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Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child

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sound of the album and said the album is a must for anyone who is a fan of heavy music. Jesusfreakhideout's Andy Kelly said the album signaled "the hardcore revolution" with a "technically and musically astounding offering". Kelly concluded his review by stating "hardcore just does not get much
308:. Music videos were released for the songs "Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste" and "Face:Face". In the music video for "Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste" it featured touring vocalist Brad Norris and new bassist Jake Schultz instead of Scogin and Doolittle, who had already left the band. Aaron Weiss of 40: 265:, whose real name is Norma Jeane Baker. After settling on the new name, the band members read a book that claimed "Norma" means "pattern", and "Jean" means "God's grace and mercy", with Norma Jean combined meaning "Patterns of grace and mercy". 249:, under the name of Luti-Kriss. The band changed their name due to keyboardist Mick Bailey and bassist Josh Swafford leaving and also wanted to go in a different musical direction (the band played a 1689: 626:
awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars. Taylor praised the band's "blast of macabre hardcore/metal" and the production by Adam Dutkiewicz. Mike Rimmer of
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Older recordings of the songs "I Used to Hate Cellphones, But Now I Hate Car Accidents" and "The Shotgun Message" were released on a split album with
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On the Limited Edition, the song "Pretty Soon, I Don't Know What, but Something Is Going to Happen" features a sample from the 1998 film
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gave the album 9 out of 10, saying it was "an hour of unrelenting guitar noise". Greg Pratt of
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genre, often being regarded as one of the best album's released in the genre.
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Additional vocals, Piano, guitar, and tambourine by Aaron Johnathan Weiss
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has received critical acclaim and is often regarded a landmark in the
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appears on the track "Memphis Will be Laid to Waste" courtesy of
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Index

Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child (album)

Studio album
Norma Jean
Westfield, Massachusetts
Genre
Metalcore
hardcore punk
mathcore
post-metal
sludge metal
Label
Solid State
Producer
Adam Dutkiewicz
Norma Jean
Throwing Myself
O' God, the Aftermath
metalcore
Norma Jean
Solid State Records
Josh Scogin
The Chariot
Throwing Myself
nu metal
metalcore
Daniel Davison
Marilyn Monroe
mewithoutYou
overdubs

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