Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child

Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child
Studio album by Norma Jean
Released	August 13, 2002
Recorded	April 15 – May 5, 2002, at Zing Studio, Westfield, Massuchusetts
Genre	Metalcore Mathcore
Length	58:25
Label	Solid State Records
Producer	Adam D. Norma Jean
Norma Jean chronology
Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child (2002) O God, the Aftermath (2005)
Singles from Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child
"Memphis Will be Laid to Waste" Released: May 2002 "Face:Face" Released: October 2002

Professional ratings
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Absolute Punk	(46%) [1]
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Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child is the debut album by American Christian metalcore band Norma Jean, released in 2002 by Solid State Records. This album was the band's only one to feature vocalist Josh Scogin, who is now the lead vocalist of The Chariot and bassist Joshua Doolittle. Aaron Weiss of mewithoutYou appears on the track "Memphis Will be Laid to Waste" courtesy of Tooth & Nail Records. "Memphis..." had a music video featuring a curious story concept featuring subtitles. It aired on Uranium and Headbangers Ball

The entire album was recorded live with very little overdubs. The booklet insert claims that the CD was produced entirely without the use of computers.

The sample used during the song "Pretty Soon, I Don't Know What, but Something Is Going to Happen" is from the 1998 film π directed by Darren Aronofsky.

Track listing

All tracks by Norma Jean

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Entire World Is Counting on Me, and They Don't Even Know It"	3:10
2.	"Face:Face"	3:31
3.	"Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste" (feat. Aaron Weiss)	4:56
4.	"Creating Something Out of Nothing, Only to Destroy It"	6:22
5.	"Pretty Soon, I Don't Know What, But Something Is Going to Happen"	15:49
6.	"The Shotgun Message"	1:37
7.	"Sometimes It's Our Greatest Mistakes That Make for the Greatest Ideas"	3:15
8.	"I Used to Hate Cell Phones, but Now I Hate Car Accidents"	5:02
9.	"It Was As If the Dead Man Stood Upon the Air"	1:30
10.	"The Human Face, Divine"	5:41
11.	"Organized Beyond Recognition"	7:28
Total length:		58:25

Personnel

• Josh Scogin – Vocals
• Christopher Day – Guitar
• Scottie Henry – Guitar
• Joshua Doolittle – Bass
• Daniel Davison – Drums

• Produced by Adam Dutkiewicz and Norma Jean
• Mastered by Alan Douches
• Additional vocals, Piano and tambourine by Aaron Johnathan Weiss
• A&R by Roy Culver
• Photography by David Stuart

Videos

1. "Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste" [1]
2. "Face:Face" [2]

References

1. ^ http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1459392