{"id":38314,"date":"2026-02-12T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/puscifer-normal-isnt\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T07:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:06:08","slug":"puscifer-normal-isnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/puscifer-normal-isnt\/","title":{"rendered":"PUSCIFER &#8211; &#8220;Normal Isn&#8217;t&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puscifer-cover_hi-res-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puscifer-cover_hi-res-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puscifer-cover_hi-res-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puscifer-cover_hi-res-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puscifer-cover_hi-res-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puscifer-cover_hi-res.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Crazy, ingenious and surreal<br\/><\/strong> PUSCIFER <strong><br\/>&#8220;Normal Isn&#8217;t<\/strong>&#8220;<br\/>Album (Puscifer Entertainment)<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>Puscifer show themselves to be <strong>a little crazy<\/strong> and create an extraordinary album with &#8220;Normal Isn&#8217;t&#8221;. Located somewhere between post-punk, synth-heavy dark wave and gloomy gothic vibes, no two songs are the same. Carina Round&#8217;s often otherworldly, ethereal vocals blend perfectly with Maynard James Keenan&#8217;s powerful vocals. On &#8220;Normal Isn&#8217;t&#8221;, the guitar is primarily responsible for the raw yet mesmerizing sound. Dark and playful, Puscifer show a sense of humor and demonstrate with surreal sounds what is going wrong in the world.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Claudia Zinn-Zinnenburg<\/p>\n\n<p>We feature an interview with <strong>Puscifer<\/strong> in our March\/April issue.<\/p>\n\n<p>Listen to &#8220;Normal Isn&#8217;t&#8221; on Spotify:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-de\/album\/4iFytIyjG6Irorn84cgsKa?si=pPU_Eb5DSaykj3USLcyYJQ\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Normal Isn&amp;apos;t\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4iFytIyjG6Irorn84cgsKa?si=pPU_Eb5DSaykj3USLcyYJQ&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crazy, ingenious and surreal PUSCIFER &#8220;Normal Isn&#8217;t&#8220;Album (Puscifer Entertainment) Puscifer show themselves to be a little crazy and create an extraordinary album with &#8220;Normal Isn&#8217;t&#8221;. Located somewhere between post-punk, synth-heavy dark wave and gloomy gothic vibes, no two songs are the same. 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