10 nu metal bands who should have been massive The nu metal explosion took heavy music into the mainstream like never before, but some of its most promising names sadly fell by the wayside Metal Hammer · Jun 23
"Alanis Morrisette inspired me to express how I was feeling." One of 2000s metal's early stars on being a teenage rockstar, breaking up nu metal's boys club and the art of failure Kittie were barely teenagers when they signed their first record deal - 30 years on, they're bigger than ever Metal Hammer · Mar 2
"Calvin Klein asked us to do an advert. We were like, 'f-you, no way!' That would have been huge." From touring with Slipknot to turning down iconic fashion designers, the story behind Kittie's classic nu metal anthem, Brackish Kittie's breakthrough single made them accidental trailblazers in a nu metal scene dominated by men Metal Hammer · Jan 14
Hear four classic Kittie songs re-recorded on new EP Spit XXV The Canadian alt-metal four-piece have celebrated 25 years of their debut album by revisiting four of its songs Metal Hammer · Sep 19, 2025
Kittie have re-recorded a nu metal classic to celebrate its 25th anniversary and make us feel ancient The Canadian four-piece’s song Spit was released two-and-a-half decades ago, and your lower back isn’t what it used to be Metal Hammer · Aug 20, 2025
"Early on, there were a lot of people who judged us for our looks, how we wanted to dress." Kittie on their most underrated track - and why its message is still important twenty five years on Nu metal veterans Kittie pick out their most underrated song and tell us a little bit about it Louder · Dec 20, 2024
"This could all fall apart at any moment." From collaborating with Bad Omens and Knocked Loose to touring with Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy might be metal's most vital artist of 2024 (just don't call her a metalhead) Starting out as a YouTube sensation with a robotic persona, Poppy has broken out to become a hyperpop/metal crossover star Metal Hammer · Nov 13, 2024
Metallica and Linkin Park to headline Sick New World 2025, with Evanescence, Queens Of The Stone Age, Gojira, AFI, Mastodon, Sisters of Mercy, Kittie, Arch Enemy, Testament and more on insanely stacked bill The line-up for Sick New World 2025 has been revealed, and it's ridiculously great, tbh Metal Hammer · Oct 15, 2024
"Slipknot used to have taser fights." Morgan Lander talks nu metal, pranks and the wildest tours Kittie have been on Almost 30 years since Kittie were formed, Morgan Lander and co. are still as fired up and fierce as ever Metal Hammer · Sep 20, 2024
“We hired male strippers to come onstage and dance”: Kittie’s Morgan Lander names her goofiest tour memory The nu metal-era stars loved pranking their tourmates on a run of shows with Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and Poison The Well Metal Hammer · Aug 20, 2024
Kittie Returns With New Album 'Fire' After 15-Year Hiatus Kittie, the Canadian metal band, returns with 'Fire' album after 15 years, showcasing resilience and evolution in the music industry. Top News · Jul 31, 2024
“A highly consistent and often underrated catalogue”: Every Kittie album ranked from worst to best Off the back of their looooooong-anticipated comeback, revisit the Kittie back-catalogue in reverse-order of brilliance Louder · Jul 21, 2024
"It’s his fault that we’re doing a record now." Kittie reveal what led them to make their first album in 13 years Returning metal heroes Kittie reveal that a very particular festival and a chance encounter steered them towards their triumphant comeback with Fire Metal Hammer · Jul 2, 2024
"A defiant joy at play, a pure love for the genre": 13 years after their last album, Kittie are back and the claws are out Two years after returning from hiatus, Canadian metallers Kittie complete the comeback with their seventh album Louder · Jun 21, 2024
Metal Hammer · Jun 17, 2024 "A supremely assured return from a band who are intent on creating something fresh, new and exciting." Kittie have completed one of modern metal's great comebacks with Fire Twenty five years on from nu metal breakthrough Spit, Fire proves that Kittie are a vital modern metal band with plenty left to say
Metal Hammer · Jun 5, 2024 Bad Omens, Parkway Drive, Architects, Poppy, Jinjer, Kittie and more to play returning Mayhem Festival this October One of North America's most iconic metal festivals is back after almost a decade
Metal Hammer · May 7, 2024 “I was obsessed with Kittie.” Alt. pop star Caroline Polachek reveals the musical awakenings which led up to her new “straight-up grunge” single Starburned and Unkissed Caroline Polachek reveals her early grunge-adjacent inspirations
Metal Hammer · Apr 5, 2024 The 15 best new metal songs you need to hear this week Within Temptation, Wadruna and Orange Goblin are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Metal Hammer · Apr 3, 2024 “The world is ready for us now.” Why nu metal heroes Kittie are finally ready to grab the limelight once again Widely tipped as one of the most promising bands to emerge in the nu metal era, Kittie's career didn't quite go to plan. That could finally be about to change
Metal Hammer · Feb 14, 2024 "Sometimes, incredible opportunities present themselves in surprising ways": watch the video for Eyes Wide Open, the first new music from Kittie in 13 years Listen to the first taste of Kittie's forthcoming album, their first since 2011
Metal Hammer · Aug 26, 2023 10 nu metal bands who should have been massive The nu metal explosion took heavy music into the mainstream like never before, but some of its most promising names sadly fell by the wayside
Metal Hammer · Jul 22, 2023 "My dad listened to nu metal a lot." We spent two days in Las Vegas at the world's biggest nu metal festival, and it was an eye-opener With headliners System Of A Down alongside new bands Turnstile, Spiritbox and Loathe, Sick New World was supposed to be the ultimate nu metal celebration. But could it live up to hype?
Metal Hammer · Jun 28, 2023 Kittie's Brackish: the accidentally feminist nu metal anthem that should have made four young women superstars Kittie's empowering debut single Brackish gatecrashed the nu metal boys' club...but somehow didn't take them to the top