associated_acts years_active image_size article_title name birth_date background instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
kittie 1996 -- present -lrb- with kittie -rrb- 200 mercedes lander
 mercedes sherida lander 25 january 1984 solo_singer drums , piano , vocals , trombone alternative nu metal metal , death metal , thrash metal , london , ontario mercedes sherida lander musician
mercedes lander

mercedes sherida lander -lrb- born january 25 , 1984 -rrb- is the drummer and backing vocalist for the canadian alternative metal group kittie .
her sister , morgan lander , also sings and plays guitar for kittie .
other than morgan she is the only other original member of kittie .
she was also the leading vocals for a small canadian project band called night of the demons .
they were considered hardcore and focused on horror themed lyrics .
they have only released one ep to date .
in 2011 mercedes joined the all girl power pop band the alcohollys which also includes the likes of tanya candler , the original kittie bass player .
they are slated to put out an ep in early 2013 .
mercedes is in a long term relationship with dååth and chimaira guitar player emil werstler .
mercedes is famed for her heavy drumming style and extensive tattoos .
