For July & August

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KITTIE sent the internet ablaze earlier this year when they announced their return with brand new music, their first in 13 years, in the form of blistering single, "Eyes Wide Open". They followed up with a second new single, "We Are Shadows" last month. With upcoming festival performances, the newly announced headline dates and much more to come from the band, the new era of KITTIE is well and truly underway. The band has since announced a string of exclusive North American headline shows in July and August. Check out the dates below.

When you discovered Canadian bashers, KITTIE, has a direct influence on how you see them. For those that were on board from the beginning with the Spit album, released in 1999, KITTIE was considered part of the nu-metal movement. Going into their later albums, In The Black (2009) and I've Failed You (2011), the band had evolved into something far more sinister, and were viewed as a serious full-on metal outfit. Just as they seemed to be hitting their stride six albums into their career, however, KITTIE slowly disappeared from the scene in the wake of touring for I've Failed You. The silence was eventually dubbed an "indefinite hiatus" by the band, broken only by a one-off hometown show in London, Ontario in 2017, and the release of the documentary, Kittie: Origins/Evolutions, in 2018. Until now...

Thirteen years later, that silence has been broken in earnest. Vocalist and guitarist, Morgan Lander, drummer Mercedes Lander, guitarist Tara McLeod and bassist Ivy Vujic maintain that KITTIE did not break up because it is an ingrained part of their identity. The documentary and the one-off show in London were intended as a cap on everything, leaving a big question mark at what might happen down the road. Offers from promoters to do some shows in 2022 and 2023, including the sell-out, inaugural Sick New World Festival in Las Vegas, were enough to convince KITTIE to dust off their instruments, resulting in a renewed interest in the band and a label deal with Sumerian Records.

When they finally did gather as a unit, it was like putting on a pair of comfortable boots, with no need to break things in before getting down to business.It turns out that thirteen years away has seen the band develop growth in songwriting, arranging, lyrical content and vocal melodies, creating something monstrous and volatile. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice In Chains, Korn), KITTIE have finally surfaced and unleashed their first new singles, "Eyes Wide Open" and "We Are Shadows" via their new label home, Sumerian Records. With renewed fury and unfathomable sonic brutality, the new era of KITTIE has begun.

EXCLUSIVE HEADLINE SHOWS

• July 12th - Toronto, ON - History w/ Vile Creature
• July 19th - New York, NY - Palladium Times Square w/ Unearth, Within The Ruins and Stabbing
• August 2nd - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade w/ Upon A Burning Body
• August 4th - Dallas, TX - The Studio at The Factory w/ Upon A Burning Body
• August 23rd - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall w/ VCTMS and Conquer Divide