Katastrophy Wife

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Katastrophy Wife
Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Genre(s) Alternative Rock

Punk Rock
Grunge

Years active 1998– Present
Label(s) Integrity Records, Rish Records, Sympathy for the Record Industry
Website http://katastrophywife.com/
Members
Kat Bjelland
Former members
Brendan Parkes
Darren Donovan
Vanessa White
Andrew Parker
Glen Mattson
Keith St Louis

Katastrophy Wife is a band started by Kat Bjelland and her now-former husband Glenn Mattson in 1998. It has sometimes gone under the name of Bjelland's old band Babes in Toyland, but after facing legal problems with former band members, they are exclusively known as Katastrophy Wife. It was to Kat Bjelland that old friend Courtney Love recently turned when she announced her new, short-lived punk band, Bastard. “It seemed too conceptualised, like she’d spent too much time thinking about how a band should be,” says Kat. "Courtney and I make great music together, there’s a good spark there, but let’s say our personalities would not have been a great mix at that time." Kat is currently writing new songs in her basement.

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[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

  • Kat Bjelland - Vocals, Guitar
  • Adrian Johnson - Drums

[edit] Past members

  • Brendan Parkes - Guitars
  • Darren Donovan - Drums
  • Vanessa White - Guitars
  • Andrew Parker - Bass
  • Glen Mattson - Drums
  • Keith St Louis - Bass

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

  • Amusia (2001)
  • All Kneel (2004)
  • Pregnant (set to mid 2008)

[edit] Singles / EPs

  • Gone Away (July 31, 2001)
  • Liberty Belle (2003)
  • Money Shot (2003)
  • Blue Valiant (2004)
  • Heart On (Australia-April 7th 2007; Rest of World May 8, 2007)

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