Cadillac Blindside was an emo

Emo (music)

Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace...

/post-hardcore

Post-hardcore

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 rock band from Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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, Minnesota

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, USA. Cadillac Blindside combined slower chords

Chord (music)

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 with fuzzy guitar

Guitar

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 sounds and darker melodies for a sound decidedly more "rock" than emo. They were signed to Fueled by Ramen

Fueled by Ramen

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 of Gainesville

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, Florida

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Cadillac Blindside was composed of Zachary Zrust (vocals, guitar, piano), Jimmy Russell (vocals, guitar), Trenton Raygor (bass), and Rebecca Hanten (drums).

The band broke up in 2002. Zrust went on to form Fuel The Fire. Russell and Hanten went on to form The Cardinal Sin. Trenton went on to form Monarques.

Discography

• Bubblecore cassette demo (1997)
• Rumors, Scandals and Burning Bridges 7 inch (1998)
• The Cops Are Here, Lets Split Split 7 inch with Amp 176 (1999)
• Read The Book, Seen The Movie (2000)
• Allegory Of Death And Fame (2001)
• These Liquid Lungs (2002)