The band members of Kittie, an all-girl metal group hailing from Canada, probably have more balls than most guys. Their second album Oracle is harder and louder than the group's previous effort. The girls are currently on the road converting new fans each night with their thrashing guitars and growling vocals.

The band played to a packed house at the Rialto Theatre on Sunday. The following is an interview conducted with Kittie's lead singer/guitarist Morgan Lander while the band was on the road.

Wildcat: Where are you guys at right now?

Morgan Lander: We are in Houston, Texas. Everything is loaded in and we are about ready to do sound check.

Wildcat: Have you been to Tucson before this show?

Lander: Yes, but it was a really long time ago. We did a radio show and we were also there with Sevendust two years ago.

Wildcat: You seem to have a pretty big following down here.

Lander: Oh, yeah the show was absolutely fabulous.

Wildcat: Do you usually watch the opening bands when you are on tour?

Lander: Oh yes, as much as I possibly can. I have at least watched each band a few times.

Wildcat: Is it hard touring with crazy older men?

Lander: No, not at all, I mean we are just as crazy. If anything, we are probably worse. You know we have youth on our side.

Wildcat: From your first album to this new one, you do a lot more screaming. Do you think it has affected the way people perceive your music?

Lander: I think for the most part, comparatively speaking, Oracle is more developed. It may have more or less, but I think this album is more black and white, more contrast. We are developing our own sound and are a lot more confident.

Wildcat: Spin magazine describes your screams as a "satanic cry." What do you think about that description?

Lander: I don't think there is anything really satanic in what I am singing about.

Wildcat: Does it make you uncomfortable that you are being misperceived?

Lander: Well, of course. Because I think I see myself a little bit differently. I have listened to some people and they said "oh, she sounds like Linda Blair." Linda Blair was a pussy, you know. She was a whiny little fuck.

Wildcat: Since you sing a lot heavier on this album; do you think it affects your health in any way?

Lander: Actually, you know what? Not really. I mean just this last little part that we did we have been a little bit under the weather. One night we are up in the mountains and then two days later we are down in San Diego so there is complete atmosphere change and air pressure change and it messes with everybody. I think with all of the touring we have done it has given me a chance to get stronger vocally.

Wildcat: Are you guys still in school?

Lander: God no. This in itself is an education in a real-world sense. There is a lot of business that goes on and stuff. Some people think they are more special than they really are. We left school more than three years ago and this has been more of an education than sitting in a classroom. We have had a chance to go to a country and not read a stereotypical view of a cultural. Instead we have been able to actually immerse ourselves in it.

Wildcat: You shipped 500,000 copies of this new record right off. And your last album has sold 600,00 copies. Is that a weird feeling to sell so many right off?

Lander: It is pretty crazy. I see it as starting over, in a way. You launch a new album and you are offering up your music and are very proud of it and see it as fit to be released to the public. And everyone has to warm up to it and go through a process over again. It is always weird. People know who I am. But it is good not to get lost in the fantasy world of the music industry.

Wildcat: You made it sound like people were not used to this new sound yet. Do you think people are more open to this new sound on the album and live?

Lander: Definitely. The people who are big fans of our first album - you know that was three years ago - and people who bought that album then are now, obviously, three years older. They are going to be more mature and grow in the scene. We are still getting a lot of new fans - I mean Spit is still selling albums and we are getting a lot of new fans there. The songs on Spit were written when we were 12, 13 and 14-years old, and people know that. And you can see the progression from that.

Wildcat: Do you keep a journal that you write in, or how do you write for a song?

Lander: I have a little folder that has lots of paper in it, and I just write for fun. Whenever I have something I need to get out I will. I write it out in a song structure form so if there is some place it will fit, then I can change a few things here and there. But music is always first before we think about the lyrics.

Wildcat: Are you still in a stage of disbelief over your success?