Norma Jean New Album: 'Wrongdoers' Now Available for Pre-Order
Christian metalcore band, Norma Jean made their new album Wrongdoers available for pre-order on the iTunes store today, and upon ordering will receive new single, "If You Got It At Five, You Got it at Fifty."
The song was an exclusive on music website Metal Sucks (click the link for the song), and the album will be released on August 6 through Razor & Tie.
Wrongdoers will also come with "The Making of Wrongdoers" documentary with the first clip being viewable on Youtube.
Recorded with producer Josh Barber and mixed by Jeremy Griffith of Covenant Recording Studios in Kansas City, the album is the band's sixth and their first since 2010's Meridional.
The album comes in different bundles featuring various t-shirts, posters, and stickers ranging from $5 to $70 at http://normajean.merchnow.com/.
Also available is the limited edition special 3.5" vinyl featuring B-sides "AHHH! SHARK BITE AHHH!" and "Chug On Three."
The band has sold over 416,000 units in the United States and has been nominated for one Grammy for "Best Recording Package" in 2006.
The band was originally signed to Solid State Records under the name Luti-Kriss, but changed their name because of a musical style change and due to confusion with the rapper Ludacris who is from Atlanta, Ga. as well.
Norma Jean has also seen around 11 members come and go during their tenure since 1997.
Their album Meridional was was highly praised in the press.
"Norma Jean's first true masterpiece," Alternative Press said about the album and then named it one of their Top 10 "Essential Albums of 2010" along with naming Cory Brandan "Best Vocalist" in their MVRs (Most Valuable Rockers) of 2010.
Wrongdoers Track List:
1. Hive Minds
2. If You Got It At Five, You Got It
3. Wrongdoers
4. Potter Has No Hands
5. Sword In Mouth, Fire Eyes
6. Afterhour Animals
7. The Lash Whistled Like A Singing
8. Neck In the Hemp
9. Triffids
10. Funeral Singer
11. Sun Dies, Blood Moon
The tour begins in July with these dates listed on their Facebook:
Norma Jean Tour Dates:
The Summer Slaughter Tour
July 19-San Francisco, CA-The Regency
July 20-Los Angeles, CA-House of Blues
July 21-Santa Ana, CA-The Observatory
July 24-Oklahoma City, OK-Diamond Ballroom
July 25-Austin, TX-The Scoot Inn
July 26-Dallas, TX-House of Blues
July 27-Houston, TX-House of Blues
July 29-Orlando, FL-House of Blues with Abiotic
July 30-Atlanta, GA-The Masquerade
July 31-Knoxville, TN-Old City Courtyard
August 1-Myrtle Beach, SC-House of Blues
August 2-Silver Spring, MD-The Fillmore
August 4-Philadelphia, PA-The Trocadero
August 7-New York, NY-Best Buy Theater
August 8-Toronto, ON-The Sound Academy
August 9-Montreal, QC-Heavy Mtl
August 10-Albany, NY-Upstate Concert Hall
August 11-Detroit, MI-Majestic Theatre
August 12-Chicago, IL-House of Blues
August 13-Milwaukee, WI-The Rave
August 14-St. Paul, MN-Station 4
August 16-Denver, CO-Ogden Theatre
August 17-Salt Lake City, UT-The Complex
August 19-Seattle, WA-Showbox Sodo
August 20-Portland, OR-Roseland Ballroom