Blindside
Encyclopedia
Blindside is a post-hardcore
band from Tumba, Sweden
. They formed in 1994 as Underfree and kept that name for two years before releasing their debut EP
in 1996.
on Day-Glo Records. In 1997, Solid State Records
got a hold of the EP and signed Blindside to their label. 1997 Blindside debuted in Sweden with their self-titled debut, a collection of old and new songs that were based on singer Christian Lindskog’s life at the time. The disc was released later that year in the U.S. by Tooth & Nail
. In 2000, A Thought Crushed My Mind
was released. A Thought Crushed My Mind was more harsh and hardcore 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 with Solid State. Fellow group P.O.D.
began actively endorsing Blindside and signed them to Elektra Records
under the imprint 3 Points.
. It generated hits such as "Sleepwalking", "Pitiful," and "Caught a Glimpse." They appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
and sang "Pitiful".
In 2003, they toured with Hoobastank
to support the album. In 2003, the Warner Music Group
was sold to private investors, leading Elektra to drop Blindside. The Blindside Union and P.O.D. Warriors, the two bands' street teams, stepped in to help in promotion. Blindside sold out five of the shows they headlined in 2004. However, the headlining tour was marred by several incidents. First, their tour bus crashed and was in disrepair, forcing the band to rent a van. Secondly, their last show in Bartlesville, OK had to be canceled. After dining in a restaurant in Dallas, TX, they found everything in their rental van stolen, including passports and money.
was released. It generated a minor hit in "All of Us." The 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" is a Jewish and Christian name for the outer presence of God's glory, and this song title expresses Blindside's spiritual side in their music. "Shekina" was used on WWE
DVD
, Cheating Death, Stealing Life - The Eddie Guerrero
Story. The track "Hooray, It's L.A.!" features the guitar and back up vocals of Billy Corgan
, recorded during his recession from The Smashing Pumpkins
. Following in 2005, Blindside re-released their two Solid State LPs with bonus tracks and new cover art. A DVD
titled Ten Years Running Blind
was released on June 21, 2005.
, was released August 2, 2005. The Great Depression showcased Blindside experimenting with multiple new genres. Many jazzy elements were incorporated, such as "My Alibi" and "City Lights." Guest vocalists were incorporated, namely Ilkka from Benea Reach
and Selfmindead
, as well as J. Jamte. Ilkka sang alongside Christian Lindskog in "Come To Rest", while J. Jamte contributed to "You Must Be Bleeding Under Your Eyelids."
, on June 27, 2007 and toured the United States in support of it in late 2007. This album included five new songs and three live songs, and is only available for purchase in Sweden, Blindside concerts, and online.
Christian and Simon have also been performing in a side project named Lindforest (The English translation of Christian's Swedish lastname "Lindskog").
Blindside took some time off throughout 2008 but also has written new songs and is expected to release a new album.
On May 1, 2009, it was announced that Blindside will be performing at a free showcase that will be held in Las Vegas at the Thomas and Mack Center on August 29, 2009, along with Flyleaf
, Brian Welch
and P.O.D., among others.
On July 29, 2009, Blindside announced that they were going to be making a new album, to be produced by Howard Benson
.
On November 21, 2010 Blindside tweeted: "Hung out with our friends from Papa Roach this week in Stockholm and played them the new record. Cant wait for all you guys to hear it!" Papa Roach claimed the album would be released in March 2011.
A short video with a clip of a new song was added to their official website on February 28, 2011. The underground release date for With Shivering Hearts We Wait
was May 6, 2011. The worldwide release date was June 7, 2011.
On 03/11/11 9:05 CET Blindside released their new single "Monster on the Radio," on Swedish airwaves.
On 4/1/11 Blindside released a promotional website containing songs from the new album. The website contained songs off the new album. A new song was released each week leading to the album's release.
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band from Tumba, Sweden
Tumba, Sweden
Tumba is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Botkyrka Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden with 35,311 inhabitants in 2005. A part of its statistical urban area, called Rönninge, is in Salem Municipality. The population is 35,311 . The Swedish krona banknotes are printed by Crane AB at Tumba...
. They formed in 1994 as Underfree and kept that name for two years before releasing their debut EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
in 1996.
