Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child

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Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child
Studio album by Norma Jean
Released	August 13, 2002
Genre	Metalcore
Length	58:25
Label	Solid State Records
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link HCS.net link
Norma Jean chronology
Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child (2002) O God, the Aftermath (2005)

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 first and only to feature vocalist Josh Scogin, who is now the lead vocalist of The Chariot.

Aaron Weiss of mewithoutYou appears on the track "Memphis Will be Laid to Waste" courtesy of Tooth & Nail Records.

The entire album was recorded live with no overdubs. The insert says that the CD was produced entirely without the use of computers.

[edit] Track listing

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" – 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 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

[edit] Videos

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

v • d • e Norma Jean Cory Brandan Putman • Chris Day • Scottie Henry • Jake Schultz • Chris Raines Josh Scogin • Brad Norris • Josh Doolittle • Daniel Davison Studio albums Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child • O God, the Aftermath • Redeemer • The Anti Mother Extended plays Norma Jean/mewithoutYou Split 7" Compilation The Almighty Norma Jean Vinyl Boxset Related articles Luti-Kriss • The Chariot • Spitfire • Eso-Charis • Living Sacrifice • Solid State Records