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Kittie occurs as Canadian alternative metal, all-women band from London, Ontario. A band rose to profits around 1999 when the track "Brackish" from either their debut album Spit became a hit individual. A band likewise supported Slipknot during the early 2000's in Slipknot's UK tour heightening a elastic popularity & believability.

Kittie was formed in the month of 1997, when Mercedes Lander & Fallon Bowman met in the high school gymanstic exercise class. A lead singer, Morgan Lander, is sister to Mercedes. Their original bassist was Tanya Candler, world health organization was forced to leave a band in the wintertime of 1999 due to ill health. She was replaced using Talena Atfield. Around 2001, Fallon Bowman left Kittie without citing any official reasons, though it was alleged it was due to the rest of the elastic uncomfort by having Fallon's obsession sustaining the Columbine Killings & finally began a fresh design known as Amphibious Assault. There is no replacement for Fallon was processed at this period. A band's guitar technician, Jeff Phillips, filled the spots when you took tours, however was never officially mass produced a member.

Talena Atfield left within 2002, also forswearing citing any official reasons. She was replaced by Jennifer Arroyo in vocals & bass guitar.

Within 2004 they added a 4th member, a 2nd guitar player Lisa Marx, & Jeff Phillips went fully period to his side task Thine Eyes Bleed.

Until March 2005 they were signed to Artemis Records but parted ways due to "a proposed amendment to the recording budget for the pending 4th Kittie album". Problems between a class action & record label experienced been rumored for an extended period. the sole official sign one problems were a away from court award above unpaid royalties within March 2004.

In March 23, 2005, Morgan Lander manufactured the post indicating that [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?Mode=Archive&Date=3/23/2005 both Marx and Arroyo had left the band]. Arroyo's split was amicable when Marx's was the surprise. Fiscal reasons were cited besides when, in a out break of Arroyo, the want to act outside of Kittie to the full instance.

Discography
Spit (1999) Paperdoll EP (2000) Oracle (2001) Safe EP (2002) Until the End (2004)

Members
Morgan Lander - Guitar and vocals Mercedes Lander - Drums Tara McLeod - Guitar (formerly sustaining Strathroy) Trish Doan - Bass

Former members
Tanya Candler - Bass Fallon Bowman - Guitar Talena Atfield - Bass Jeff Phillips - Touring Guitar (Now plays sustaining "Thine Eyes Bleed") Lisa Marx - Guitar Jennifer Arroyo - Bass/backing vocals

Kittie
Official web site includes a band biography, audio and video clips, pictures, tour dates, and links.

RollingStone.com: Kittie
Includes a biography, discography, photos, articles, videos, links and message board.

MTV Online: Kittie
Includes audio and video clips, an album review, and links.

NY Rock: Interview with Talena of Kittie
Talena talks about discrimination, oppression, and sex.

Absolute Divas - Kittie
Includes biography, discography, and a picture gallery.

Kittieworld
Includes band biography, tour dates, articles, discography, tablature, lyrics, pictures, and clips.

CanEHdian.com: Kittie
Includes biography, audio files, interactive poll, guitar tablature, and links.

Kittie Online UK
Biography, pictures, interviews, and links.

WebRing: Kittie
A web ring connecting various sites and pages devoted to the band, the music, and the girls.

Lady J: Jennifer Arroyo - The Official Website
Biography, photographs, and interviews with the band's bassist.


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