Showing posts with label Norma Jean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norma Jean. Show all posts

11.12.2021

Norma Jean - 2002 - Bless The Martyr And Kiss The Child


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

11.06.2021

Norma Jean - 2005 - O God, The Aftermath (Original & 2006 Reissue) - (Reviewed)


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) Shaunluu
6) Coffinspire: Multitudes, Multitudes In The Valley Of Decision!
7) Liarsenic: Creating A Universe Of Discourse
8) Disconnecktie: The Faithful Vampire
9) Absentimental: Street Clam
10) Charactarantula: Talking To You And The Intake Of Glass
11) Pretendeavor: A Reference To A Sinking Ship
12) Scientifiction: A Clot Of Tragedy/A Swarm Of Dedication
13) Hidden Instrumental Track

"If you ask me the best Norma Jean album, without any doubts I'll call this one and Redeemer. Despite Bless the Martyr was really good, since O God the Aftermath their music became much more interesting and rich in songwriting terms. This album sounds like Botch tried to play sludge metal, such a perfect mix. It contains songs full of chaos and badass dissonant breakdowns, songs full of almost post hardcore hysteria and meditative sludge/post metal ballads at the same time, embracing incredibly wide emotional specter. By the way, Shaun Luu is one of the best sludge metal songs ever made, sadly it doesn't available on any streaming platforms. Also pretty incredible that fact what they still make great new music through all the years, without any mediocre self-copying (hello, Architects) and major genre changes. I can call really few bands what could do that."