Norma Jean : iSOUND.COM™

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Sounds Like

Artists:
Rage Against the Machine
Converge
Hatebreed
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Stretch Arm Strong
Haste the Day
As I Lay Dying
Valor (OK)
Genres:
Emo-Core
Hardcore
Heavy Metal

Featured Album

	Redeemer Released: 2006

Albums
Click on one of the albums below for more info.
	Redeemer Released: 2006
	O God, The Aftermath Released: 2005
	Country Super Hits of the 1980s Released: 2004
	Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child Released: 2002

Biography

Touring around the country, living in a van with four of your closest friends, and selling thousands of albums; this is the dream of many young bands. It’s reality for Norma Jean, one of the hardest working bands in hardcore today.

Playing over 200 shows in Europe and North America during 2001, they plan on matching that number for 2002. “By the end of September, we’ll have played 100 shows in a row with only a few days off,” says Daniel Davison, the band’s drummer. “I’m really hoping to go back to Europe this January, but it’s still up in the air right now.”

Bless the Martyr And Kiss the Child, the bands new album, was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage, Everytime I Die). With influences ranging from metal, power violence, and hardcore, the new album is much heavier and grittier than the band’s previous full length Throwing Myself. “We really clicked with Adam on this album,” says Davison. “ He was really interested in hearing what we wanted to do. The last album we worked on was in a huge studio, there were six guys working on it. It’s supposed to be one of the best recording studios in North America but it felt really impersonal, and we weren’t able to carry out as many of the ideas we had as we would’ve liked.”

As Norma Jean has toured, not only has their songwriting grown, but their friendships with other bands in the hardcore and metal scene have too. “When we first started out we were big fans of bands like Zao and Training For Utopia” says Davison. “Eventually we started playing shows with them, started touring with them and ended up becoming good friends. As we began listening to bands like Hatebreed and Converge, opportunities opened up and we just played some shows with them a few weeks ago. They were really cool. We’re going out with Everytime I Die soon. We’re excited because we’re big fans of them too.”

As successful as their former album was, the band doesn’t want to rest on their laurels. “The new songs are a lot more technical and chaotic than the older ones were. We feel like this album shows how we’ve grown in the past year in our songwriting,” says Davison. “Without revealing too much, we tried to make the lyrics personal but universal enough that anyone can relate to them.”

Source: http://www.solidstaterecords.com/artist_bio.php?id=205&expand=1

Artist Forum


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All alone? Wowies! I'm the only Norma Jean fan on isound? How disgraceful. I shall go out right now and spread the word on this amazing band. They is awesome. By the way...If you are in the dark here and have no clue who Norma Jean is: Watch SteelRoots television every Friday night @ 5 pm eastern time and look out for one of their videos ( because they usually end up on the top ten ) and prepare to be stunned. My favorite song so far that I've heard by NJ is "Create Something Out of Nothing." And although I've yet to buy "Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child" you better be informed that I shall get it ASAP. Yay for Norma Jean! Although I am alone in my admiration. I can only hope some fellow fans will stumble along in the near future. Mad Love, - Candace	RainbowsAreRad

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no we're the only norma jean fans! i love them, the vocalist just fits! im in a band thats similar to them so i guess i like them alot!	illustionsofmurder
i have been listening to norma jean for about two years, and they are good. the only music video i've seen was "memphis will be laid to waste". it was OK. i have had the cd since it came out	pyro77
Yeah your defnitly not the only noram jean fan!! Theres a big army of ppl who love the. but i think ppl just forget about them when writing reviews. Anyway, the 3 ppl above me rule for likin them!!!	ozguy
NORMA JEAN IS WELL LOVED!! I am a HUGE NJ fan and I can't wait til "The Aftermath" is released!! GOD SPEED NORMA JEAN!	A_Hopeinfinate
Norma Jean is a good band. all i have to say. im gonna see them in march, and the coolest thing about it is that its on MARCH 1ST, and if your a norma jean fan, you would know that the new album comes out that day. probably gonna be a cd release party or something...cant wait	SpinKickinHXC
norma jean fan here! love this band, kinda sucks the new cd is alittle bit disappointing tho.	cerealkiller
You guys all rule for knowing such a sweet band. Norma jean kicks ass, they so rule. Good to know ppl still listen to good music on this site.	Captain_Feces
Norma Jean kicks Dick thats all i have to say	mirrorinthebathroom
their old stuff is really really awesome. their new stuff is alright. they still rock though! \m/	MorbidMolly
Both albums kick ass. I think I like Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child more though.	BLASTT
k im a norma jean fanlykewoah so no you all arent the onlys sorry to say. But i know ppl that have listened to them since they were out so yeah	I_Love_The_Used
Damn, you're hot.	BLASTT
i've been a christian for about two years and i'm glad that there are bands that are christian like as i lay dying,blindside,dead poetic,etc and they are the band i've been looking for	bleeding4HIM