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- Summary: The first full-length studio release from Maynard James Keenan's rock band Puscifer in five years was self-produced.
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- Record Label: BMG
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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- Mar 4, 2026Normal Isn't is focused and polished, going for the jugular on every single track -- both musically and lyrically -- leaving no room for ambiguity. They're pissed and anxious, with a fear that's turned to desperation on lyrical highlights such as "The Quiet Parts," "Thrust," and "A Public Stoning."
- Mar 4, 2026Normal Isn’t is a more subtle beast than Existential Reckoning, a cohesive collection of electro-goth tunes that runs deeper, darker, and in Bad Wolf and ImpetuoUs, hookier than its predecessor.
- Mar 4, 2026The dynamic and thought-provoking tracklist is just as restless as the lyrics Puscifer wrote for Normal Isn’t, creating a marriage between the ethereal and reality.
- Classic Rock MagazineMar 4, 2026This time around it's less epic overload and more barebones, twitching drum machines and sparse, discordant guitars, [Apr 2026, p.76]
