On June 26, 2009, it was announced that Kittie signed to the E1 Music record label. The band's fifth studio album "In the Black", was released on September 15, 2009. Videos were shot for two singles, "Cut Throat" and "Sorrow I Know". "Cut Throat" premiered on MTV 2's "Headbangers Ball" on September 5, 2009 and on the Canadian show "Much Loud" on September 20, 2009. "Cut Throat" also appeared on the "Saw VI" Soundtrack released on October 20, 2009, and also in "", released on March 25, 2011. On September 16, 2009, an announcement was made that German label Massacre Records would distribute "In the Black" in Europe.