NORA is an American

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...

band from

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. The band took its name from Nora Diniro, a character from the film '' Pump Up the Volume''. Central New Jersey hardcore band Nora began as a group of friends in 1996. After releasing the Kill You For A Dollar EP and a split CDEP with the Dillinger Escape Plan through Ferret Records, the band moved over to Trustkill Records in 1999 and issued another EP, called Neverendingyouline. Following this EP, Mike Olender and John Kohler left to pursue Burnt By The Sun and Ex Number Five, and the band moved forward with Matt "Portland" Hay and Matt "Frenchie" Haick filling the guitar spots. Poison the Well guitarist Ryan Primack also filled in for the band's performance at

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in 2000. The band released their first album, ''Losers' Intuition'' in 2001. Following the departure of Matt Haick, who left to pursue his other project Merciana, and original bassist Spliedt during 2002, the lineup of Severson, Hay (guitar), Ross (drums) welcomed new bassist Tim Cuccolo (ex-Ex Number Five) and Chris Byrnes (guitar) and released ''Dreamers & Deadmen'' in 2003. Cuccolo later left and with Byrnes moving over to bass, second guitarist Steve "Steve Jeff" Chladnicek joined on in early 2004. The following year, Byrnes exited to go join Every Time I Die, and former Nora guitarist/Burnt by the Sun vocalist Mike Olender came back in his place. Nora entered the studio in early 2007 to record and release ''Save Yourself'', and went dormant soon after until 2015. Vocalist Carl Severson was owner of hardcore record label

Ferret Music Ferret Music was an American independent record label turned Warner Music Group subsidiary, founded in 1996. The label is owned by NORA's vocalist, Carl Severson, and based in West Windsor, New Jersey. Ferret recently started an imprint called N ...

but has since moved on to start Good Fight Entertainment since the Warner Bros buy out of Ferret. Carl Severson and Mike Olender attended high school with Trustkill owner and president Josh Grabelle.

Band members

*Carl Severson (vocals) 1996–Present *Matt "Portland" Hay (guitar) 2001–Present *Steve "Jeff" Chladnicek (guitar) 2004–Present *Chris Ross (drums) 1996–Present *Dan Hornecker (bass) 2015–Present

Past members

*Mike Olender (bass) 1996-1999, 2006-2009 *Matt Haick (guitar) 1996-2002 *C.R. Spliedt (bass) 1996-2002 *Ryan Primack (guitar) 2000 *Chris Byrnes (bass/guitar) 2002-2005, (bass) 2018 *John Kohler (guitar) 1996-1999 *Tim Cuccolo (bass) 2002-2005

Discography

*''The NeverendingYouline'' EP (1999) *''Kill You for a Dollar'' EP (1999) *Split EP with

The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of odd time si ...

(1998) *''Loser's Intuition'' (2001) *''Dreamers and Deadmen'' (2003) *''Save Yourself'' (2007)

References

External links

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Trustkill Records Trustkill Records was an American independent record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994. In 2010, the president of Trustkill, Josh Grabelle ...

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