Polar Similar

Despite their numerous lineup changes, NORMA JEAN sets an example for young bands on how to come hungry. It's not so much what the metalcore vets are capable of doing, which has been an exemplary evolution, as much as the fortitude that drives them. I tell this story frequently, which epitomizes the band's unquenchable desire for ascendency. I'd insisted on taking an assignment to interview NORMA JEAN in 2005 after being blown away by the band's "O God, the Aftermath" album and its brainy, ma...