Tag: Norma Jean

Post-rock supergroup Unwed Sailor (featuring ex-members of Roadside Monument, Mr Bishops Fist, Norma Jean, Eso-Charis, Living Sacrifice, etc.) have announced a tour through the western half of the United States. Tickets can be found here: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/6744… Continued →

This was one of those ‘one and done’ bands, meaning they only released one album as Lovelorn. However, they were connected directly and indirectly to a number of other projects. Vocalist Jayson Holmes had been in metalcore band Eso-Charis, and later formed The Handshake Murders (who mostly recorded on secular labels). Corey Putman (Eso-Charis, Norma Jean) and Arthur Green (Eso-Charis, Living Sacrifice) also made appearances on the album. The album is a wonderfully strange concoction of emo-core, hardcore, indie rock and math rock–almost like Roadside Monument meets Coalesce, but with bits of Karate thrown in just because.… Continued →

Norma Jean have dropped 2 new songs. One just released last week and it is titled “Spearmint Revolt”. Check out both new songs below this post. Their new album “Deathrattle Sing For Me” is out August 12th through Solid State Records. Pre-Order album here.… Continued →

What a lineup! Jim Chaffin (The Crucified), Marcos Curiel (P.O.D.), Stu Brooks (Dub Trio), Sonny Sandoval (P.O.D.), Cory Brandan (Norma Jean), Josh Kemble (Dogwood), and Mikey Carvajal (Islander) have put together a quarantine cover of The Crucified’s “Intro/Hateworld” and it is amazing. Check it out below and drop your thoughts in the comments!… Continued →

Instrumental indie rock super group Unwed Sailor has released a new video to accompany their single “Camino Reel.” The song comes from their soon-to-be-released album Look Alive, and their recent material finds them rocking out a little bit more than in the past. But don’t, worry those layered melodies are still present! The band features members/ex-members of Roadside Monument, Norma Jean, and Living Sacrifice among others and have been going for 20 years or so. Look Alive is available for pre-order now with a street date of June 10th for digital, and June 11th for shipping CD or vinyl.… Continued →

Norma Jean’s upcoming record, All Hail, releases next week on October 25. Truth be told, I only listened through O’ God, the Aftermath (2005) for the first time this year, and was very impressed by its balance of chaos and complexity. As we anticipate All Hail, here is a classic song from one of 2005’s metalcore masterpieces.… Continued →

Good afternoon, metalheads. Norma Jean have released their first single from All Hail, titled “[Mind Over Mind].” You can hear the song on YouTube below. As well, here’s a link for other streaming options. All Hail is available October 25 on Solid State Records.… Continued →

Norma Jean has a new record coming out, entitled All Hail, on October 25. It is the band’s eighth studio album and will be released on Solid State Records. Pre-orders are available here and you can check out the teaser video below.… Continued →

Fit For A King have announced a headlining Summer tour with Norma Jean, Currents, and Left Behind. The tour kicks off in CO on 7/17 and mostly sticks to the midwest, although there are a few east coast and Canada dates. See the band’s Facebook post below.… Continued →

My Epic have done it again and are about to stun the world with their new music video for the song “White Noises”. This is an extremely well done music video and will have people standing on their feet shouting, “who the heck is this ‘My Epic’ band?” People that aren’t IN on one of the best kept secrets of the underground music scene will be in for a real surprise. Check out the video below and make sure to pre-order “Violence” now (out May 10th on Facedown).… Continued →

My Epic are back with a new song titled “White Noises” featuring Cory Brandan the frontman for Norma Jean. If you don’t know who My Epic are and aren’t familiar with Cory’s work, check out this song! This is an explosive, glass shattering heavy new track with enough sonic depth that it simply overwhelms the senses. I think there are three different fans of My Epic, the ones who love the light stuff (Broken Voice), the heavy “Behold”, and the ones who appreciation EVERYTHING the band does.… Continued →

We’re a little behind on this news, but around a month ago, Norma Jean released a B-side from the Polar Similar album called “Children of the Dead”. The song is available on the Polar Similar Deluxe Vinyl Set, which you can get HERE. You can check out the video for this track below, it’s pretty bizarre, but a great song! Right now, the band is in the studio recording their 8th LP and the follow up to Polar Similar, so we can hopefully expect it later this year.… Continued →