A Thought Crushed My Mind
In 1996 Blindside released the Empty Box EPEmpty Box EP
Empty Box EP was Blindside's first debut album as a band released in 1996. It was put out after they changed their name from Underfree to Blindside.-Track listing:# "Empty Box" – 4:04# "Born" – 3:27# "Replay" – 2:46# "Teddybear" – 4:28...
on Day-Glo Records. In 1997, Solid State Records
Solid State Records
Solid State Records is a Christian record label, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian,...
got a hold of the EP and signed Blindside to their label. 1997 Blindside debuted in Sweden with their self-titled debut, a collection of old and new songs that were based on singer Christian Lindskog’s life at the time. The disc was released later that year in the U.S. by Tooth & Nail
Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
. In 2000, A Thought Crushed My Mind
A Thought Crushed My Mind
A Thought Crushed My Mind is the second album by Swedish post-hardcore band Blindside produced by Tooth & Nail Records. Originally released under Solid State Records, the album was re-released on May 10, 2005 by DRT with the addition of 5 bonus tracks...
was released. A Thought Crushed My Mind was more harsh and hardcore 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 with Solid State. Fellow group P.O.D.
P.O.D.
Payable on Death is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Sonny Sandoval, drummer Wuv Bernardo, guitarist Marcos Curiel, and bassist Traa Daniels. Their Christian faith is an important part of their music.They have released seven studio albums and...
began actively endorsing Blindside and signed them to Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
under the imprint 3 Points.
Silence
In 2002 Blindside released SilenceSilence (Blindside album)
Silence is the third album by post-hardcore group Blindside. Although the record hit stores in 2000, its major-label debut was in 2002, when Silence was released by 3 Points, a subsidiary of Elektra Records.-Singles:...
. It generated hits such as "Sleepwalking", "Pitiful," and "Caught a Glimpse." They appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
and sang "Pitiful".
In 2003, they toured with Hoobastank
Hoobastank
Hoobastank is an American rock band, best known for their 2004 hit "The Reason" and other hits "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away". They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They...
to support the album. In 2003, the Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
was sold to private investors, leading Elektra to drop Blindside. The Blindside Union and P.O.D. Warriors, the two bands' street teams, stepped in to help in promotion. Blindside sold out five of the shows they headlined in 2004. However, the headlining tour was marred by several incidents. First, their tour bus crashed and was in disrepair, forcing the band to rent a van. Secondly, their last show in Bartlesville, OK had to be canceled. After dining in a restaurant in Dallas, TX, they found everything in their rental van stolen, including passports and money.
About a Burning Fire
In 2004, About a Burning FireAbout a Burning Fire
About a Burning Fire is the fourth album by post-hardcore band Blindside. It was released on February 24, 2004 through Elektra and 3 Points Records. The album is notable for featuring The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan on the track "Hooray, It's L.A."...
was released. It generated a minor hit in "All of Us." The 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" is a Jewish and Christian name for the outer presence of God's glory, and this song title expresses Blindside's spiritual side in their music. "Shekina" was used on WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, Cheating Death, Stealing Life - The Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions...
Story. The track "Hooray, It's L.A.!" features the guitar and back up vocals of Billy Corgan
Billy Corgan
William Patrick "Billy" Corgan, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional poet best known as the frontman and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois in 1987, the band quickly gained steam with the...
, recorded during his recession from The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...
. Following in 2005, Blindside re-released their two Solid State LPs with bonus tracks and new cover art. A DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
titled Ten Years Running Blind
Ten Years Running Blind
Ten Years Running Blind is a DVD featuring the band Blindside, celebrating their 10 year anniversary with nearly 3 hours of content. It includes a new documentary created by the band, 2 live shows - Live at 110 degrees from Cornerstone 2003 and The Internal Storm Tour Film...
was released on June 21, 2005.
The Great Depression
The Great DepressionThe Great Depression (Blindside album)
The Great Depression is the fifth album from post-hardcore band Blindside. It is their first album for DRT Entertainment. The album was largely influenced by a trip to Africa that their lead singer, Christian, had undertaken. He was very unsettled by his experience and the things he saw...
, was released August 2, 2005. The Great Depression showcased Blindside experimenting with multiple new genres. Many jazzy elements were incorporated, such as "My Alibi" and "City Lights." Guest vocalists were incorporated, namely Ilkka from Benea Reach
Benea Reach
Benea Reach is an extreme metalcore/mathcore band from Oslo, Norway. The band was nominated for a Spellemannsprisen Award in the metal category, and at one time included noted guitarist Christer Espevoll of progressive metal band Extol.-Biography:...
and Selfmindead
Selfmindead
-History:Selfmindead formed in the winter of 1994-1995 in Eskilstuna, Sweden as a four piece. Marko Hautakoski on drums, Timo Sillankorva on guitar, vocalist Ilkka Viitasalo and bassist Tapani Hoikkaniemi. Mostly influenced by the Swedish Hardcore scene, bands such as Refused, Abhinanda, and...
