Blindside is a Rock/Hard Rock band from Stockholm, Sweden. In 2000, A Thought Crushed My Mind was released. This album explored a harsher, more hardcore side than the band´s debut, and vocalist/chief lyricist Christian Lindskog also voiced his pain of missing his wife, Elina, while touring. 2002 saw the release of Blindside´s next album, Silence. It generated hits such as "Sleepwalking", "Pitiful," and "Caught a Glimpse."

In 2004, About a Burning Fire was released. It generated a minor hit in "All of Us." 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, and a new album, The Great Depression, was released August 2, 2005.