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Artist...: Norma Jean
Album....: O' God, The Aftermath
Genre....: Hardcore
Label....: Solid State
Lang.....: English
Year.....: 2005
Source...: CDDA
Rip.date.: 07-15-2017
St.date..: 03-01-2005
Encoder..: FLAC 1.3.1
Quality..: 1000kbps Avg 44.1kHz 2 channels
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01 Murdererotica 1:58
02 Vertebraille 3:12
03 Bayonetwork 3:29
04 Dilemmachine 2:12
05 Coffinspire 4:25
06 Liarsenic 4:08
07 Disconnecktie 10:02
08 Absentimental 3:12
09 Charactarantula 4:17
10 Pretendeavor 4:27
11 Scientifiction 6:22
Total Size.: 11 Files/353.1MB/47:44 min
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Norma Jean's lineup shifted again between Bless the Martyr and
Kiss the Child and 2005's O God, The Aftermath -- the Georgia
metalcore unit got a new bassist in Jake Schultz, and replaced
vocalist Josh Scrogin with former Eso Charis shouter Cory
Brandan. Still, there's no rage or passion lost. Brandan is
comparably distraught on the microphone, and he matches wits
ably with the pummel of Norma Jean's twin guitars. "This world
is damned to hell and it's a revelation," he spits over the
manic, jagged rhythms of "'Coffinspire." "I'll set myself on
fire/Come on, watch me burn." Later, in "Pretendeavor," Brandan
speaks directly and with force. "Oh my God, hand us down our
ribbons/You death defier you/Far from fear, we are." It's an
important tactic in the Norma Jean arsenal, this balance between
pain and religious fervor, between hate and hope. Hardcore,
metal, whatever -- heavy music pierces the soul. And with O God,
The Aftermath, it's clear Norma Jean has entwined its faith so
tightly around its amplifiers that there's no separating the two
without destruction of one. Isis and Mastodon producer Matt
Bayles helps with this stance, removing any reverb (maybe even
any overdubs?) to reveal Norma Jean's gristle. Revealing the
truth he leaves to the band. "Murderotica," "Vertebraille" These
songs are relentless. Their gaps, stops, starts, and interplay
of single and dual guitars push the listener toward the meaning
with a dynamic volatility. "Bayonetwork"'s rabid pace cuts out
for an almost melody, and Brandan delivers the payoff: "This is
between me and this blade/And my heart." "Disconnecktie" (these
word-jumble titles are a little trying) is a ten-minute
powerhouse of swirling distortion chum and ambient metal
driftwood -- it sketches more of the ship and sea imagery that
drifts throughout the album. "Scientifiction" is another album
highlight. It's the record's last song, but after 45 minutes
Norma Jean is still screaming mad, intensely passionate, and
seemingly incapable of coming up with a riff that doesn't rip
through bone and sinew, right to the heart of the matter.
Url: http://www.normajeannoise.com/
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