For their latest CD In The Black, Kittie had complete creative freedom. They weren’t signed to a label at the time, and recorded it on their own. They’ve since signed to E1 Entertainment, and the Canadian quartet is ready to unleash their fifth studio album. The always entertaining Mercedes Lander (drums) gives us the scoop on Kittie’s new bass player, the recording process for the album, some great tour and prank stories, and her picks for the best Canadian metal bands of all time.
Chad Bowar: Was there more collaboration on the songwriting for this CD?
Mercedes Lander: Yes. The last album that we did Morgan and I wrote everything before everybody else was in the band. It was just Morgan and I. This time around it was nice to have Tara there for the writing process. She’s an amazing guitar player. She added so many nice things to the songs.
Did you record the album before or after you signed a deal with E1 Records?
We recorded the album right when we got home from Europe in November, 2008. We hadn’t signed a deal yet. We hadn’t even talked to anybody. We went and hid out in the southern Ontario wilderness. We actually recorded on a farm, and it was November/December when we recorded. It took us about three weeks to do it. We had so much fun. We lived in a trailer and it was really cold out. The town had like two bars, but I didn’t go to any of them. We didn’t really have anything else to do except record and watch movies.
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(photo courtesy E1 Entertainment)
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