So, 2018 is behind us, another year on the books. After having put together a list of my favorite releases for the year, I decided to try going in the opposite direction and form a list of the albums I’m anticipating most in the coming year. Now, a bit of a heads up before we dig in; I am almost certainly missing some albums here. Some may have escaped my attention, and I’m sure there are more to be announced yet as well. All mentioned below I’m sure are coming this year, but a specific date has yet to be given.… Continued →

Read this review of Spirit and the Bride's new album , "Dry Bones"

Punk legends Craig’s Brother will be joining such heavyweights as The Offspring, At The Drive In, Queens of the Stone Age, Good Charlotte, AFI, 311, Pennywise, Bad Religion, Ignite, Less Than Jake, Face to Face, Thursday, Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, alongside Norma Jean, August Burns Red, P.O.D. and a special “reunion” by Blessed by a Broken Heart all at the Montebello Rock Fest in Quebec, Canada June 23-24. See the full poster and info, below. Are any of our Canadian friends going to make the trek there to catch this big fest?… Continued →

Norma Jean has announced the Polar Similar Tour 2017 with He Is Legend, Capsize, and Comrades in support. The tour features the first US headlining dates since the release of Norma Jean’s highly acclaimed seventh record, Polar Similar, which was released September 9th, 2016. Tickets go on sale January 6th.… Continued →

These are some bands that were sort of popular, but didn’t get very far. Hopefully this sheds some light to the underground SFHC Scene or more appropriately, SFMC Scene. 5. One Way/Raid Christian metalcore/hardcore One Way formed in… I don’t know when. The 80’s. The band did not have very much success or really any publications. Other than one in HM in 1991. But Raid, their next band, had a little more success. Same genre as One Way, but with a Straight-Edge message, alongside the uplifting Christian message.… Continued →

Norma Jean has had their fill of success over the years. Wage War however is just getting off the ground, and are doing very well for themselves. Both bands have found a spot of River City Rockfest, a tour that includes bands such as Fozzy, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, and famous Def Leppard, as well as several others. Norma Jean formed in 1997 as Luti-Kriss with Josh Scogin (The Chariot, ’68) Chris Day, Scottie Henry, Josh Swofford, Mick Bailey, and Daniel Davidson. In 2002 the band changed their name to Norma Jean and underwent some lineup changes to where now none of these members are in the band.… Continued →

Today, I am posting a list of Christian Metal bands from the old days that aren’t mentioned very often when talking about Christian metal. Most of them tend to be Nu-metal, ironically, even though the 90’s was the time for Nu-Metal/Rapcore. 5. Oficina G3 Oficina G3 is a Christian prog metal act from the late 80’s. Forming in 1987, the band began as a heavy metal/hard rock band, influenced by Stryper and Petra, but progressed into a Progressive metal/nu-metal/metalcore-ish band. This band was most likely thrown out, due to this period, when the Christian thrash scene had just hit it’s stride, with the Big 4 of the Christian scene: Deliverance, Vengeance Rising, Tourniquet and Believer.… Continued →

My Epic albums are all just $4.99 right now on iTunes, click here. The band recently released “Viscera Ep” to much critical acclaim and admiration. You can catch the band on For Today Farewell Tour with Norma Jean and Silent Planet, now.… Continued →

The Almighty Norma Jean simply cannot be stopped. The storied band just released their seventh record, and it’s their best yet. They’ve reunited with Solid State records, their production has never sounded better, and despite having been around over fifteen years, Polar Similar proves they haven’t lost any steam. Norma Jean has been an anomaly for quite a few years. Meridional and Wrongdoers showed the group continuing to stretch themselves to top each previous studio effort. They’ve been on an upward streak since 2010, and I was curious whether they could continue the trend with Polar Similar.… Continued →

Check out the new Norma Jean music video for their song “If You Got It At Five, You Got It At Fifty” from their latest album “Wrongdoers”, out now through Razor & Tie Records.… Continued →

Saturday and Sunday of Cornerstone Festival 2011.