Post by TheCMRecluse on Sept 6, 2023 21:16:22 GMT
Cory Brandan Putman
Associated Acts: Eso-Charis (1995–2002), Living Sacrifice (1998, 2003), Uses Fire (2002-2004), Norma Jean (2004–present), Fear Is The Driving Force (2008–present), The Radio Sky (?-?), The Handshake Murders (?-?), Hundred Suns (2015–present), OrphanTwin (2022-present)
Vocal Range: D2-C6 (3 octaves, 10 notes)
Vocal Type: Everlasting Meathook Tenor
{Vocal Summary}
For most, metalcore may seem like a generic genre for vocalists. “All you have to do is scream and sometimes sing or have another person sing” is what most will say. Arkansas native, Cory Brandan Putman is one to do a perfect balance of both singing and screaming. He is well-known as the powerful lead in the highly influential chaotic metalcore band, Norma Jean replacing the universally declared as almost irreplaceable, Josh Scogin (who later went to front, The Chariot and then ‘68) who even to this day many fans still prefer him over Putman. But make no mistake that Putman himself has talents that lend to many first times listeners question how he was able to do that. Putman’s voice is described as aggressive, chaotic and powerful being able to scream very high as well as sing high too and even make a mix of both sung and screamed vocals or “melodic” screaming which he can go as high as the mid fifth octave. In many instances his voice can sometimes be reminiscent to the likes of Chino Moreno (who he collaborated with in The Anti-Mother) except with a more southern flare. Most of his bands mainly focus on screaming with singing in the mixed while only his project, Hundred Suns have him singing more prominently than screaming and Fear Is The Driving Force being the only project he has that has no singing and only screaming. His lower register while used less is also still powerful being able to sound moody and expressive in the songs usually to convey pure emotion. Putman is a strong vocalist who may have sadly been overshadowed by the work of a previous vocalist but nevertheless as proven to be an absolute monster on the mic.
For most, metalcore may seem like a generic genre for vocalists. “All you have to do is scream and sometimes sing or have another person sing” is what most will say. Arkansas native, Cory Brandan Putman is one to do a perfect balance of both singing and screaming. He is well-known as the powerful lead in the highly influential chaotic metalcore band, Norma Jean replacing the universally declared as almost irreplaceable, Josh Scogin (who later went to front, The Chariot and then ‘68) who even to this day many fans still prefer him over Putman. But make no mistake that Putman himself has talents that lend to many first times listeners question how he was able to do that. Putman’s voice is described as aggressive, chaotic and powerful being able to scream very high as well as sing high too and even make a mix of both sung and screamed vocals or “melodic” screaming which he can go as high as the mid fifth octave. In many instances his voice can sometimes be reminiscent to the likes of Chino Moreno (who he collaborated with in The Anti-Mother) except with a more southern flare. Most of his bands mainly focus on screaming with singing in the mixed while only his project, Hundred Suns have him singing more prominently than screaming and Fear Is The Driving Force being the only project he has that has no singing and only screaming. His lower register while used less is also still powerful being able to sound moody and expressive in the songs usually to convey pure emotion. Putman is a strong vocalist who may have sadly been overshadowed by the work of a previous vocalist but nevertheless as proven to be an absolute monster on the mic.
{Discography Checked}
Eso-Charis
Genre: Mathcore
EPs
Setting Roots For The Winter EP (2000) F3-B♭5-C6
Studio albums
Eso-Charis (1998) G2-G♯2-A5
Norma Jean
Genre: Metalcore/mathcore/post-hardcore/sludge metal/post-metal
Studio albums
O God, The Aftermath (2005) E♭3-A4-C♯5
Redeemer (2006) C♯3-B♭4-E♭5
The Anti Mother (2008) E3-C♯5-E♭5
