Morgan Lander
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Morgan Lee Lander is the lead singer and guitarist for the Canadian alternative metal
group Kittie
. Her sister, Mercedes Lander
, plays drums for Kittie. She is known for her use of metal growls
as a vocalist, though she also sings with a clean voice as well. She uses Hamer
Vectors, a custom GW Flying V, Gibson Flying V
's, Krank
Krankenstein+'s, and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers
, the drummer and founding members of Kittie
.
At the age of two, she moved to Brampton, Ontario
. When Morgan was six, she started to take piano lessons, but soon grew tired and began playing guitar. At age 11, Morgan and her family moved to London, Ontario. She started composing her first songs at 13 (including Kittie's breakthrough hit, Brackish) with Mercedes and friend, Fallon Bowman
.
. Three years later, the band released their breakthrough first album, Spit
.
Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...
group Kittie
Kittie
Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. A quartet of women, the group rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single...
. Her sister, Mercedes Lander
Mercedes Lander
Mercedes Sherida Lander is the drummer and backing vocalist for the Canadian alternative metal group Kittie. Her sister, Morgan Lander, also sings and plays guitar for Kittie. Other than Morgan she is the only other original member of Kittie.She was also the leading vocals for a small Canadian...
, plays drums for Kittie. She is known for her use of metal growls
Death growl
A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...
as a vocalist, though she also sings with a clean voice as well. She uses Hamer
Hamer Guitars
Hamer Guitars is an American manufacturer of electric guitars. Founded in 1973 by vintage guitar shop owners, Jol Dantzig and his business partner Paul Hamer. Early instruments featured guitar designs based on the Gibson Explorer and Flying V...
Vectors, a custom GW Flying V, Gibson Flying V
Gibson Flying V
-External links:*, , , , and , from the Gibson website*, a June 2001 article from Guitar Collector magazine*, a tribute site that lists all models and re-issues and most notable players**...
's, Krank
Krank Amplification
Krank Amplification is an American company based in Arizona that designs and manufactures guitar amplifiers. Krank manufactures tube amplifiers and recently a hybrid amplifier.- Amplifiers :...
Krankenstein+'s, and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers
Early life
Morgan Lee Lander was born to David and Deanna Lander in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on January 6, 1982. Two years later, Morgan became the big sister of Mercedes LanderMercedes Lander
Mercedes Sherida Lander is the drummer and backing vocalist for the Canadian alternative metal group Kittie. Her sister, Morgan Lander, also sings and plays guitar for Kittie. Other than Morgan she is the only other original member of Kittie.She was also the leading vocals for a small Canadian...
, the drummer and founding members of Kittie
Kittie
Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. A quartet of women, the group rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single...
.
At the age of two, she moved to Brampton, Ontario
Brampton, Ontario
Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...
. When Morgan was six, she started to take piano lessons, but soon grew tired and began playing guitar. At age 11, Morgan and her family moved to London, Ontario. She started composing her first songs at 13 (including Kittie's breakthrough hit, Brackish) with Mercedes and friend, Fallon Bowman
Fallon Bowman
Fallon Bowman is a musician from Ontario, Canada, best known for her involvement with Kittie, Pigface, Amphibious Assault and most recently, a solo career. She is of Dutch and Indonesian descent.-Kittie:...
.
Kittie debut (1996)
In 1996, when Morgan was 14, Mercedes, Fallon, and Tanya Candler formed KittieKittie
Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996. A quartet of women, the group rose to success in 1999 when the track "Brackish" from their debut album Spit became a hit single...
. Three years later, the band released their breakthrough first album, Spit
Spit (album)
Spit was the successful debut album by Kittie, a Canadian metal all-women band from London, Ontario. It was released in 1999 on Artemis Records and projected the band into the mainstream heavy metal music scene...
.