Kittie

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- Spit (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2000

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Schoolgirls Mercedes Lander (drums) and Fallon Bowman (guitar) met in gym class and said, "Let's play together!" And thus, Kittie was born. At least, that's how legend has it, and it's not that far from the truth. Four teenage girls with a love of heavy metal, a desire to prove naysayers wrong, and a passion to rock formed the hard-sounding metal-esque quartet in 1997 while still in high school. One part glam rock and one part death metal, the women of Kittie signed with the NG Records-distributed Artemis Records after a stint of playing covers of Nirvana, Silverchair, and even Corey Hart. By the time indie record producer GGGarth had gotten hold of their demo, they had graduated from teen pop to pushing their sound up a notch along the likes of L7 and Godsmack. The debut full-length, Spit, showcasing their incisive sound, was released late in 1999 with Lander's sister Morgan picking up vocals/guitar and Talena Atfield (replacing Tanya Candler) on bass. The album was eventually certified gold and the Paperdoll EP followed a year later. In 2001, they released Oracle, their second full-length, followed by the Safe EP, which featured six live tracks, two versions of the title track, and an enhanced video of three cuts from a different live show. Various lineup shifts occurred, and the release further featured new bassist Jennifer Arroyo. 2004 saw the release of Until the End. More lineup shifts occurred (Arroyo left in early 2005 to join Suicide City), and by 2006, Kittie comprised the Lander sisters alongside guitarist Tara McLeod and bassist Trish Doan, formerly of the Ontario bands Sherry and Her, respectively. The group released Funeral for Yesterday the following year, with In the Black arriving in 2009. ~ Roxanne Blanford, All Music Guide

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- - KiTTiE
  - - By FallenFreeRedd
    - 1/1/0001 00:00:00
  - I have "Spit" & "Oracle" They Are Both The Shitt !!!
    "Funeral For Yesterday" & "Until The End" Was Weak I Hate To Say...
    But Now With "Cut Throat" From "In The Black" This Really Put KiTTiE Back On Top Kicking More Ass Than Even Before =) But Of Course Original KiTTiE Will Alwaiis Be Un~Forgettable !! KiTTiE !!!!
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- - in the black
  - - By toxicchewtoy
    - 1/1/0001 00:00:00
  - so, im currently listening to the new kittie album that came out on the 15th, and it seriously sucks if you're an old school kittie fan. i was hoping that they would realize how terrible funeral for yesterday was and go back to how they used to be.. but no... more emo-ish bullshit.
    fallon and talena need to come back and beat the shit out of them for ruining their name. and thats just all there is to it
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- - g0 kitti3
  - - By Mi Addiction
    - 1/1/0001 00:00:00
  - I have three of there CD's and i love them! n_n they are amazing! n_n
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- - Girls rule
  - - By VAMROGI
    - 1/1/0001 00:00:00
  - I have all the cds and I like all of them. I feel they rock hard. To all the haters out there.
    If you hate on Kittie. You're posers!!!
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- - KITTIE did it first!
  - - By SweetInsanity05
    - 1/1/0001 00:00:00
  - I picked up my first KITTIE album in 2000 right after they released their first album, "Spit" and it's probably one of few albums that i ever bought that i could play for weeks and weeks at a time and not get sick of it. KITTIE is one of those few special bands that can seriously say, "Yeah, we did it first!" They were basicly the first new-age, all-girl metal band in my opinion. Just barely old enough to buy cigarettes they rocked just as hard as the guys did and were completely ruthless. The sound of the music did take a turn when Fallon and Talena left the band, but hey, their still here making amazing music.
    Thus, nothing can ever come close to "Spit" and "Oracle", nor nothing or no one can compare to KITTIE, these gals are really, truly, just that special.
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