Canadian all-girl metal band
Kittie has scheduled the following European tour dates:
Oct. 18 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
Oct. 19 - Wieze, Belgium - Metal Female Voices Fest
Oct. 20 - London, England - Underworld
Oct. 21 - Newport, Wales - Tj's
Oct. 22 - Glasgow, Scotland - Cathouse
Oct. 23 - Wrexham, England - Central Station
Oct. 24 - Bristol, England - Academy
Oct. 25 - Nuneaton, England - Queens Hall
Oct. 26 - Paris, France - La Scene Bastille
Oct. 28 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo
Oct. 29 - Berlin, Germany - Kato
Oct. 30 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
Oct. 31 - Schorndorf, Germany - Club Manufaktur
Nov. 01 - Graz, Austria - Orpheum
Nov. 03 - Worgl, Austria - Komma
Nov. 04 - Munich, Germany - 59-1
Nov. 05 - Winterthur Switzerland - Salzhaus
Nov. 06 - Fulda, Germany - Kreuz
Nov. 07 - Saarbrucken, Germany - The Roxy
Nov. 08 - Cologne, Germany - Underground
David Lander, the father of
Kittie's
Morgan Lander (guitar, vocals) and
Mercedes Lander (drums), reportedly died of a heart attack in early August.
David Lander, who is said to have been in his early 50s, also managed
Kittie as part of
X Of Infamy/
K.m.a. Entertainment.
Fan-filmed video footage of
Kittie performing at the
Altered Skin Revolution in Saginaw, Michigan on July 26, 2008 can be viewed below.
Kittie recently parted ways with bassist
Trish Doan and replaced her with
Ivy Vujic of the Canadian band
In The Wake. According to a press release,
Doan was diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia-athletica-nervosa, which she developed during the recording of
Kittie's
"Funeral for Yesterday",
Doan's first release with the group.
"Funeral for Yesterday" - which was released via the band's own record label,
X of Infamy - was recorded at
Retromedia Studio in Red Bank, New Jersey with producer
Jack Ponti, who has previously worked with
Bon Jovi,
Skid Row, and
Alice Cooper. The band mixed the effort with producer
Kevin Shirley (
Iron Maiden,
Dream Theater).