, as well as J. Jamte. Ilkka sang alongside Christian Lindskog in "Come To Rest", while J. Jamte contributed to "You Must Be Bleeding Under Your Eyelids."
The Black Rose EP
Blindside released a new EP, The Black Rose EPThe Black Rose EP
The Black Rose EP is an EP by Swedish post-hardcore band Blindside. The EP features five brand new songs and three live recordings of songs from their previous album, The Great Depression...
, on June 27, 2007 and toured the United States in support of it in late 2007. This album included five new songs and three live songs, and is only available for purchase in Sweden, Blindside concerts, and online.
Hiatus
Blindside has been performing a new song called "Remember December" from their upcoming album.Christian and Simon have also been performing in a side project named Lindforest (The English translation of Christian's Swedish lastname "Lindskog").
Blindside took some time off throughout 2008 but also has written new songs and is expected to release a new album.
On May 1, 2009, it was announced that Blindside will be performing at a free showcase that will be held in Las Vegas at the Thomas and Mack Center on August 29, 2009, along with Flyleaf
Flyleaf
Flyleaf is an American alternative metal band, formed in the Belton and Temple, Texas regions in 2000. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop and Christian metal genres. They performed around the United States in 2003 until releasing their eponymous debut album, Flyleaf, in 2005....
, Brian Welch
Brian Welch
Brian Phillip Welch , better known as Head, is an American musician best known as the former guitarist and co-founder of the nu metal band Korn...
and P.O.D., among others.
On July 29, 2009, Blindside announced that they were going to be making a new album, to be produced by Howard Benson
Howard Benson
Howard Benson is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and aerospace engineer.-Biography:Howard Benson has a degree in materials engineering from Drexel University and studied composition at the Philadelphia College for Performing Arts. Later he worked for Garrett AiResearch, where he worked...
.
On November 21, 2010 Blindside tweeted: "Hung out with our friends from Papa Roach this week in Stockholm and played them the new record. Cant wait for all you guys to hear it!" Papa Roach claimed the album would be released in March 2011.
With Shivering Hearts We Wait
On February 7, 2011 Blindside posted an image on their Facebook and Twitter accounts with a possible Album Title and a date "028/002/011".A short video with a clip of a new song was added to their official website on February 28, 2011. The underground release date for With Shivering Hearts We Wait
With Shivering Hearts We Wait
With Shivering Hearts We Wait is Blindside's sixth full-length album.-Track listing:#"There Must Be Something in the Water" - 3:58#"My Heart Escapes" - 3:42#"Monster on the Radio" - 3:11#"It's All I Have" - 3:51...
was May 6, 2011. The worldwide release date was June 7, 2011.
On 03/11/11 9:05 CET Blindside released their new single "Monster on the Radio," on Swedish airwaves.
On 4/1/11 Blindside released a promotional website containing songs from the new album. The website contained songs off the new album. A new song was released each week leading to the album's release.
