Norma Jean Announce Summer Tour Dates

Norma Jean’s summer tour dates, including a U.S. run with This or The Apocalypse and Ice Nine Kills and a European run that includes a Russian show are below.

NORMA JEAN
USA SUMMER 2012
w/ THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE & ICE NINE KILLS

7/5 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown – TICKETS
7/7 Bushnell, IL @ Cornerstone Festival – TICKETS
7/8 Dayton, OH @ The Attic – TICKETS
7/10 Joliet, IL @ Mojoes – TICKETS
7/11 Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theatre – TICKETS
7/12 Oshkosh, WI @ Lifest – TICKETS
7/13 Evansville, IN @ Fuel – TICKETS
7/14 Little Rock, AR @ Juanita’s
7/16 Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge – TICKETS

NORMA JEAN
EUROPEAN SUMMER 2012

04.08.12 UK Port Lympne Wild Animal Park @ Hevy Fest
05.08.12 Greece Athens @ Seven Sins
07.08.12 Ukraine Kiev @ Bingo
08.08.12 Russia Moscow @ Plan B
10.08.12 Belgium Ieper @ Ieper Fest
11.08.12 Czech Rep Jaromer @ Brutal Assault
12.08.12 Germany Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof
13.08.12 France Paris @ Batofar w/ Darkest Hour
14.08.12 France Nantes @ Le Ferrailleur w/ Darkest Hour
15.08.12 Switzerland Basel @ Sommercasino w/ Darkest Hour
16.08.12 Germany Dinkelsbühl @ Summer Breeze
17.08.12 Holland Bussloo @ Xnoizz Flevo Festival
18.08.12 Germany Krögis/Dresden @ Manifest Fest
19.08.12 Germany Lüdinghausen @ Area 4

Norma Jean to enter the studio in the Winter

A message from the band is below:

Back in August of 2011 we announced that we were beginning to write a new record. We had originally planned to record in January 2012, but as Jan grew closer we decided to push the recording back to July 2012. We had way more ideas than we expected and wanted to make sure we did everything we wanted. To put it simply.

After that, we moved recording to July. When March rolled around we started to get Summer offers for shows and tours, and of course we choose playing over anything. Including playing this years final Cornerstone Festival, and Lifest. So we decided to push back our recording again.

We set our sights for recording in Sept. but since recording that late in the year would bring an early 2013 at the earliest, we have decided to take a tour in Sept/Oct (To be announced) and record THIS FALL/WINTER. Yes. We are definitely recording this Winter. Stop asking us to play shows, because we have a hard time saying no.

Other than that, we are VERY excited for this record. It will not disappoint and we have some interesting collaborations coming with it. It WILL be heavy and it will be something new.

In the meantime. Listen to MERIDIONAL. Did you know it has two B-sides? (Distance to Planets & Kill More Presidents) ALSO, did you know that if you stack Occidental, Oriental and Septentrional that is actually one song? Just line up the clicks at the beginning in Garageband or something. Have fun.

We are also working on a DVD. The DVD will tell the story of Norma Jean and have lots of behind the scenes footage and interviews. Past and present members.

Check out our shows coming up in the USA and Europe/Russia and come hang at a show. You may hear a new song…