London, Ontario's KITTIE, who are currently on the road in Europe in support of their new album In The Black, have posted their first video update from the tour. Check it out below.

The band's European tour schedule is now as follows:

January

8 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Die Stadtmitte
9 - Ravenna, Italy - Rock Planet
10 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Salzhaus
12 - Paris, France - Trabendo
13 - Zaandam, Holland - De Kade
14 - Dordrecht, Holland - Bibelot
15 - Aarschot, Belgium -J C De Klinker
16 - Leeds, UK - Rio
17 - Newcastle, UK - Academy 2
18 - Glasgow, UK - Classic Grand
19 - Margate, UK - Westcoast Bar
20 - Manchester, UK - Moho Live
21 - Stoke, UK - Sugarmill
22 - Birmingham, UK - Academy 2
23 - London, UK - Underworld
24 - Poole, UK - Chords

Vocalist Morgan Lander recently spoke with Metalhead.ro recently about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Metalhead.ro: Why did you chose to be an all-female group? You probably must hear that a lot, sorry about that.

Lander: "Quite honestly being an all female band was never our focus or was never an intention when we formed the band in 1996. We were just a bunch of friends who wanted to play and learn together. We never sat down and planned things out, its sort of just the way things happened."

Metalhead.ro: The idea of making an all-girl band was something you had in mind when you first started off and what influenced you to do so?

Lander: "Absolutely not. We honestly just wanted to play music and didn't have any female influences."

Metalhead.ro: Was it difficult for Kittie to be acknowledged as a metal band becausethe lineup consisted in females?

Lander: "Yes and no. I feel as though it does entice alot of curiosity seekers to take a listen, abut it also drives people away from taking a listen, based on our gender alone. It is sort of a strange situation to be in. Usually if we have sceptics and they see a show, they change their opinions of the band."

Metalhead.ro: What is it like to be among the sexiest women in metal?

Lander: "I guess its pretty flattering and cool."

Read the rest of the interview on Metalhead here.