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Silence by Blindside
Silence is an album by Blindside, released in 2002. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Pitiful”, on 4 lists with a best position of #18.
Silence was the moment Blindside went big. The third album from the band out of Stockholm's southern suburbs, and their first for a major, it came out on Elektra in August 2002, a deal they'd earned by touring with P.O.D. the year before, and Howard Benson produced it with rock radio squarely in his sights. It's post-hardcore with the edges sanded just enough: guitars that crunch and grind, songs that lurch from a whisper to a full-throated roar, and choruses built to carry to the back of the hall.
It worked. The album was the Swedes' breakthrough, "Pitiful" was the hit, and "Sleepwalking" and "Caught a Glimpse" followed it out as singles. In 2003 they hit the road opening for Hoobastank, and About a Burning Fire came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Silence on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pitiful | 4 | #18 | – | 2002–2003 | |
| 2 | Sleepwalking | 1 | #104 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.