The father of two members of Canadian rocker group Kittie has died.

David Lander - who was in his fifties - reportedly suffered a heart attack last weekend. He was father to guitarist Morgan Lander and drummer Mercedes Lander, and was also the band's longtime manager.

Morgan Lander paid tribute to her father and praised his dedication to the all-girl group. She tells Blabbermouth.net, "We wanted to extend our appreciation for all of the support and kind words we have received in the days since my father's passing."

"He was an amazing man who lived and breathed Kittie, and h...

Canadian all-female metal band Kittie are facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit from the producers of America's Hot Musician over their former bassist's involvement in the reality TV show.

Non-profit organization American Youth Symphony (AYS) - which produced the talent contest for instrumental musicians - is suing the rockers for $5 million for a variety of claims including tortuous interference, fraud and libel. The complaint stems from ex-bassist Talena Atfield's appearance on the program - the group accused TV network Oxygen, now owned by NBC, of using Kittie clips and music in th...

Kittie bass player Trish Doan has been forced to pull out of the group's current tour - to battle an eating disorder. The rocker's bandmate Morgan Lander has revealed all about Doan's troubles during an interview on website AngelFire.com, admitting she has no idea when the sick bassist will be back.

Lander explains, "She is unfortunately sick and can't make the tour... It's at the point now where we don't know when she's gonna be back. Unfortunately, she has a really serious eating disorder and these things take time; it could be two months, six months, two years, or never, and it's a...