Still getting wound up about Poppy’s supposed metal cred? Old news. The nu gen enigma and current Metal Hammer cover star has proven her bona fides time and time again, via collabs with everyone from Bad Omens and Knocked Loose to Fever 333 and Health.
And then there’s her love of Kittie. Last year, she covered the Canadian band’s 1999 classic Spit, turning it from nu metal rager into killer electro-industrial banger. In an interview in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer, Poppy addresses the enduring influence Kittie have had on her since discovering them via her older brother when she was a young kid.
“There was a lot of power in what they had to say, and I felt that even before I could really relate to the stories they were telling,” Poppy says. “Their story and how they came to be is really inspiring to me …