("Our Love Saves Us" - the official full-length apocalyptic music video
& here's a cool acoustic version of this song, too; starts at 1:20 or so)
Blindside is from Stockholm, Sweden. Their name took its place in 1996 with the release of a demo EP, after having gone under the name Underfree. Shortly after, Solid State Records got a hold of their EP & they signed a deal; a self-titled album dropped in 1997 followed by "A Thought Crushed My Mind" in 2000. Since that time, they've been switched around between a couple of labels, but continued to release music, releasing 3 more LP's (including their attention garnering breakthrough 3rd album "Silence"[Elektra; 2002]) & another EP before this one. That said...:
"With Shivering Hearts We Wait" was released on June 7th, 2011 on INO Records after the band's slow fade that resulted with a bit of a hiatus that lasted 3 years longer than any of their fans had really wanted. They released their "Black Rose EP" in 2007 on WASA Records, & later announced that they were going into the studio with producer Howard Benson, & (if I remember correctly...) the album originally slated for release in 2009. However, no news started to come, & the poster advertising for it had a date set for summer 2010; but nothing new seemed to come about.
Later that year, on their Twitter page, they stated that they had played Papa Roach their new record, & they loved it. Promotions started to show, & more & more videos leading to the release dates (an underground release & international release) hit YouTube, including this video series concerning their 'Silence' (ha! pun intended :P). Nonetheless, when the album came out, people were excited, & most were not disappointed.
Sadly for me, I only started to catch onto their music just before their hiatus, so when they did come back with this release, I, too, was excited (& certainly not disappointed). The dynamics in the album & the different experimentations in terms of 'vibes' (<-if you will) & moods is a nice surprise. Even lyrically, I find the album easy to follow, & its overall sound & production made up for the longer wait. Good job guys!
Some other highlights: "All I Have"; "Bring Out Your Dead"; "There Must Be Something In the Wind"
& here's a cool acoustic version of this song, too; starts at 1:20 or so)
Blindside is from Stockholm, Sweden. Their name took its place in 1996 with the release of a demo EP, after having gone under the name Underfree. Shortly after, Solid State Records got a hold of their EP & they signed a deal; a self-titled album dropped in 1997 followed by "A Thought Crushed My Mind" in 2000. Since that time, they've been switched around between a couple of labels, but continued to release music, releasing 3 more LP's (including their attention garnering breakthrough 3rd album "Silence"[Elektra; 2002]) & another EP before this one. That said...:
"With Shivering Hearts We Wait" was released on June 7th, 2011 on INO Records after the band's slow fade that resulted with a bit of a hiatus that lasted 3 years longer than any of their fans had really wanted. They released their "Black Rose EP" in 2007 on WASA Records, & later announced that they were going into the studio with producer Howard Benson, & (if I remember correctly...) the album originally slated for release in 2009. However, no news started to come, & the poster advertising for it had a date set for summer 2010; but nothing new seemed to come about.
Later that year, on their Twitter page, they stated that they had played Papa Roach their new record, & they loved it. Promotions started to show, & more & more videos leading to the release dates (an underground release & international release) hit YouTube, including this video series concerning their 'Silence' (ha! pun intended :P). Nonetheless, when the album came out, people were excited, & most were not disappointed.
Sadly for me, I only started to catch onto their music just before their hiatus, so when they did come back with this release, I, too, was excited (& certainly not disappointed). The dynamics in the album & the different experimentations in terms of 'vibes' (<-if you will) & moods is a nice surprise. Even lyrically, I find the album easy to follow, & its overall sound & production made up for the longer wait. Good job guys!
Some other highlights: "All I Have"; "Bring Out Your Dead"; "There Must Be Something In the Wind"
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