Albums
| Title | Year | Label | Billboard 200 | Producer | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empty Box EP Empty Box EP Empty Box EP was Blindside's first debut album as a band released in 1996. It was put out after they changed their name from Underfree to Blindside.-Track listing:# "Empty Box" – 4:04# "Born" – 3:27# "Replay" – 2:46# "Teddybear" – 4:28... |
1996 | Day-Glo Records | Lasse Marten | ||
| Blindside Blindside (album) Blindside is the debut album by Swedish hardcore punk band Blindside, released on Solid State Records in 1997. It was re-released by DRT Entertainment on May 10, 2005 with four unreleased demo tracks.-United States:# "Invert" – 3:06# "Born" – 3:28... |
1997 | Day-Glo/Solid State | |||
| A Thought Crushed My Mind A Thought Crushed My Mind A Thought Crushed My Mind is the second album by Swedish post-hardcore band Blindside produced by Tooth & Nail Records. Originally released under Solid State Records, the album was re-released on May 10, 2005 by DRT with the addition of 5 bonus tracks... |
2000 | Solid State Records | Andre Jacobsson | http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid2=846&fid1=7196&csid1=1 http://www.antimusic.com/features/05/blindside.shtml | |
| "Limited Vinyl" 7inch | 2001 | Structure Records | |||
| Silence Silence (Blindside album) Silence is the third album by post-hardcore group Blindside. Although the record hit stores in 2000, its major-label debut was in 2002, when Silence was released by 3 Points, a subsidiary of Elektra Records.-Singles:... |
2002 | Elektra Records | 83 (US) | Howard Benson Howard Benson Howard Benson is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and aerospace engineer.-Biography:Howard Benson has a degree in materials engineering from Drexel University and studied composition at the Philadelphia College for Performing Arts. Later he worked for Garrett AiResearch, where he worked... |
http://www.hmmagazine.com/reviews/album/b/blindside0503.php |
| About a Burning Fire About a Burning Fire About a Burning Fire is the fourth album by post-hardcore band Blindside. It was released on February 24, 2004 through Elektra and 3 Points Records. The album is notable for featuring The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan on the track "Hooray, It's L.A."... |
2004 | 39 (US) | http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid2=850&fid1=16017&csid1=59 | ||
| Blindside (re-release) Blindside (album) Blindside is the debut album by Swedish hardcore punk band Blindside, released on Solid State Records in 1997. It was re-released by DRT Entertainment on May 10, 2005 with four unreleased demo tracks.-United States:# "Invert" – 3:06# "Born" – 3:28... |
2005 | DRT Entertainment | |||
| A Thought Crushed My Mind (re-release) A Thought Crushed My Mind A Thought Crushed My Mind is the second album by Swedish post-hardcore band Blindside produced by Tooth & Nail Records. Originally released under Solid State Records, the album was re-released on May 10, 2005 by DRT with the addition of 5 bonus tracks... |
|||||
| The Great Depression The Great Depression (Blindside album) The Great Depression is the fifth album from post-hardcore band Blindside. It is their first album for DRT Entertainment. The album was largely influenced by a trip to Africa that their lead singer, Christian, had undertaken. He was very unsettled by his experience and the things he saw... |
89 (US) |
Lasse Marten | http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2005/greatdepression.html http://www.antimusic.com/features/05/blindside-depression.shtml | ||
| The Black Rose EP The Black Rose EP The Black Rose EP is an EP by Swedish post-hardcore band Blindside. The EP features five brand new songs and three live recordings of songs from their previous album, The Great Depression... |
2007 | WASA Recordings | Blindside | ||
| With Shivering Hearts We Wait With Shivering Hearts We Wait With Shivering Hearts We Wait is Blindside's sixth full-length album.-Track listing:#"There Must Be Something in the Water" - 3:58#"My Heart Escapes" - 3:42#"Monster on the Radio" - 3:11#"It's All I Have" - 3:51... |
2011 | INO Records INO Records INO Records, also known as Fair Trade Services, is an American record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, specializing in Contemporary Christian music . It is distributed through Sony Music Entertainment, and was owned by Integrity Media until June 2011. When Integrity Media sold its assets... |
Howard Benson Howard Benson Howard Benson is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and aerospace engineer.-Biography:Howard Benson has a degree in materials engineering from Drexel University and studied composition at the Philadelphia College for Performing Arts. Later he worked for Garrett AiResearch, where he worked... |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Mainstream Rock Mainstream rock Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:... |
US Modern Rock Modern rock Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre... |
||
| 2002 | "Pitiful" | 18 | 36 |
| 2003 | "Sleepwalking" | 31 | |
| 2004 | "All of Us" | ||
| 2005 | "Fell in Love with the Game" | ||
| 2011 | "Our Love Saves Us" |
Videography
| Title | Album |
|---|---|
| "King of the Closet" | A Thought Crushed My Mind |
| "Pitiful" | Silence |
| "Sleepwalking" | |
| "All of Us" | About a Burning Fire |
| "About a Burning Fire" | |
| "Fell in Love with the Game" | The Great Depression |
| "When I Remember" | |
| "The Way You Dance" | The Black Rose EP |
Blindside In The Media
- "Swallow" (from About a Burning Fire) appears on the "Need for Speed Underground" video game and in the Unreleased beta of Need For Speed: CarbonNeed for Speed: CarbonNeed for Speed: Carbon, also known as NFS Carbon or NFSC, is an Electronic Arts video game belonging to the Need for Speed series. Released in 2006, it is the tenth installment, preceded by Need for Speed: Most Wanted, succeeded by Need for Speed: ProStreet in release order and succeeded by Need...
