Review: Norma Jean – Wrongdoers

Rated:

3.5/5

Norma Jean proved they had a sense of humor when they released the lyric video for six-second joke song “Ahh! Shark Bite! Ahh!” in the lead-up to this album. But when it comes to the substance of its sixth full-length, the band isn’t goofing around. Wrongdoers may not be groundbreaking, but it’s certainly up to snuff with Norma Jean’s past output of breakdown-heavy and somewhat-chaotic metalcore. Vocalist Cory Brandan Putman said Wrongdoers would have an “old-school classic Norma Jean nastiness” to it, and impressively, the record is exactly as advertised, despite three new members entering the lineup. Wrong has rarely sounded so right. SAMMI CHICHESTER

Check out “If You Got It At Five, You Got It At Fifty” off Wrongdoers below: