KITTIE Announce Spit XXV EP; Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Landmark Debut Album

Canadian heavy music pioneers Kittie mark a quarter-century milestone with the announcement of Spit XXV, a four-track EP celebrating the 25th anniversary of their gold-certified debut album. The collection features freshly updated and re-recorded versions of four of the albums biggest tracks, “Brackish,” “Charlotte,” “Do You Think I’m A Whore” and the title track “Spit ,” all produced, once again, by Garth Richardson who helmed the original 1999 sessions at EMAC Studios. The EP arrives September 19th via Sumerian Records, with the brand new version of the title track, “Spit XXV” available today across all streaming platforms. Listen HERE and watch the official music video HERE or by clicking on the thumbnail below. Pre-save the EP HERE.

Speaking about the milestone project, Kittie vocalist/guitarist Morgan Lander reflects: 

“It’s hard to believe that 25 years after its release, and almost 30 years since Kittie began, people are still talking about Spit. There is something truly unexplainable in why our debut album is still resonating with people, finding a new audience and has had such a lasting impact on so many. Reimagining some of these classic songs for the 25th anniversary of ‘Spit’ was a lot of fun and a true testament to their longevity. It reveals just how relevant in the musical landscape they still are today. We were honoured to work with Garth again where it all began after more than 2 decades, and doing so was a cool way to pay homage to the past while updating these songs with a modern sound, bringing them into the future.”

Released January 11, 2000, Kittie‘s debut full-length album, Spit transformed them from four Canadian teenagers into international heavyweights, achieving gold certification with over 660,000 US sales. The album became a defining moment for women in heavy music, with its aggressive sound and uncompromising attitude proving that metal made by women could achieve both critical respect and commercial success during nu-metal’s completely male-dominated peak era.

The original Spit earned critical recognition from Rolling Stone, who ranked the title track #82 on their “100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time” in 2023. The album’s influence continues rippling through generations of musicians, with artists like Serena Cherry of Svalbard crediting it as “the reason she became a metal musician,” while experimental artist Poppy covered the title track in 2023.

The Spit XXV EP arrives as Kittie continues their triumphant second chapter following 2024’s critically acclaimed comeback album Fire, their first new material in 13 years. The album reached #13 on UK Rock & Metal Albums charts and #20 on Billboard Top Album Sales, while single “We Are Shadows” became the band’s highest-charting song on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart at #20. The album earned the band a 2025 Juno Award nomination for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year, confirming their continued artistic evolution.

Reuniting with Richardson again proved both nostalgic and revelatory for the band, who last collaborated with the producer during their breakthrough era. The reunion has allowed Kittie to approach these foundational songs with two and a half decades of musical growth while maintaining the raw power that made them revolutionary.

Since returning from their hiatus in 2022, Kittie has experienced a remarkable resurgence across demographics, with their 784,700 monthly Spotify listeners spanning longtime fans and new generations discovering their music through social media. Their performances at major festivals including Sick New World, Welcome to Rockville, and Sonic Temple have demonstrated the band’s enduring live power, while their successful 2024 North American headline tour proved their enduring and undeniable ability to command stages as headliners.

The Spit XXV EP is proof of Spit‘s lasting relevance and Kittie‘s evolution as artists. Twenty-five years after four teenagers from Ontario redefined who belonged in heavy music’s most aggressive spaces, Kittie continue creating pathways for others while cementing their legacy as genuine pioneers.

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Eighty second vigil well attended

Around 35 attend the 82nd vigil. Alarming allegations in Haaretz

June 2025

On a really hot day, around 35 attended the 82nd vigil in Salisbury for peace in Gaza. Gaza dropped out of the news briefly with the bombing of Iran but the stories of people being killed trying to get food continue. Food is being distributed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and the aid points are positioned in IDF military zones. This seems to be a reason (or justification) for soldiers to fire on the people desperate to get hold of supplies. The most alarming news to emerge yesterday was a report in Haaretz which has alleged IDF soldiers are ordered to fire on unarmed Palestinians. In an article ‘It’s a Killing Field’ one soldier said it was a total breakdown of IDF’s ethical codes.

The Israeli government has denied the report calling it a ‘blood libel’. The problem for the Israeli government by not allowing foreign journalists into Gaza and always denying reports in their interviews, means they are becoming hard to believe. Over 56 000 have now been killed in the conflict and about 550 killed at the aid points.

BBC bias alleged in report

A report in the current addition of Byline Times concerns alleged BBC bias in its reporting of the conflict. Produced by the Centre for Media Monitoring it has analysed one year of the BBC’s reporting and find that it is wanting. There are many critics of the BBC – the bulk of it unmerited – but this is a serious look at issues of language, lack of balance and how partial it has become. The worry is that many within the Corporation are similarly concerned. The BBC may take comfort in the criticism of Israeli government supporters and from the Daily Telegraph which accused them of being captured by the ‘death cult’ of Hamas. The decision to scrap the film Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone does not help their case. Like other broadcasters, they are not allowed into Gaza which does weaken criticisms from Israel: what are they trying to hide?

Another report in Byline Times, courtesy of Middle East Eye, is that the then prime minister David Cameron, threatened the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan, that the UK would defund them and withdraw from the Rome Statute if it did not drop plans to issue arrest warrants for Prime minister Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Khan ignored the threat and went ahead with warrants for using starvation as a weapon of warfare. The story has not been denied.

Do not forger there is an exhibition at the Methodist Church of the vigil photographs.

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