NORMA JEAN announces tourage[views:11564][posts:6]______________________________________ [Aug 25,2008 7:42pm - the_reverend ""] NORMA JEAN SET TO HEADLINE 'THE ANTI MOTHER TOUR' PRESENTED BY SOLID STATE RECORDS; NATIONWIDE TREK KICKS OFF OCTOBER 3 AS CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR 'THE ANTI MOTHER' ALBUM CONTINUES, BAND SHOOTS VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE "ROBOTS 3, HUMANS 0" WITH DIRECTOR DANIEL CHESTNUT NORMA JEAN--who deliver the most furious, and yet melodic, music of their career with their new album THE ANTI MOTHER--will headline "The Anti Mother Tour" presented by Solid State Records. The six-week nationwide U.S. tour--with additional sponsorship from Hot Topic and Monster Energy Drink--kicks off Friday, October 3 in Knoxville, TN and wraps Saturday, November 15 in the post-hardcore group's hometown of Atlanta, GA. NORMA JEAN will be joined by fellow labelmates Haste The Day, The Showdown, MyChildren MyBride, Children 18-:3 (October 3--October 26) and Oh Sleeper (October 28--November 15). NORMA JEAN's explosive fourth album THE ANTI MOTHER--which Alternative Press magazine hailed as "...the best record of their career" (September 2008)--was just released last week on Seattle indie Solid State, debuting at #29 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, with over 16,000 copies sold in the first week alone. Critical reaction continues to pour in for the group. In the current Hails & Horns August cover story, writer Reyan Ali explains: "Whether you want to classify them as metalcore, hardcore, screamo or simply 'heavy,' NORMA JEAN will always remain a band more interested in chasing their own instincts and ideals than genre limitations, meshing a vicious crush of guitars with purposefully non-expository lyrics that rake deep into questions about personal and social insecurity." Revolver writer Tim Grierson claims that standout tracks "'Death of the Anti Mother,' 'Self-Employed Chemist,' and 'Vipers Snakes and Actors' have a swinging, furious urgency..." (September 2008). In the group's Alternative Press September feature story, writer Andy Kelham notes: "...amazing and potentially a standard-bearer for an entire genre, THE ANTI MOTHER is an unexpected record for Norma Jean: It's heavy without being dense; melodic, but not basely so...the crunching 'Opposite of Left and Wrong' (with Page Hamilton of Helmet) and the lush (Chino) Moreno collaboration 'Surrender Your Sons,' are not only musical firsts for the band but two signposts to their bright future..." Elsewhere Decibel magazine writer Jeanne Fury gave the album an 8-out-of-10 rating, "...with THE ANTI MOTHER, the band truly realized that they don't have to play into the hands of the brutal-is-better mentality in order to make heads roll. Just as important as the coveted hardcore breakdown is the tempered wind-up that precedes it, psychologically setting you up to blow your top. When that shit hits, its like gorilla knuckles going through a concrete floor. You wanna get down? 'Self-Employed Chemist' is a frantic jig that sounds like a thousand rabid children hacking away at a piņata packed with explosives" (October 2008). In other news, NORMA JEAN----CORY BRANDAN (lead vocals, guitars), SCOTTIE HENRY (guitars), JAKE SCHULTZ (bass), CHRIS DAY (guitars) and CHRIS RAINES (drums)--just shot a video for their debut single "Robots 3, Humans 0," now buzzing at commercial radio. The band picked Daniel Chestnut (Hurley Entertainment) to direct the conceptual video that delves into the song's themes of jealousy, confusion and rage. Expect to hear news of the video debut soon. For more information on NORMA JEAN, visit www.normajeannoise.com and catch the group on the road in the following cities: DATE CITY VENUE Revelation Generation (Norma Jean w/Flyleaf, As I Lay Dying, Devil Wears Prada and August Burns Red) Sat 8/30 Frenchtown, NJ Revelation Farms Norma Jean Headlining Solid State Records' "The Anti Mother Tour" (w/Haste the Day, The Showdown, Mychildren Mybride, and Children 13:8) Fri 10/3 Knoxville, TN Valarium Sat 10/4 Nashville, TN Rocketown Sun 10/5 Sauget, IL Pop's Tue 10/7 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom Wed 10/8 Dallas, TX The Door Thu 10/9 Houston, TX Meridian Fri 10/10 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit Sat 10/11 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos Sun 10/12 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater Tue 10/14 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre Wed 10/15 San Diego, CA Soma Thu 10/16 Pomona, CA The Glasshouse Fri 10/17 Ventura, CA Ventura Theatre Sat 10/18 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst Sun 10/19 Reno, NV The New Oasis Tue 10/21 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater Wed 10/22 Seattle, WA El Corazon Thu 10/23 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Fri 10/24 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Sat 10/25 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater Sun 10/26 Engelwood, CO Gothic Theater Norma Jean Headlining Solid State Records' "The Anti Mother Tour" (w/Haste the Day, The Showdown, MyChildren MyBride, and Oh, Sleeper) Tue 10/28 Des Moines, IA People's Court Wed 10/29 St. Paul, MN Station 4 Thu 10/30 Chicago, IL Metro Fri 10/31 Louisville, KY Club Oasis Sat 11/1 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargo's Sun 11/2 Cleveland, OH Peabody's Down Under Tue 11/4 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheelz Wed 11/5 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's Thu 11/6 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club Fri 11/7 Syracuse, NY Lost Horizon Sat 11/8 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom Sun 11/9 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre Tue 11/11 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live Wed 11/12 Norfolk, VA The Norva Thu 11/13 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall Thu 11/14 Charleston, SC The Music Hall Fri 11/15 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade |
| _____________________________________________ [Aug 25,2008 7:43pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] They should announce BREAK UP-AGE! OH SHIT. |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 25,2008 7:44pm - the_reverend ""] no you didn't. |
| _____________________________________________ [Aug 25,2008 7:58pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] Yeah. Actually, I did. |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 25,2008 8:11pm - thegreatspaldino ""] norma jean is so fucking weak. terrible terrible terrible. |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 25,2008 8:14pm - the_reverend ""] I really like the first 2. the 3rd is ok. I grabbed antimother from online and thought it sucked |
| _____________________________________________ [Aug 25,2008 10:06pm - ConquerTheBaphomet ""] I only like them on their first album and when they were called Luti-Kriss. |