“Eyes Wide Open is a vision quest for truth. It is a torch lit in the darkness of ignorance to reveal one’s true motives.” A round up of write ups, announcements and reviews for ‘Eyes Wide Open.’ KITTIE Begins Teasing First New Album Since 2011 – Metal Injection Kittie Deliver First New Single in 13 Years – KnotFest “With renewed fury and unfathomable sonic brutality, the new era of Kittie has begun.” Kittie
Joshua Toomey of Knotfest.com‘s “Nu Pod” podcast spoke to Morgan Landerand Mercedes Lander of Canadian metallers KITTIE at last month’s Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky. Asked about the resurgence in the band’s popularity in the recent years, Morgan said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We are as surprised as yourself and as many. There have been a number of years in the past 10 years, I guess, that KITTIE was not an active band. We never broke up, but it was just nothing happening. And
Kittie @ The Sand Dollar Lounge in Las Vegas, 22nd October 2022. Kingdom Come IntroCut ThroatOracleSpitWhat I Always WantedMouthful of PoisonCharlotteBurning BridgesBrackish-Pain OutroWe Are The LambNever Again
We have always represented equality – even our existence challenged equality in the music industry. We fought for equal treatment, equal airtime and equal pay as women. We represented those things then, and still do now, even though we didn’t realise that’s what it meant to be a feminist. – Morgan https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-behind-the-song-kitties-spit The Story Behind ‘Spit’. There’s something magical about Spit in general. It has this raw power that transcends the box
Mercedes shows off prized vinyls.
14th October, The White Swan releases a video for the cover song ‘Tell It To The Sky’. Their new EP ‘Nocturnal Transmission’ was released September 2020. Ghost Cult Magazine had a conversation with Mercedes about the new release. A perfect mix of heartfelt shoegazing doom and angsty sludge makes The White Swan a unique comfort for any listening experience. Frank Godla, Metal Injection. Read the feature here
Forest City Fights Back Morgan, Tara & Mercedes have joined with Forest City Fights Back for a song, due out on Monday, June 15th. Check out the trailer & video. You can donate or buy a t-shirt on their website, here. Award! Award! Morgan posted on her facebook about her podcast receiving the silver bolo award. It is a massive honour to receive the silver bolo award on last night’s
Just a little update, there is a lot going on with the ladies but I haven’t had time to put it all up on the website here, so here are a few select snippets. Article: Morgan joins Karkaos (Loudwire, August ’19) Interview with Mercedes: New White Swan Music (Metal Pulp and Paper, September ’19)
Congratulations to Mercedes and Stephen! They got engaged in early September. (Announced September 10th, my own parents wedding anniversary). Best of luck and wishing you so much happiness in the future.