Metal Anarchy

During a recent interview with Metal Hammer, Kittie’s Morgan Lander opened up about the band’s return. The musician says the group have now reached a point where “the world is ready for [them] now.”

Lander said the following while discussing the issues that led to the band’s hiatus:

“I think the best way to describe it is we just sort of overstayed our welcome. We were doing a lot of headlining shows, constantly touring, and never really seemed to gain much footing or interest. There were some nights on some of those tours in the very last few years where 50 people would show up to a show. That’s a hard thing as an artist to grapple with. I do remember having conversations where it was like, ‘I don’t feel like I can do this anymore. I need to try new things.’”

She also added the following about their comeback:

“I just think that the world is ready for us now. A lot of the things that we were doing 25 years ago were still… I don’t want to say controversial, but they seemed so new. It definitely has a lot to do with a shift in thinking and acceptance and representation in the years since the very first time that Kittie came out. Sometimes it just takes the world a bit of time to catch up and appreciate those things.”

Lander also commented on their upcoming album “Fire”:

“There’s a lot of variety. I think the kind of variety that you will expect from Kittie. If you listen to the production of ‘Eyes Wide Open,’ that kind of visceral, raw, but very modern sound is prevalent throughout all of the songs. The songwriting is definitely next level.”