Kittie is back in the studio and recording in New Jersey.
The band from Ontario, Canada is recording their forth album with industry veteran Jack Ponti twiddling the production knobs. Ponti started out with Jon Bon Jovi and has written many a hit song from artists such as Alice Cooper and Bon Jovi.Australian Kevin Shirley has signed on to mix the album. Shirley is know for his work with artists from Silverchair to Jimmy Page.
The reactivation of Kittie comes after yet another line-up change. The current line-up includes founders the Lander sisters as well as Tara McLeod on guitar and Trish Doan on bass.
The album will be released on Kittie's own label Kiss of Infamy. "Starting our own label is an amazing feeling," said guitarist vocalist Morgan Lander in a statement. "We have always been entrepreneurs of sorts, so this path really made sense. I cannot tell you how lucky we are that Jack chose to come out of retirement to do this album with us. He taught us a lot about recording, about how less is always more, about improving sound with different microphone placement, and the importance of focusing on one song at a time. Jack is also a master at arranging vocal harmonies, which is something we have never really experimented with."
The album is also expected to be a concept record. "All of the songs were written over a period of about a year and a half and they all revolve around dying, death, and the promise of resurrection," she says. "The subject matter is a direct result of what Mercedes and I were going through personally and professionally these past few years - dealing with life on the road, personnel changes, deceit, hopelessness and an overall feeling of "is this the end." Death of one kind or another - be it literally, figuratively, or emotionally - has been at the center of our lives these past few years. But you must have death before you have resurrection and I feel the band is in its resurrection stage - a new hope, a new light and a rebirth."
Song titles include "Never Again," "Funeral For Yesterday," "The Change," "Breathe," "Last Goodbye," "Slow Motion," and "Flowers of Flesh and Blood."
The yet-to-be-titled album will be released in the first quarter of 2007.
