Mercedes Lander

Kittie is a Canadian alternative metal, all-women band from London, Ontario. The band rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single. The band also supported Slipknot during the

Kittie is a Canadian alternative metal, all-women band from London, Ontario. The band rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single. The band also supported Slipknot during the early 2000's on Slipknot's UK tour heightening the bands popularity and credibility.

Kittie was formed in the year of 1997, when Mercedes Lander and Fallon Bowman met in a high school gymnastics class. The lead singer, Morgan Lander, is sister to Mercedes. Their original bassist was Tanya Candler, who was forced to leave the band in the winter of 1999 due to health problems. She was replaced with Talena Atfield. In 2001, Fallon Bowman left Kittie without citing any official reasons, though it was alleged it was due to the rest of the bands uncomfort with Fallon's obsession with the Columbine Killings and eventually started a new project called Amphibious Assault. No replacement for Fallon was made at this time. The band's guitar technician, Jeff Phillips, filled the spots during tours, but was never officially made a member.