Kittie
| Kittie | |
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 Kittie in Glasgow, 2008 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Nu metal |
| founding | 1996 |
| Website | kittieonline.com/ |
| Founding members | |
| Morgan Lee Lander | |
| Mercedes Lander | |
Electric guitar |
Fallon Bowman (1996-2001) |
Vocals, electric guitar |
Tanya Candler (1996) |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, electric guitar |
Morgan Lee Lander |
Drums |
Mercedes Lander |
Electric guitar |
Tara McLeod (since 2006) |
| former members | |
Electric bass |
Talena Atfield (1999-2002) |
Electric guitar |
Lisa Marx (2004-2005) |
Electric bass |
Jennifer Arroyo (2004-2005) |
Electric bass |
Trish Doan (2005-2007) |
Electric bass |
Ivy Vujic (2008-2012) |
Electric bass |
Trish Doan (2012-2017) |
Kittie is a Canadian nu metal - band .
history
Kittie was founded in 1996 by Morgan and Mercedes Lander. Fallon Bowman came along when she and Mercedes met in PE class. Their first bassist was Tanya Candler, but she left the band in the winter of 1996 (before the first album) due to health problems. She was replaced by Talena Atfield.
In 2001, Fallon Bowman left Kittie and started a new project called Amphibious Assault. Fallon's position on guitar was later replaced by Jeff Phillips, who previously worked as Kittie's guitar technician. However, he only played in live performances and was never seen in public as a full member of the band.
In 2002 Talena Atfield left the band. She was replaced by Jennifer Arroyo. In 2004 another change, the guitarist Lisa Marx replaced Jeff Phillips, because he played full-time again with Thine Eyes Bleed . This was followed (after a three-year break, caused by disputes with her label Artemis Records ) the third studio album Until the End .
The Canadians Trish Doan and Tara McLeod replaced bassist Jennifer Arroyo and guitarist Lisa Marx in 2005. Tara McLeod previously played in the Canadian metal band Sherry .
On February 20, 2007 the fourth Kittie album Funeral for Yesterday was released in Germany . In March 2008, Trish Doan, who developed an eating disorder, was replaced by Ivy Vujic. A European tour followed in autumn 2008.
The fifth studio album In the Black was released in September 2009. A video clip for the song Cut Throat was also released.
Two years later in August 2011, the band's sixth album was released, entitled I've Failed You .
On February 13, 2012, the band announced that Trish Doan was returning to replace bassist Ivy Vujic. Doan died on February 11, 2017 at the age of 31.
style
The band's music style is influenced by bands like Silverchair or Slipknot and can best be classified as New Metal or Groove Metal . In their songs, the band is directed against machos , pedophiles and politicians, among others . Because of the lyrics , some songs have been banned from American radio .
In an interview, front woman Morgan Lander said:
“We didn't feel like pissing around half-naked like Britney Spears and just getting money through our bodies. We often let our frustration out in our songs. "
Discography
Albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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 UK
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 US
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| 2000 | Spit Artemis Records |
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US79  (37 weeks)US |
First published: Jan 11, 2000
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2001 | Oracle Artemis Records |
DE91 (1 week) DE |
- |
US57 (5 weeks) US |
First published: October 30, 2001
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| 2004 | Until the End Artemis Records |
- | - |
US105 (2 weeks) US |
First published: July 27, 2004
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| 2007 | Funeral for Yesterday X of Infamy Records |
- | - |
US101 (1 week) US |
First published: February 20, 2007
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| 2009 | In the Black eOne Music |
- | - |
US133 (1 week) US |
First published: September 15, 2009
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| 2011 | I've failed you eOne Music |
- | - | - |
First published: August 30, 2011
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EPs
- 2000: Paperdoll
- 2002: Safe
- 2006: Never Again
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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UK
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US
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| 2000 | Brackish Spit |
- |
UK46 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 2000
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| Charlotte Spit |
- |
UK60 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 2000
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More singles
- 2001: What I Always Wanted
- 2004: Into the Darkness
- 2007: Funeral for Yesterday
- 2007: Breathe
- 2009: Cut Throat
- 2011: Empires (Part 2)
- 2011: We Are the Lamb
Video albums
- 2004: Spit in Your Eye
Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
 platinum
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Sales | swell |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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United States (RIAA)
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gold1
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- | 500,000 | riaa.com |
| All in all |
gold1
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Kittie bassist Trish Doan dies at Billboard Magazine on February 14th, 2017, accessed February 15, 2017 .
