Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child
Norma Jean
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The Entire World Is Counting On Me, and They Don't Even Know | Norma Jean | 3:10 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Face : Face | Norma Jean | 3:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste | Norma Jean | 4:55 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Creating Something Out of Nothing, Only to Destroy It | Norma Jean | 6:22 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Pretty Soon, I Don't Know What, But Something Is Going to Happen | Norma Jean | 15:49 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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The Shotgun Message | Norma Jean | 1:37 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Sometimes It's Our Mistakes That Make for the Greatest Ideas | Norma Jean | 3:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I Used to Hate Cell Phones But Now I Hate Car Accidents | Norma Jean | 5:02 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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It Was As If the Dead Man Stood Upon the Air | Norma Jean | 1:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Human Face, Divine | Norma Jean | 5:41 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Organized Beyond Recognition | Norma Jean | 7:28 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
Album Review
Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child is the first outing since Luti-Kriss adopted the new name Norma Jean, due to constant confusion from certain venues who believed the band was the hip-hop MC Ludacris. While the band's old material showed great promise, few could have expected such a ferocious follow-up, as this is an album that can be described simply as audio chaos. Norma Jean follows no rhyme or reason, and bludgeons the listener with repeated blasts of macabre hardcore/metal that are as confusing as they are cataclysmic. While few bands could pull off placing a 15-plus-minute track in the center of an album, Norma Jean dares to be different, and manages to place "Pretty Soon, I Don't Know What, but Something Is Going to Happen" effectively without killing the album's momentum. The only real problem that arises on Bless the Martyr is that in all the commotion, Norma Jean tends to get lost amidst the carnage, involuntarily dragging songs on with no end in sight. Regardless of those mishaps, Norma Jean has patched together an intimidating album of gargantuan proportions. Killswitch Engage's Adam Dutkiewicz once again has gone above and beyond with his incredible production capabilities, somehow capturing all the mayhem these five men churn out without ever allowing the songs to appear muddy or noisy. It is a shame that shortly before the album's release half of the band abandoned ship, leaving the group's future in the hands of fate. ~ Jason D. Taylor, Rovi
Customer Reviews
Incredible
This album was released eight years ago and still sounds fresh today. It is by far both Josh Scogin from "The Chariot" and NJ's best efforts. From the first brutal sound to the final squeal of feedback, this album delivers. It was recorded in a live setting so it sounds very different from the rest of NJ's albums but is bar far the most raw and real. I would suggest it for any fan of hardcore. You won't regret it!
Best Album By NJ
If your a new fan of NJ and you dont own this. You should be slaped. This is one of the best hardcore albums of all time.
One of the best albums of all time.
Nothing today really compares to this. BTMAKTC is discordial and melodic at the same time, it is chaotically organized. Amazingness.
Biography
Formed: 1997 in Douglasville, GA
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Norma Jean
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Distance to Planets (Bonus Track) | Meridional (Bonus Track Version) | 4:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste | Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child | 4:55 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Deathbed Atheist | Meridional (Bonus Track Version) | 5:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Leaderless and Self Enlisted | Meridional (Bonus Track Version) | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Leaderless and Self Enlisted | Leaderless and Self Enlisted - Single | 3:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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ShaunLuu | Masters of Horror | 3:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Robots 3 Humans 0 | The Anti Mother | 4:29 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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A Media Friendly Turn for the Worse | Meridional (Bonus Track Version) | 4:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Anthem of the Angry Brides | Meridional (Bonus Track Version) | 2:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Blueprints for Future Homes | Redeemer | 2:49 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
