Norma Jean

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The Alternative-Metal Christian Metalcore unit Norma Jean formed in their native Douglasville, Georgia USA, in the late '90s. Originally comprised of vocalist Josh Scogin, guitarists Chris Day and Scottie Henry, bassist Josh Doolittle and drummer Daniel Davison, Norma Jean rose from the ashes of the band Luti-Kriss who changed their name to Norma Jean to avoid confusion with the controversial rapper Ludacris, who, coincidentally, is from the Atlanta area.

In 2001 the quintet signed a contract with Seattle's Solid State label, a subsidiary of Tooth & Nail Records and in August of the following year they released their debut album, "Bless The Martyr And Kiss The Child". Josh Scogin, left the band just before the release of the disc and went on to start a new band.

The original bass player was replaced by Jake Schultz in 2003 and with the follow-up, "O God, The Aftermath", the group welcomed new vocalist and Arkansas native Cory Brandan to their line-up and took their artful, technical noise to the proverbial next level; the album debuted at #1 on The Top Christian chart upon its March 2005 release, it also reached #62 on The Billboard 200, earning critical acclaim and a 2006 Grammy nomination in the process; that year the band embarked on a grueling tour schedule that eventually found them on the Ozzfest second stage.

On their third release overall, "Redeemer", Norma Jean hook up with Korn and Limp Bizkit producer Ross Robinson; the album arrived in shops in September 2006 confirming the ferocity of the band's performances, it quickly rose to #1 on the Top Christian Albums chart and also broke into the top 40 of The Billboard 200 Sales list.

Drummer Chris Raines joined Norma Jean in early 2008 and the new line-up released "The Anti Mother" that summer featuring the single "Robots 3 Humans 0". The album, which hit #29 on The Billboard 200, also featured an array of guest stars including Deftones frontman Chino Moreno, Helmet's Page Hamilton and Cove Reber of Saosin.

July 2010 saw the Georgia heavy rockers deliver their first album for Razor & Tie: "Meridional". Opening track and first single, "Leaderless And Self Enlisted", really serves to show off all of the sounds that the group is bringing together on their fifth studio record.

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Bless The Martyr And Kiss The Child

(2002)

1. The Entire World Is Counting On Me And They Don't Even Know It
2. Face: Face
3. Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste
4. Creating Something Out Of Nothing, Only To Destroy It
5. Pretty Soon, I Don't Know What, But Something Is Going to Happen
6. The Shotgun Message
7. Sometimes It's Our Mistakes That Make For The Greatest Ideas
8. I Used To Hate Cell Phones But Now I Hate Car Accidents
9. It Was As If The Dead Man Stood Upon The Air
10. The Human Face, Divine
11. Organized Beyond Recognition

 

O God, The Aftermath

(2005)

1. Murderotica : An Avalanche In D Minor
2. Vertebraille : Choke That Thief Called Dependence
3. Bayonetwork : Vultures In Vivid Color
4. Dilemmachine : Coalition, Hoax
5. Coffinspire : Multitudes, Multitudes In The Valley Of Decision!
6. Liarsenic : Creating A Universe Of Discourse
7. Disconnecktie : The Faithful Vampire
8. Absentimental : Street Clam
9. Charactarantula : Talking To You And The Intake Of Glass
10. Pretendeavor : In Reference To A Sinking Ship
11. Scientifiction : A Clot Of Tragedy / A Swarm Of Dedication

 

Redeemer

(2006)

1. A Grand Scene For A Color Film
2. Blueprints For Future Homes
3. A Small Spark Vs. A Great Forest
4. A Temperamental Widower
5. The End Of All Things Will Be Televised
6. Songs Sound Much Sadder
7. The Longest Lasting Statement
8. Amnesty Please
9. Like Swimming Circles
10. Cemetery Like A Stage
11. No Passenger: No Parasite

 

The Anti Mother

(2008)

1. Vipers, Snakes And Actors
2. Self Employed Chemist
3. Birth Of The Anti Mother
4. Robots 3 Humans 0
5. Death Of The Anti Mother
6. Surrender Your Sons
7. Murphy Was An Optimist
8. Opposite Of Left And Wrong
9. Discipline Your Daughters
10. And There Will Be A Swarm Of Hornets

 

Meridional

(2010)

1. Leaderless And Self Enlisted
2. The Anthem Of The Angry Brides
3. Deathbed Atheist
4. Bastardizer
5. A Media Friendly Turn For The Worse
6. Septentrional
7. Blood Burner
8. High Noise Low Output
9. Falling From The Sky: Day Seven
10. Everlasting Tapeworm
11. Occidental
12. The People That Surround You On A Regular Basis
13. Innocent Bystanders United
14. Oriental

 

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