Meridional (2010) E2-B♭2-B4-F5
Wrongdoers (2013) C3-C♯5-F♯5
Polar Similar (2016) G♯2-A2-D5-E5
All Hail (2019) F♯2-C3-E♭5-F5
Deathrattle Sing For Me (2022) D2-G2-E♭5-F5
Fear Is The Driving Force
Genre: Metallic hardcore
EPs
Volume Zero EP (2009) N/A-D5
Hundred Suns
Genre: Alternative/post/progressive metal
Studio albums
The Prestaliis (2017) B♭2-C♯5-D5
OrphanTwin
Genre: Experimental post-hardcore/metalcore
EPs
Future Classic EP (2022) G♯2-C♯5-E♭5-E5
Eso-Charis
Genre: Mathcore
EPs
Setting Roots For The Winter EP (2000) F3-B♭5-C6
Studio albums
Eso-Charis (1998) G2-G♯2-A5
Norma Jean
Genre: Metalcore/mathcore/post-hardcore/sludge metal/post-metal
Studio albums
O God, The Aftermath (2005) E♭3-A4-C♯5
Redeemer (2006) C♯3-B♭4-E♭5
The Anti Mother (2008) E3-C♯5-E♭5
Meridional (2010) E2-B♭2-B4-F5
Wrongdoers (2013) C3-C♯5-F♯5
Polar Similar (2016) G♯2-A2-D5-E5
All Hail (2019) F♯2-C3-E♭5-F5
Deathrattle Sing For Me (2022) D2-G2-E♭5-F5
Fear Is The Driving Force
Genre: Metallic hardcore
EPs
Volume Zero EP (2009) N/A-D5
Hundred Suns
Genre: Alternative/post/progressive metal
Studio albums
The Prestaliis (2017) B♭2-C♯5-D5
OrphanTwin
Genre: Experimental post-hardcore/metalcore
EPs
Future Classic EP (2022) G♯2-C♯5-E♭5-E5
Significant High Notes:
C6 ("House Left Empty")
B♭5 ("House Left Empty")
A5 ("The Narrowing List")
G♯5 ("Skimmers", "The Absolute Progress Of A Nothing Day")
G5 ("Dunamis", "Processed Bodies", "The Judas Swing")
F♯5 ("Born With A Future", "Family Bike Wreck", "Once Upon A Fashionable", "Spirit Of Revival", "Sun Dies, Blood Moon")
F5 ("Anna", "Any%", "Blood Burner", "Raise The Dead" by Le Castle Vania, ""The Potter Has No Hands"")
E5 ("1994", "Face:Face (live at Red Flag 2022)", "Full Circle In Under A Minute", "Memorial Hoard", "The Glimpse", "Trace Levels Of Dystopia", "WITCHING HOUR PT. III" by My Heart To Fear)
E♭5 ("A Media Friendly Turn For The Worse", "Aria Obscura", "Cemetery Like A Stage", "Death Is A Living Partner", "Death Of The Anti Mother", "Headphones Or Die", "Landslide Defeater", "[Mind Over Mind]", "Neck In The Hemp", "Safety Last", "Translational", "WWAVVE")
D5 ("1,000,000 Watts", "A Killing Word", "A Thousand Years A Minute", "Anna", "A Temperamental Widower", "Amnesty Please", "And There Will Be A Swarm Of Hornets", "Birth Of The Anti Mother", "Call For The Blood", "Deathbed Atheist", "Deathsurf", "Everyone Talking Over Everyone Else", "Falling From The Sky: Day Seven", "Forever Hurtling Towards Andromeda", "High Noise Low Output", "IV. The Nexus", "Negative Threads", "Penny Margs", "Spearmint Revolt", "Surrender Your Sons…", "Synthetic Sun", "The Anthem Of The Angry Brides", "The Longest Lasting Statement", "The People That Surround You On A Regular Basis", "The Prestaliis II", "Trace Levels Of Dystopia", "Triffids", "Unprotected Sex Is The New Engagement Ring", "Vipers, Snakes, And Actors", "Wrongdoers")
C♯5 ("A Grand Scene For A Color Film", "A Small Spark Vs. A Great Forest", "An Ocean Of War", "Bedburner", "Children Of The Dead", "Diet Cocaine Habit", "...Discipline Your Daughters", "Doomsday Bride" by carriedawaybyowls, "Full Circle In Under A Minute", "Everlasting Tapeworm", "Funeral Singer", "Hive Minds", "If [Loss] Then [Leader]", "Kill More Presidents", "Landslide Defeater", "Last Apology", "Leaderless And Self Enlisted", "Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste (most live performances)", "[Mind Over Mind]", "Murderotica: An Avalanche In D Minor", "Non-Verbal Retribution, Opposite Of Left And Wrong", "Orphan Twin", "Scientifiction: I. A Clot Of Tragedy/II. A Swarm Of Dedication", "ShaunLuu", "Sleep Explosion", "Songs Sound Much Sadder, "Synthetic Vulture" by Night Fiends, "The Glimpse", "The Lash Whistled Like A Singing Wind", "/With_Errors")
