Wilson Score
?Measures confidence in approval rating. Accounts for sample size — an artist with 8/10 likes ranks higher than 1/1. Ranges 0–1; higher is better.
•Mean Jesus drummer John DiGiorgio previously played in Converge, one of the most influential hardcore bands of all time.
•Mean Jesus formed during the COVID lockdown when members of defunct Norfolk punk band Bad Korea reconnected — a couple riffs into their first practice, they knew the sound was totally different and started fresh.
•Mean Jesus signed to New Age Records, a legendary hardcore label that has been running since 1988.
•Mean Jesus recorded their Abomination EP at Cabin In The Woods Studio with a producer who goes by American Werewolf.
•Mean Jesus guitarist Keith Baillargeon described writing their debut during "an overall feeling of dread" — lyrics cover police brutality, religious skepticism, and personal isolation.
•Mean Jesus are part of the Norfolk, VA hardcore scene alongside bands Demons and Crime Line, supported by local label Not For The Weak Records.