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Blindside Information
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'Blindside' is a Christian metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. They formed in 1994 as "Underfree" and kept that name for two years before releasing their debut EP in 1996.
History
In 1997, Solid State Records got a hold of the EP and signed Blindside. The first album, which was self-titled, was released to American audiences. In 1998, Tooth & Nail Records issued a new EP: Empty Box.
In 2000, A Thought Crushed My Mind was released. 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.
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.
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.
However, the headlining tour was marred by a couple of incidents. First, their tour bus crashed, and was in disrepair, so they were forced to rent a van. Second, their last show in Bartlesville, OK had to be cancelled. They went in to a restaurant after their show in Dallas, TX, and when they came out, they found every thing in their rental van stolen, including their passports and whatever money they had.
In 2005, Blindside re-released their first two albums, with bonus tracks added on 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 August 7 2005.
Members
*Christian Lindskog: vocals
*Simon Grenehed: guitar
*Tomas Naslund: bass
*Marcus Dahlstrom: drums
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | Position |
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| Blindside | 1997 | Solid State | | | A Thought Crushed My Mind | 2000 | Solid State | | | Silence | 2002 | Elektra | | | About a Burning Fire | 2004 | Elektra | | | The Great Depression | 2005 | DRT | #89 (US) |
Billboard chart positions, by song
| Title | Category | Peak |
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| "Pitiful" | Mainstream rock tracks | #18 | | "Pitiful" | Modern rock tracks | #36 | | "Sleepwalking" | Mainstream rock tracks | #31 |
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