. List of Need for Speed soundtracks - Blindside performed "Pitiful" on the Conan O'Brien ShowLate Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
on September 11, 2002 http://www.tv.com/late-night-with-conan-obrien/jimmy-fallon-amanda-peet-blindside/episode/447420/summary.html http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdReviews/Silence.asp http://youtube.com/watch?v=tWAz-9CcVFs - Billy CorganBilly CorganWilliam Patrick "Billy" Corgan, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional poet best known as the frontman and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois in 1987, the band quickly gained steam with the...
featured in "Hooray, It's L.A." on About a Burning Fire - Christian is featured in the song "Anything Right" on P.O.D.P.O.D.Payable on Death is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Sonny Sandoval, drummer Wuv Bernardo, guitarist Marcos Curiel, and bassist Traa Daniels. Their Christian faith is an important part of their music.They have released seven studio albums and...
's album SatelliteSatelliteIn the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon.... - Blindside is featured as the Swedish table tennis team in the music video "Boom" by P.O.D.P.O.D.Payable on Death is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Sonny Sandoval, drummer Wuv Bernardo, guitarist Marcos Curiel, and bassist Traa Daniels. Their Christian faith is an important part of their music.They have released seven studio albums and...
.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457309/20020905/story.jhtml - "Pitiful" video featured in P.O.D.'s Tastemaker (a show on the channel Fuse TVFuse TVFuse is an American national television network dedicated exclusively to music. It features original series and specials, exclusive interviews, live concerts and video blocks....
) - Blindside has played at Cornerstone FestivalCornerstone FestivalCornerstone Festival is a Christian music festival put on by Jesus People USA and held annually around the 4th of July near Bushnell, Illinois. In a given year, many artists that play at Cornerstone also play at other events such as Creation Festival and mainstream festivals and tours such as the...
multiple times - "Channel One NewsChannel One NewsChannel One News is a 12 minute news program for teens broadcast via satellite to middle schools and high schools across the United States. Channel One is owned by Alloy Media + Marketing and based in New York City.-Program History:...
" song requests - "Pitiful" appears as background music for the MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
special Ultimate Videogame Countdown - Blindside have appeared on several Fuse TVFuse TVFuse is an American national television network dedicated exclusively to music. It features original series and specials, exclusive interviews, live concerts and video blocks....
shows such as "Oven Fresh" and "IMX". - Blindside appears playing "Pitiful" live in the 2003 movie GrindGrind (2003 film)Grind is a 2003 American adventureassshole movie comedy film about four young aspiring amateur skaters Eric Rivers , Matt Jensen , Dustin Knight , and Sweet Lou Singer who are trying to make it in the world of pro skateboarding by pulling insane stunts in front of pro skater Jimmy Wilson...
- Performed in Linkin ParkLinkin ParkLinkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
's self promoted Projekt Revolution Tour 2003 http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/linkin_park/artist.jhtml - "Pitiful" appears in the video game NHL 2003NHL 2003NHL 2003 is the eleventh edition of the popular EA Sports NHL series, a hockey video game, released on the successor to NHL 2002. Jarome Iginla appears as the cover athlete and spokesperson of the game. Iginla appears in the Behind The Scenes video to show the player how the game was...
NHL series soundtracks - Appearances on TVU Live
- Purple Door Festival
- Blindside's songs appear in various Solid State RecordsSolid State RecordsSolid State Records is a Christian record label, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian,...
compilation CDs - "Fell in Love with the Game" (from The Great Depression) is featured in the Taste of ChaosTaste of ChaosTaste of Chaos is a hardcore tour that was started in the winter of 2005 by Kevin Lyman, the creator of the successful Warped Tour along with friend and business partner, John Reese. The Taste Of Chaos tour caters for fans of the post-hardcore, screamo, and metal genres, while offering the same...
compilation CD - "Shekina" (from About a Burning Fire) is used on WWEWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
Cheating Death, Stealing Life - The Eddie GuerreroEddie GuerreroEduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions...
Story. - Blindside were guests at a WWEWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
wrestling match. - Blindside performed at AGMF (Australian Gospel Music Festival) in April 2007
- Blindside's Christian Lindskog appears on the song "Chapter VI: Tears" from the Swedish band The Spring This Autumn's debut self-titled release. Also of particular note, Marcus Dahlström produced and mixed the record.
Further reading
- The Set (New Zealand): Blindside interview (April 2007)