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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
Formerly Known As Luti-Kris
Recorded at Zing Studio, Westfield, Massuchusetts between April 15 and May 5 2002.
Norma Jean: Joshua Scogin (vocals); Scottie Henry, Christopher Day (guitar); Joshua Doolittle (bass); Daniel Davison (drums).
Personnel: Christopher Day (guitar).
Recording information: Zing Studio, Westfield, MA.
Photographer: David Stuart.
Additional personnel: Aaron Johnathan Weiss (vocals, piano, tambourine).CMJ (9/2/02) - "...[Norma Jean] squalls, shrieks and shreds with vicious metalcore proficiency. This album sounds pristine..."
Bless The Martyr And Kiss The Child Music
Norma Jean Rock - Bless The Martyr And Kiss The Child Songs
| 1 | 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 | 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 | Human Face, Divine | | | |
| 11 | Organized Beyond Recognition | | | |
Bless The Martyr And Kiss The Child Music Review
Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)    List All 24 Reviews awesome core
if you like fast, instense, poetic, and emotional music that has a bite, there is no other then norma jean. if you're a metal or hardcore fan, GET THIS ALBUM!!
Submitted by mikael_lehmann (Edmonton, Canada) 
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RAWK!
this album is one of the best i've heard in the 02'. Norma Jean is a rockin good time, and this disc is no exception. I definately recommend this album to anyone who is into hardcore or heavy music in general.
If you get a chance, make sure to catch these kids live when they hit a town near you!
Submitted by a reviewer (Los Angeles, CA)
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it's an amazing album. the lyrics are thought provoking! However, you cannot compare Underoath and Norma Jean together. they are a completely different genre. Underoath is more screamo, even a little on the emo side, in regards to their sound. Norma Jean is just crazy core metal. They are both good in their own sense, but they are two very different bands.
Submitted by Wrathbearer (Sunderland, Ontario, Canada)
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What an album. It's already been six years since the release of BTM&KTC, but when I heard it for the first time a fortnight ago, it blew my mind - it is as relevant to the hardcore/metal world as it was then, and I'd be happy to say it's probably more brutal than anything you can find in the scene today. Josh Scogin's ingeniously crafted poetic lyrics are set off perfectly by his epiglottis-tearing scream, while Chris Day and Scott Henry masterfully sledgehammer their chiselled riffs and searing melodies into your brain with no mercy.
The tragedy is the ignorance behind the clean casket.
Submitted by veritas146 (Ayr, Scotland)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Packs a punch
Norma Jean not only deliver the goods on this album, they stuff metal in the face of people who think Christian music cant rock hell. It doesn't matter whether or not you are Christian, cause I am and know that Norma Jean kicks the hell out of slipknot.
Submitted by WhiteRhasta (Kissimmee, Fla.)
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