Album review: Kittie – Fire

It’s often said that the best thing about going away is coming home. Having effectively been on hiatus for 13 years with no real intention of ever making new music, Kittie sound like four women scenting blood on this upfront comeback album.  It’s also a fresh start with little sign of the nu-metal mannerisms that brought them to fame nearly 25 years ago – instead they plough on with metallic intent, helped in no small way by a big name, big sound production from Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains). Sometimes they do the skull-cracking with welcome drops of melody. Current single One Foot In The Grave is a good example – although one of the less fulsome tracks, it neatly demonstrates the Canadian outfit’s ability to wrap tuneful hooks around s...

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1.This Is a Call 2.I'll Stick Around 3.Big Me 4.Alone + Easy Target 5.Good Grief 6.Floaty 7.Weenie Beenie 8.Oh, George 9.For All the Cows 10.X-Static 11.Wattershed 12.Exhausted

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