Norma Jean (band)
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| Country | Douglasville, Georgia, USA |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Genres | Christian Metalcore Mathcore |
| Labels | Solid State Records |
| Members | Cory Brandan Scottie Henry Chris Day Jake Schultz Daniel Davison |
Norma Jean is a Christian Metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, USA, a suburb of Atlanta. Norma Jean was nominated for Best Recording Package, at the Grammy Awards of 2006. [1]
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[edit] General Information
Originally known as Luti-Kriss, they released their first album in 1999, the "Travail+Luti-Kriss" split CD on Pluto Records, which was then re-released as an EP titled 5ep through Pluto Records in 2000. The band was then signed to Tooth and Nail/Solid State Records and put out a full-length release, Throwing Myself, in 2001. After the release of Throwing Myself, the band changed their name to Norma Jean to avoid confusion with rapper Ludacris, who is also from the Atlanta area. In 2002, the band released Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child on Solid State Records[2]. They released their second album in March of 2005, titled O God, the Aftermath [3]. Their original vocalist, Josh Scogin, left the band shortly after the release of Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child, stating that "it was just something that I felt led to do." After this multiple vocalists have been used at shows such as Hellfest. [4] Scogin went on to start The Chariot, and was replaced by Cory Brandan, formerly of the bands Eso-Charis and Living Sacrifice, who can be heard on Norma Jean's second album O God the Aftermath and current album Redeemer. The band recently released the album, Redeemer, recorded with producer Ross Robinson.
[edit] The Name
The band was originally named "Luti-Kriss". To avoid confusion with the rapper "Ludacris", who happened to be from the same area, a name change was in order. In addition, a name change was a good oppportunity to progress from the music of "Luti-Kriss". Marilyn Monroe did spark the idea, but they had a whole list of names they were trying to pick from. The word "pattern" happened to be in a couple of those names, so the word "pattern" had a special meaning that the band wanted to incorporate into a new name. In spite of Norma Jean being on a list of potential names among other names that used the word "pattern", the initial vocalist for the band, Josh Scogin, looked up the meaning of the word Norma and discovered that it means "patterns". The band agreed it was a strange coincidence, because Norma Jean was among their favorite names, but it had little to no meaning. They then they looked up the meaning for the word "Jean", and found that it means "God’s grace and mercy". Together then, the name means "patterns of God’s grace and mercy".
[edit] Members
- Cory Brandan Putman - Vocals
- Scottie Henry - Guitar
- Chris Day - Guitar
- Jake Schultz - Bass
- Daniel Davison - Drums
[edit] Additional Members
- Matt Putman - Additional percussion on Redeemer.
- Steve Hash - Currently touring with the band as additional percussion.
- Aaron Weiss - Additional vocals in "Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste".
[edit] Former members
- Josh Scogin - Vocals (left band in 2002) (The Chariot, A Rose By Any Other Name)
- Josh Doolittle - Bass (left band in 2002) (Agnus Dei - Disbanded)
- Brad Norris - Touring Vocalist (2002-2004, was seen in the "Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste" Music Video)
[edit] Discography
(as Luti-Kriss)
| Album Cover | Date of Release | Title | Label | US Billboard Peak | US sales |
| 1999 | Travail + Luti-Kriss | Pluto Records | |||
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2000 | 5ep | Pluto Records | ||
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March 13, 2001 | Throwing Myself | Solid State Records |
(as Norma Jean)
| Album Cover | Date of Release | Title | Label | US Billboard Peak | US sales | |
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August 13, 2002 | Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child | Solid State Records | |||
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March 1, 2005 | O God, the Aftermath | Solid State Records | #62 | ||
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September 12, 2006 | Redeemer | Solid State Records | #38 |
