Touring around the country, living in a van with four of your closest friends, and selling thousands of albums; this is the dream of many young bands. It s been a reality for Norma Jean, one of the hardest working bands in hardcore today.
     
      Playing over 200 shows in Europe and North America during 2001, they plan on matching that number for 2002. By the end of September, we ll have played 100 shows in a row with only a few days off, says Daniel Davison, the band s drummer. I m really hoping to go back to Europe this January, but it s still up in the air right now.
     
      Bless the Martyr And Kiss the Child, the band s new album, was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage, Everytime I Die). With influences ranging from metal, power violence, and hardcore, the new album is much heavier and grittier than the band s previous full length Throwing Myself. We really clicked with Adam on this album, says Davison. He was really interested in hearing what we wanted to do. The last album we worked on was in a huge studio, there were six guys working on it. It was supp... (More NORMA JEAN Biography)