Blindside

1. Band From Stockholm Sweden.
2. 90s Straight Edge Hardcore Band From Pennsylvania USA. Members Went On To Form Stillwater And Atari.
3. Early 90's Shoegaze/Psych Rock Band From Melbourne Australia Released 3 EPs And An LP On The Sunshine Label. They Received Singles Of The Week In The Alternative Press And Uk Spin Magazine And Performed Support Slots For The Smashing Pumpkins And The Breeders.
4. Straight Edge Hardcore Band From Belgium. 1. Blindside Is A Post-Hardcore/alternative Rock Band From Stockholm. They Formed In 1994 As "Underfree" And Kept That Name For Two Years Before Releasing Their Debut EP In 1996. In 1997 Tooth And Nail Records Got A Hold Of The EP And Signed Blindside. The First Album Which Was Self-Titled Blindside Was Released To American Audiences. This Album Had Quite A Raw Punk Rock Feel And Was Well-Received By Fans Of P.O.D. And Mr. Bungle. In 1998 Tooth And Nail Records Issued A New EP Empty Box. In 2000 A Thought Crushed My Mind Was Released. This Album Explored A Harsher More Hardcore Side Than The Band's Debut And Vocalist/chief Lyricist Christian Lindskog Also Voiced His Pain Of Missing His Wife Elina While Touring. Due To Lackluster Sales Of The Two Albums It Would Be Blindside's Final Album For Solid State. P.O.D. Began Actively Endorsing Blindside And Signed Them To Elektra Records Under The Imprint 3 Points. 2002 Saw The Release Of Blindside's Next Album Silence. It Generated Minor Hits Such As "Sleepwalking" "Pitiful" And "Caught A Glimpse". In 2003 They Toured With Hoobastank To Support The Album. Some Fans Consider This Their Best Work Yet As It Perfectly Meshes Christian's Beautiful Vocal Melodies With The Band's Dramatic Crunchy Instrumentation. In 2004 About A Burning Fire Was Released. It Has Generated A Minor Hit In "All Of Us". In Late 2004 It Was Announced That Blindside Was Leaving Elektra Records Per The Band's Request. This Album Showed The Band Toying With Their Diversity As They Threw In Techno Elements In "Where The Sun Never Dies" And Yodeling Swedish Vocals In The Ethereal "Shekina". "Shekina" Was Used On WWE DVD Cheating Death Stealing Life - The Eddie Guerrero Story. In 2003 The Warner Music Group Was Sold To Private Investors And Employees Lost Jobs As A Result. Therefore The Label Couldn't Support Them Anymore. Thankfully The Blindside Union And P.O.D. Warriors Are Doing More Than Enough To Help Out. Blindside Sold Out Five Of The Shows They Headlined In 2004. In 2005 Blindside Re-Released Their First Two Albums With Bonus Tracks Added To Them With New Cover Art. A DVD Entitled Ten Years Running Blind Was Released On June 21 2005 And A New Album The Great Depression Was Released On August 2 2005. The Great Depression Saw Blindside Experimenting With Many More Genres Than They Previously Had. Many Jazzy Elements Were Incorporated Such As In The Spiritually Uplifting "My Alibi" And The Dreamy Ethereal "City Lights". A Couple Of Guest Vocalists Were Even Incorporated Namely Ilkka From Benea Reach A Norwegian Metalcore Band. Ilkka's Vocals Dueled Christian Lindskog's In "Come To Rest". Jan Jämte Of Khoma Also Did Work On The Comforting Ballad "You Must Be Bleeding Under Your Eyelids". Many Fans Consider The Great Depression The Band's Most Experimental Work To Date. Blindside Parted Ways With Their Record Company In 2007 And Released A New EP The Black Rose EP On June 27 2007. The EP Was An Independent Release Available Only As A Download From The Band's Website. It Contains 8 Songs 5 Brand New Recordings Plus 3 Live Tracks Recorded At The 'Hultsfred Festival' In Sweden In 2006. Currently Blindside Is Working On A Recording Contract With A New Label And Is Hoping To Release The Black Rose EP To Wider US Distribution Eventually In The Future. Recently Christian Lindskog Started A Solo Acoustic Project Called Lindforest A 6 Translation Of His Surname Along With Simon Grenehed Playing A Few Unrecorded Songs At Minor Gigs Locally. Members Christian Lindskog
Simon Grenehed
Tomas Näslund
Marcus Dahlström read less