If you were at Furnace Fest over the weekend, you caught a little metalcore history as former Norma Jean vocalist Josh Scogin rejoined the band for their closing song "Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste". Scogin originally fronted Norma Jean between 1997 and 2002 (also back when they were still called Luti-Kriss), and eventually went on to front The Chariot and his current band '68 (who also played Furnace Fest).
"Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste" is off Norma Jean's 2002 album Bless The Martyr And Kiss The Child, the only full-length Norma Jean album Scogin sang on. The band's full set at Furnace Fest 2024 was:
- "Orphan Twin"
- "[Mind Over Mind]"
- "The End of All Things Will Be Televised"
- "Wrongdoers"
- "Spearmint Revolt"
- "If You Got It at Five, You Got It at Fifty"
- "Landslide Defeater"
- "Falling From the Sky: Day Seven"
- "Reaction"
- "1,000,000 Watts"
- "Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste" (with Josh Scogin)
Norma Jean is set to continue celebrating their catalog with a North American tour that resumes later this month. The tour features deep cuts and never-before-played songs, and is taking place before Norma Jean begins working on their tenth record. Get the list of dates below and get your tickets here.
Norma Jean only
10/23 Phoenix, AZ The Nile
10/24 Los Angeles, CA 1720
10/25 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
10/26 Fresno, CA Fulton 55
10/27 Roseville, CA Goldfield
10/28 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
10/30 Seattle, WA Crocodile
w/ Teeth
10/31 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
11/2 Calgary, AB Dickens
11/3 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
11/4 Saskatoon, SK Louis’
11/5 Winnipeg, MB Sidestage
11/6 Thunder Bay, ON Black Pirates Pub
11/8 Montreal, QC Les Foufounes Electriques
11/9 Ottawa, ON Brass Monkey
11/10 Toronto, ON Annabel’s
11/12 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
11/13 Brooklyn, NY The Brooklyn Monarch
11/14 Providence, RI Alchemy
11/15 Richmond, VA The Broadberry
11/16 Scranton, PA The Ritz Theater
11/17 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
