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- Date Released: July 27, 2004
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Hard Rock
- Label: Artemis Records
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We Say...
They looked like goth poster girls when they first arrived in 2000. But when sisters Morgan and Mercedes Lander let loose with their vitriol and solid musical chops, they drained the doubt from anyone who thought girls couldn't "do" metal. They're still doin' it, and doin' it well. Until the End juxtaposes two sides of an impassioned soul — the side that's longing for something, and the side that wants to tear that particular something's throat out. On songs like "Look So Pretty" and "Red Flag," Morgan's voice is a seething rasp that cuts like a scythe. A thick wash of industrial metal is consistent throughout the album, even when Morgan sings ethereally on the title track, "In Dreams" and "Loveless," causing them to course through space with less irascibility. But don't be fooled by these fluttery elements: "Burning Bridges" and "Daughters Down" leave blood on Kittie's claws.
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They Say...
Anyone who's spent time on the hypnotizing bore that is Canada's highway 401 knows that the only antidote to waking up in a Tim Horton's parking lot is a stack of blisteringly loud records. Kittie, the London, Ontario, heavy metal sisterhood have turned up the amps to 11 and delivered their heaviest batch of songs to date with the road-ready Until the End. Steve Thompson's (Korn, Anthrax) bottom-heavy production and the addition of second guitarist Lisa Marx have had a profound effect on the band's overall sound, resulting in an aural experience that goes straight to the gut. The brutal opener, "Look So Pretty," features singer Morgan Lander doing terrifying things with her throat -- it's somewhere between an emaciated alley cat fighting off the neighborhood skunk and the squelch on a walkie-talkie. "Career Suicide" finds the group in a more melodic mood, balancing the snarling verses with a clean chorus vocal, though this balance works best on the brooding title cut. While siblings Morgan and Mercedes Lander's songwriting has improved since 2001's Oracle, there's still an air of mediocrity to later tracks like "Loveless" and "Burning Bridges" that shows an adherence to formulaic modern metal clichés, and a lack of confidence on some of the vocal takes that makes some of the songs sound like demos. Until the End isn't a big step forward for Kittie, but it's a step nonetheless, and if they can find a way to more creatively disperse their newfound power they'll be unstoppable.
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| 01. |  |
Look So Pretty |
5:29 |
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| 02. | |
Career Suicide |
3:55 |
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| 03. | |
Until The End |
4:13 |
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| 04. | |
Red Flag |
3:48 |
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| 05. | |
Sugar |
4:16 |
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| 06. | |
In Dreams |
3:15 |
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| 07. | |
Into The Darkness |
3:38 |
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| 08. | |
Burning Bridges |
3:07 |
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| 09. | |
Loveless |
2:08 |
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| 10. | |
Daughters Down |
3:40 |
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| 11. | |
Into The Darkness (Vocal Remix) |
3:45 |
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11 Total Tracks, 41:14 Total Length
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Credits
- Ian Hatton - Engineer // Ted Jensen - Mastering // Steve Thompson - Producer // Steve Thompson - Mixing // Geoff Mack - Artwork // Kittie - Main Performer // Mercedes Lander - Arranger // Mercedes Lander - Drums // Mercedes Lander - Group Member // Morgan Lander - Guitar // Morgan Lander - Vocals // Morgan Lander - Vocals (Background) // Morgan Lander - Artwork // Morgan Lander - Group Member // Brett Weiss - Layout Design // Mike Lapierre - Engineer // John Arraya - Guitar Technician // Jennifer Arroyo - Bass // Jennifer Arroyo - Arranger // Jennifer Arroyo - Group Member // John Magnum - Drum Technician // Lisa Marx - Guitar // Lisa Marx - Group Member // Devin OConnell - Engineer // Reinhold Scherer - Photography
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