NORA (band)

Nora
Origin Highland Park, New Jersey, United States
Genres Melodic Hardcore
Metalcore
Years active 1996present
Labels Ferret, Trustkill Records, Good Fight Recordings
Website http://www.myspace.com/nora
Members
  • Carl Severson
    Matt "Portland" Hay
    Steve "Jeff" Chladnicek
    Dan Hornecker
    Chris Ross

Nora is a metalcore band from Highland Park, New Jersey.[1] The band took its name from Nora Diniro, a character from the film Pump Up the Volume.

Central New Jersey melodic hardcore mavens Nora began as a group of friends in 1996, and all these years later not much has changed. 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. The band released their first full length, 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 now (2015).

Vocalist Carl Severson was owner of hardcore record label Ferret Music but has since moved onto start Good Fight Entertainment since the Warner Bros buy out of Ferret.[2]

Carl Severson and Mike Olender attended high school with Trustkill owner and president Josh Grabelle.

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