O God, the Aftermath
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O' God, The Aftermath is the second album released by American metalcore
band Norma Jean
and was released on March 1, 2005. Like their previous album Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child, O God, the Aftermath was released on Solid State Records
. The most notable change in sound is the arrival of new vocalist Cory Brandan Putman
.
The album was re-released on March 21, 2006 as a CD/DVD with expanded Grammy-nominated artwork, two hours of extra footage, and "ShaunLuu" as bonus track which was also featured on the Masters Of Horror
soundtrack. This track was originally set to be 7 minutes long, but had to be cut short for the soundtrack. On the re-release, on a CD player, if you hold down rewind until the display reads -2:20, there is a hidden instrumental song.
Music videos were filmed for the songs "Bayonetwork: Vultures in Vivid Color", "Liarsenic: Creating a Universe of Discourse" and "Absentimental: Street Clam".
The track "Pretendeavor: In Reference To A Sinking Ship" was previously released on a Solid State Records sampler called This Is Solid State: Vol. 5 under the name "Astronomicoronary: In Reference To A Sinking Ship", and was the first recorded output with new vocalist Cory Brandan. It has since been re-recorded with new parts and riff
s for the album.
The song "Absentimental: Street Clam" was previously known as "Manipulateral: Street Clam".
In the liner notes of the original release of the album the full title of the album is listed as "O'God, The Aftermath: THE MARVELOUS END OF THE EXHAUSTED CONTENDER"
All song titles are portmanteaux.
The words featured on the cover of the CD are the lyrics to the song Coffinspire: Multitude, Multitudes In the Valley of Decision, which also happens to be a verse from The Bible.
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band Norma Jean
Norma Jean (band)
Norma Jean is an American metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Since their inception in 1997 and replacement of members throughout the years, the band's only original member is the guitarist, Chris Day...
and was released on March 1, 2005. Like their previous album Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child, O God, the Aftermath was released on Solid State Records
Solid State Records
Solid State Records is a Christian record label, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian,...
. The most notable change in sound is the arrival of new vocalist Cory Brandan Putman
Cory Brandan Putman
Cory Brandan is the current lead vocalist for the metalcore band Norma Jean. Despite near constant touring with the band, he still manages to maintain his role as both a dedicated father to his two children, 11 and 16, and an affectionate boyfriend to his longtime girlfriend and fellow artist,...
.
The album was re-released on March 21, 2006 as a CD/DVD with expanded Grammy-nominated artwork, two hours of extra footage, and "ShaunLuu" as bonus track which was also featured on the Masters Of Horror
Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror is an informal social group of international film writers and directors specializing in horror movies and an American television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network.- Origin :...
soundtrack. This track was originally set to be 7 minutes long, but had to be cut short for the soundtrack. On the re-release, on a CD player, if you hold down rewind until the display reads -2:20, there is a hidden instrumental song.
Music videos were filmed for the songs "Bayonetwork: Vultures in Vivid Color", "Liarsenic: Creating a Universe of Discourse" and "Absentimental: Street Clam".
The track "Pretendeavor: In Reference To A Sinking Ship" was previously released on a Solid State Records sampler called This Is Solid State: Vol. 5 under the name "Astronomicoronary: In Reference To A Sinking Ship", and was the first recorded output with new vocalist Cory Brandan. It has since been re-recorded with new parts and riff
RIFF
The Resource Interchange File Format is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used to store multimedia such as sound and video, though it may also be used to store any arbitrary data....
s for the album.
The song "Absentimental: Street Clam" was previously known as "Manipulateral: Street Clam".
In the liner notes of the original release of the album the full title of the album is listed as "O'God, The Aftermath: THE MARVELOUS END OF THE EXHAUSTED CONTENDER"
All song titles are portmanteaux.
The words featured on the cover of the CD are the lyrics to the song Coffinspire: Multitude, Multitudes In the Valley of Decision, which also happens to be a verse from The Bible.
Track listing
0. Hidden Instrumental Track - -2:20- "Murderotica: An Avalanche in D Minor" – 1:58
- "Vertebraille: Choke That Thief Called Dependence" – 3:12
- "Bayonetwork: Vultures in Vivid Color" – 3:29
- "Dilemmachine: Coalition; Hoax" – 2:12
- "Coffinspire: Multitudes, Multitudes in the Valley of Decision!" – 4:25
- "Liarsenic: Creating a Universe of Discourse" – 4:08
- "Disconnecktie: The Faithful Vampire" – 10:02
- "Absentimental: Street Clam" – 3:12
- "Charactarantula: Talking to You and the Intake of Glass" – 4:17
- "Pretendeavor: In Reference to a Sinking Ship" – 4:27
- "Scientifiction: I. A Clot of Tragedy /II. A Swarm of Dedication" – 6:22
- "ShaunLuu" (Bonus Track) - 3:43
- The bonus track is Track 5 on CD re-release, track 12 on Vinyl release