Having started their career in the bowels of Nu-Metal evolving into a Death Metal beast and then fading out, the return of Canadians Kittie on 21st June with new album “Fire” dropping via Sumerian Records is an intriguing prospect. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice In Chains, Korn), it follows a performance at
13 years after they last screamed agony, Canadian’s Kittie have already unleashed two new singles in 2024, played Sick New World Festival in Las Vegas and inked a deal in blood with Sumerian Records. It was only ever going to be a matter of time before they announced an album and produced by Nick Raskulinecz
The Nu-Metal nostalgia that is Joshua Toomey’s Nu Pod on KnotFest returns and brings us a conversation with Morgan and Mercedes Lander from Kittie. 2018 saw them release a 20th Anniversary documentary and live featurette in “Origins/Evolutions” and that seems to have opened the door for them to play both Sick New World and When
Their can’t be many people on Planet Metal who don’t know the true underdog story of David and Goliath. There are a few different variations on the basic tale, but essentially a warrior Giant changes Saul for 40 days to send out a man to fight him. No one would dare, until David, armed only
Rewinding the tape back to 1997 and Roadrunner Records Monte Conner taking a chance on a Nu-Metal quartet from Los Angeles California by the name of Coal Chamber. The band had been around 5 years at the point where their self-titled debut was ready and were something of a known entity having performed on the
Thrash Metal legends Slayer are a household name. They have so many classic songs from throughout their career that picking just one to cover must be a serious undertaking. “Disciple” is one of those songs that sticks in your mind and brings that instant hit. So perhaps a more obvious choice. In the blue corner we
