The original Queens of Metal, Kittie have finally announced their highly-anticipated and long-awaited new studio album, “Fire” today. The upcoming release is the band’s first full-length in over 13 years and is set for release on Friday, June 21st, 2024, via Sumerian Records.
Heralding the exciting news is the release of brand new single “Vultures” and 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 on April 27th of this year. Watch the official video for “Vultures” below.
Speaking on today’s album announcement and their latest single, Kittie vocalist & guitarist, Morgan Lander shares:
“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, signaling 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”.
Kittie sent the internet ablaze earlier this year when they announced their return with brand new music, in the form of blistering single, “Eyes Wide Open”. They followed up with a second new single, “We Are Shadows” and the announcement of a very special run of exclusive headline shows across the US and Canada last month, topped off with an incendiary live performance at Sick New World festival in Las Vegas.
Pre-order & pre-save “Fire” here.
Tracklist:
1. Fire
2. I Still Wear This Crown
3. Falter
4. Vultures
5. We Are Shadows
6. Wound
7. One Foot in the Grave
8. Are You Entertained
9. Grime
10. Eyes Wide Open
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 was 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…
Thirteen years later, that silence has been broken in earnest. Vocalist and guitarist, Morgan Lander, drummer Mercedes Lander, guitarist Tara McLeod and bassist Ivy 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 are poised to unleash “Fire”, their first new album in thirteen years via their new label home, Sumerian Records. With renewed fury and unfathomable sonic brutality, the new era of Kittie has begun.
Line-up:
Morgan Lander – Vox/guitar
Mercedes Lander – Drums/backing vox
Tara McLeod – Guitar
Ivy Vujic – Bass
Weblinks:
www.kittie.net
www.facebook.com/kittiepage