C5 ("Antonym For Empire", "Bastardizer", "Bayonetwork: Vultures In Vivid Color", "Coffinspire: Multitudes, Multitudes In The Valley Of Decision!", "Dead Roots" by 09, "Disconnecktie: The Faithful Vampire", "Everyone Talking Over Everyone Else", "Forever Hurtling Towards Andromeda", "Heartache", "Hive Minds", "I. The Planet", "IV. The Nexus", "If You Got It At Five, You Got It At Fifty", "Industry Brides International", "Innocent Bystanders United", "Like Swimming Circles", "Mold Maker Pusher", "Murphy Was An Optimist", "Negative Threads", "Ninety Nine Ones" by Harvester, "Partner / Predator", "Penny Margs", "Safety Last", "Self Employed Chemist", "Skinjob" by Project 86, "The Close And Discontent", "The End Of All Things Will Be Televised", "We Know You Know")
B4 ("A Killing Word", "Absentimental: Street Clam", "Amaranthine", "An Ocean Of War", "Any%", "Aria Obscura", "Blueprints For Future Homes", "Call For The Blood", "Careen", "Dead Roots" by 09, "Deathbed Atheist", "Distance To Planets", "Charactarantula: Talking To You And The Intake Of Glass", "Hellelujah", "High Noise Low Output", "Hateworld [The Crucified cover]", "Headphones Or Die", "Liarsenic: Creating A Universe Of Discourse", "llovvlless", "No Passenger : No Parasite", "Pretendeavor: In Reference To A Sinking Ship", "Reaction", "Robots: 3, Humans: 0", "See Me", "Sleep Explosion", "Sword In Mouth, Fire Eyes", "Synthetic Vulture" by Night Fiends, "Translational", "Vertebraille: Choke That Thief Called Dependence", "White Noises" by My Epic, "WWAVVE")
B♭4 ("Bitter Taste" by Spoken, "Children Of The Dead", "Dilemmachine: Coalition, Hoax", "Falling From The Sky: Day Seven", "Fractional", "Infinite Winter", "Like Swimming Circles", "Maunder's Tale" by Branson Hollis, "Murphy Was An Optimist", "Nervosa" by Silent Planet, "Partner / Predator", "The People That Surround You On A Regular Basis", "WITCHING HOUR PT. III" by My Heart To Fear)
A4 ("A Media Friendly Turn For The Worse", "Anna", "Bloodwork" (live with Living Sacrifice, Cornerstone 2003), "December", "Hellelujah", "Innocent Bystanders United", "llovvlless", "Kill More Presidents", "Memorial Hoard", "Pretendeavor: In Reference To A Sinking Ship", "Prey" by Stray From The Path, "ShaunLuu", "Solar Empire" by Weesp, "Surrender Your Sons…", "Sword In Mouth, Fire Eyes", "Sun Dies, Blood Moon", "The Prestaliis I & "The Prestaliis II", "Wrongdoers")
G♯4 ("Amnesty Please", "Bayonetwork: Vultures In Vivid Color", "Cemetery Like A Stage", "Bedburner", "Disconnecktie: The Faithful Vampire", "Everlasting Tapeworm", "Heartache", "Infinite Winter", "Last Apology", "Leaderless And Self Enlisted", "Liarsenic: Creating A Universe Of Discourse", "Reversal", "Triffids", "White Noises" by My Epic)
Significant Low Notes:
F3 ("A Thousand Years A Minute", "December", "House Left Empty", "Nervosa" by Silent Planet, "Opposite Of Left And Wrong", "Self Employed Chemist")
E3 ("An Ocean Of War", "Bedburner", "Careen", "...Discipline Your Daughters", "Liarsenic: Creating A Universe Of Discourse", "The End Of All Things Will Be Televised")
E♭3 ("Call For The Blood", "Dead Roots" by 09, "Disconnecktie: The Faithful Vampire", "Hominy", "Last Apology", "Translational")
D3 ("Antonym For Empire", "Sun Dies, Blood Moon", "The Prestaliis I")
C♯3 ("A Killing Word", "A Media Friendly Turn For The Worse", "Any%", "Cemetery Like A Stage", "Doomsday Bride" by carriedawaybyowls, "Falling From The Sky: Day Seven", "Fractional", "Heartache", "Innocent Bystanders United", "The People That Surround You On A Regular Basis", "White Noises", "/With_Errors" by My Epic, "Wrongdoers")
C3 ("Deathbed Atheist", "El-Roi", "Full Circle In Under A Minute", "Hellelujah", "Negative Threads", "Reaction", "Septentrional", "Sword In Mouth, Fire Eyes", "The Prestaliis II")
B2 ("1994", "llovvlless", "Partner / Predator", "Penny Margs")
B♭2 ("Falling From The Sky: Day Seven", "Fractional", "Infinite Winter", "Processed Bodies")
A2 ("1,000,000 Watts", "Dunamis", "Memorial Hoard")
G♯2 ("Born With A Future", "Full Circle In Under A Minute", "Headphones Or Die", "I. The Planet", "IV. The Nexus", "Spearmint Revolt", "The Narrowing List")
G2 ("Once Upon A Fashionable", "Parallella")
F♯2 ("Orphan Twin", "Penny Margs")
E2 ("Occidental")
E♭2 ("Call For The Blood")
D2 ("Any%")
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Green marks harsh, distorted notes.
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