, however, Kittie slowly disappeared from the scene in the wake of touring for I’ve Failed You. The silence was eventually dubbed an “indefinite hiatus” by the band, broken only by a one-off hometown show in London, Ontario in 2017, and the release of the documentary, Kittie: Origins/Evolutions, in 2018.
Until now…13 years later, that silence has been broken in earnest. Vocalist and guitarist, Morgan Lander, drummer Mercedes Lander, guitarist Tara McLeodand bassistIvy Vujic maintain that Kittie did not break up because it is an ingrained part of their identity. The documentary and the one-off show in London were intended as a cap on everything, leaving a big question mark at what might happen down the road. Offers from promoters to do some shows in 2022 and 2023, including the sell-out, inaugural Sick New World Festival in Las Vegas, were enough to convince Kittie to dust off their instruments, resulting in a renewed interest in the band and a label deal with Sumerian Records. When they finally did gather as a unit, it was like putting on a pair of comfortable boots, with no need to break things in before getting down to business. It turns out that thirteen years away has seen the band develop growth in songwriting, arranging, lyrical content and vocal melodies, creating something monstrous and volatile. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice In Chains, Korn), Kittie have finally surfaced and unleashed their first new single, ‘Eyes Wide Open’ on Sumerian Records. With renewed fury and unfathomable sonic brutality, the new era of Kittie has begun.
Track Listing:
- Fire
- I Still Wear This Crown
- Falter
- Vultures
- We Are Shadows
- Wound
- One Foot in the Grave
- Are You Entertained
- Grime
- Eyes Wide Open
Band Members:
Morgan Lander – vocals / guitars
Mercedes Lander – drums / backing vocals
Tara McLeod – guitars
Ivy Vujic – bass
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