Norma Jean

American metalcore band

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2024 Jeff Hickey returns to the band as lead guitarist, and Igor Efimov rejoins as a touring rhythm guitarist.
February 2024 Announced a tour with P.O.D. for their 'I Got That' tour, also featuring Bad Wolves and Blind Channel.
2023 Embarked on a US headline tour with Fire from the Gods and Greyhaven.
2023 Performed at the Furnace Fest, which included reformed bands like Training for Utopia, Becoming the Archetype, and Extol.
2022 Grayson Stewart concludes his bass role, and Michael Palmquist leaves the rhythm guitar position.
2022 Norma Jean released multiple singles from their albums 'All Hail' and 'Deathrattle Sing for Me', including 'Landslide Defeater', '/with_errors', 'Call for the Blood', 'Sleep Explosion', and 'A Killing Word'
2022 Music videos or singles for these tracks were directed by Kevin Johnson and Shane Gray
June 16 2022 Norma Jean released the music video for the first single 'Call for the Blood' from their upcoming album.
June 6 2022 Norma Jean announced their ninth album, Deathrattle Sing for Me, scheduled for release on August 12, 2022.
2019 Norma Jean released two singles: 'Children of the Dead' from Polar Similar (Vinyl Edition) and '[Mind Over Mind]' from All Hail album
2019 Matt Marquez returns to the band, and further lineup changes include Clay Crenshaw joining on bass and lead guitar, and Grayson Stewart taking on rhythm guitar and bass roles.
October 25 2019 Norma Jean released their eighth album, All Hail.
October 4 2019 Released single 'Safety Last'
September 19 2019 Released single '/with_errors'
August 16 2019 Released single 'Landslide Defeater'
July 19 2019 Released single '[Mind Over Mind]' from the album All Hail
May 25 2019 Norma Jean announced they had parted ways with longtime guitarist Jeff Hickey.
January 12 2019 Norma Jean released the single 'Children of the Dead', a b-side from the Polar Similar sessions.
2018 Conducted a 24-show anniversary tour for the Redeemer album, featuring Gideon, Toothgrinder, and Greyhaven.
2017 Significant band restructuring occurs, with Cory Brandan taking on bass duties (2017-2019), and several touring musicians including Sebastian Lueth (lead guitar), Igor Efimov (rhythm guitar), Christian Prince (bass), and Eric Choi (drums) joining temporarily.
September 28 2017 Clayton Holyoak announced his departure from Norma Jean to drum for Every Time I Die. John Finnegan also parted ways with the band.
March 31 2017 Joined Periphery on the 'Sonic Unrest Tour II', which ran until April 22, along with the Contortionist and Infinity Shred.
August 12 2016 Released single 'Forever Hurtling Towards Andromeda'
August 11 2016 Norma Jean released their third single 'Forever Hurtling Towards Andromeda' featuring Sean Ingram of Coalesce, from the album Polar Similar.
June 14 2016 Released single '1,000,000 Watts' from the album Polar Similar
September 15 2015 Norma Jean re-signed with Solid State Records, with plans to release their next album in 2016.
July 9 2015 Norma Jean announced their 10th anniversary O God, The Aftermath North American Tour, planning to perform the album in its entirety with supporting bands Sleepwave, '68, and the Ongoing Concept.
May 2015 Norma Jean began work on their seventh full-length album.
June 25 2013 Released digital single 'If You Got It at Five, You Got It at Fifty' from the album Wrongdoers
April 26 2013 Announced support for the Dillinger Escape Plan on The Summer Slaughter Tour, alongside several other metal bands.
January 11 2013 Released non-album single 'AHH! SHARK BITE AHH!' on 3.5-inch vinyl
2012 Jake Schultz, who had been the bassist since 2002, leaves the band.
2011 Scottie H. Henry leaves the band after being the lead guitarist since the band's formation.
2011 Headlined the 'Explosions II Tour' with After the Burial, For the Fallen Dreams, Motionless in White, and Stray from the Path.
2010 Released compilation album 'Birds and Microscopes and Bottles of Elixirs and Raw Steak and a Bunch of Songs'
2010 Matt Marquez joins the band as drummer, replacing Chris Raines.
2010 Performed at the Mayhem Festival on the side-stage alongside Atreyu, In This Moment, and 3 Inches of Blood.
December 2010 Supported Alexisonfire, with drummer Matt Marquez filling in.
September 30 2010 Supported Architects on their UK headline tour, with additional support from Devil Sold His Soul.
July 10 2010 Released 'Kill More Presidents' on the Meridional album (special Best Buy and Napster version)
May 6 2010 Released digital single 'Leaderless and Self Enlisted' from the album Meridional

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