The monster named Cory Brandan is released. From here Norma Jean becomes an unrelenting powerhouse of musical abrasion. O God, the Aftermath was a ferocious viper with an instrumental aptitude that well exceeded their youth. One can witness the birth of their genius brand of pummeling repetition here, signalling the ways they wanted to carve their own initials in the scene.
It shows a bit of its age with the smudgy production, masking its imperfections at best and aping from its ... read more
Much like the song titles the songs on O God, the Aftermath follow a pattern and formula only Norma Jean could keep interesting. The energy and repetition on this album creates various mathy build up and releases. The botch influence is really heard on this record despite the singer discrediting the amount of influence they had on the album. Either way they tread the same waters stylistically. The only downfall to this album is the production is laden with artifacts which gives it an ... read more
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