Kittie have unveiled the new song and video “One Foot in the Grave,” the latest single from their forthcoming comeback album, Fire, arriving June 21st.
Unlike the previous, more groove/thrash-oriented singles, “One Foot in the Grave” harkens back to Kittie’s origins during the peak of the nu-metal movement. The glossy vocal production is theatrical and very early 2000s, while the deliberate slam-chords and pop-punkish tempo change are characteristic of Kittie’s early material.
Given those subtle anachronisms, it’s slightly ironic that the song is actually about “letting go of the demons of the past to begin anew,” according to singer-guitarist Morgan Lander.
“The excitement is palpable in anticipation of our forthcoming album release, with the unleashing of our latest offering ‘One Foot in the Grave,’” hyped Lander in the press release. “It’s a feisty, high-energy song about coming back from the dead and rising from the ashes so to speak, paralleling our real life experiences as of late.”
Kittie will be supporting Fire with a short-run of North American tour dates this summer (get tickets here). The headlining run kicks off July 12th in Toronto and hits New York City (July 19th), Atlanta (August 2nd), Dallas (August 4th), and Chicago (August 23rd). Kittie will then play the Havoc Festival in Jackson, Michigan, on August 24th.
You can stream the video for “One Foot in the Grave” below.