Canadian heavy metal goddesses
Kittie have been kicking out a respectable racket of goth-tinged, nu-metal/groove-thrash/screamo records since their inception in 1996. The band’s sixth full-length outing,
I’ve Failed You, sounds nearly interchangeable with their previous releases, which may provide solace for some for the quartet’s many fans. Of
I've Failed You's 11 cuts, only the brooding, emotive, clean-voiced closer “Time Never Heals” and the apocalyptic, two-part “Empires” feel like they’re trying to open the window a crack, allowing a wisp of melody to sneak in through all of the exiting smoke. ~ James Christopher Monger