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The all-female Alternative-Metal band Kittie was founded in London, Ontario CANADA, in 1996 by sisters Mercedes and Morgan Lander when they were barely on the cusp of adolescence; the initial line-up finds Mercedes playing drums with Morgan on vocals+guitar, along with fellow students Fallon Bowman on guitar and Tanya Candler on bass. The quartet released an eponymous 6-track EP in 1999 but Candler was forced to leave the band that winter due to health problems, she was replaced with Talena Atfield.Their debut full-length disc, "Spit", was issued in early 2000 by NG / Artemis Records, this album was quickly certified gold in their homeland and reached the #79 position on The Billboard Top 200 chart.In 2001, Bowman left Kittie without citing her reasons; however, the three remaining members released "Oracle" in October, that same year, peaking at #57 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums list.Kittie have toured extensively, played with such notables as Slipknot, Pantera and co-headlined second stage at Ozzfest; their incisive brand of music has definitely taken them into uncharted territory, never before have an all girl Metal band impacted on such a male dominated genre.Talena Atfield left in 2002, also without giving any official reason, she was replaced by Jennifer Arroyo on bass guitar.Two years later they added a fourth member, the second guitarist Lisa Marx and released "Until The End" in the summer of 2004, it reached #105 on The Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. Kittie has set "Funeral For Yesterday" as the title of its new album, due on February 20, 2007 via the group's own X Of Infamy; the band, which now consists of Mercedes and Morgan Lander, Tara McLeod on guitar and Trish Doan bass, have selected the title-track as the first single off their forthcoming release.

Line-up:

1996–1999: Morgan Lander – Lead vocals, Guitar Mercedes Lander – Drums Fallon Bowman – Guitar, Backing vocals Tanya Candler – Bass guitar.

1999–2001: Morgan Lander – Lead vocals, Guitar Mercedes Lander – Drums Fallon Bowman – Guitar, Backing vocals Talena Atfield – Bass guitar.

2001–2002: Morgan Lander – Lead vocals, Guitar, Piano Mercedes Lander – Drums Talena Atfield – Bass guitar.

2002–2004: Morgan Lander – Lead vocals, Guitar Mercedes Lander – Drums Jennifer Arroyo – Bass guitar Jeff Phillips – Guitar (session member)

2004–2005: Morgan Lander – Lead vocals, Guitar Mercedes Lander – Drums Jennifer Arroyo – Bass guitar Lisa Marx – Guitar.

2005–2008: Morgan Lander – Lead vocals, Guitar Mercedes Lander – Drums, Vocals, Piano Tara McLeod – Guitar Trish Doan – Bass guitar.

2008–present: Morgan Lander – Lead vocals, Guitar Mercedes Lander – Drums, Vocals, Piano Tara McLeod – Guitar Ivy Vujic – Bass guitar