Kittie have teamed up with Diamante and The Fairly Wild for a canopy of Metallica’s “The Unforgiven,” included on the soundtrack for the upcoming Sumerian Movies biopic Queen of the Ring.
The quilt, which additionally options composer Aaron Gilhuis, gives an opportunity for Kittie to mellow out, setting apart their traditional aggressive thrash-metal sound, identical to Metallica did after they recorded the enduring ballad. Kittie singer Morgan Lander and her fellow collaborators are backed by sweeping strings and acoustic instrumentation, with the tune’s crescendo unfolding right into a lush Celtic people association. For Metallica followers, the duvet would possibly set off a flashback to the cinematic remedy of “Nothing Else Issues” for the Disney movie Jungle Cruise.
It’s additionally the second cowl tune we’ve heard from the Queen of the Ring soundtrack to contain main metal-leaning artists. We beforehand reported on Corey Taylor and Dangerous Omens’ model of the Kansas basic “Mud within the Wind,” which was produced, combined, and mastered by Gilhuis, and in addition depends on the same Celtic people affect and highly effective vocal performances.
The soundtrack for Queen of the Ring is ready to launch the day the movie premieres on March seventh through Sumerian Information, the label of the film’s director/author Ash Avildsen (American Devil).
Per a press launch, Queen of the Ring “brings to life the untold story of wrestling legend Mildred Burke, who shattered limitations within the Thirties–Fifties to change into the primary million-dollar feminine athlete and headline arenas over male opponents in a time when ladies’s wrestling was outright banned throughout a lot of the US.” The movie stars Emily Bett Rickards as Burke, alongside a forged that includes Josh Lucas, Walton Goggins, Gavin Casalegno, Tyler Posey, and Deborah Ann Woll, together with pro-wrestling stars Kamille, Toni Storm, Trinity Fatu, and Jim Cornette making appearances.
In the meantime, Kittie are coming off the 2024 launch of their comeback album Fireplace. The reunited Canadian band toured in assist of the discharge final yr and presently has a competition look at Louder Than Life on the books for 2025.
Stream the duvet of “The Unforgiven” under.