Silence (Blindside album)

Silence
Studio album by Blindside
Released	August 20, 2002 (2002-08-20)
Recorded	2002 at Recorded at Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village, CA and Dark Studio, Calabasas, CA
Genre	Post-hardcore, alternative metal, nu metal
Length	47:24
Label	Elektra
Producer	Howard Benson
Blindside chronology
A Thought Crushed My Mind (2000) Silence (2002) About a Burning Fire (2004)
Singles from Silence
"Pitiful" Released: 2002 "Sleepwalking" Released: January 20, 2003

Professional ratings

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Silence is the third studio album by Swedish post-hardcore band Blindside. Produced by Howard Benson, it was released on August 20, 2002 through Elektra Records, as the band's major label debut.

Singles

Silence was Blindside's major breakthrough and generated the hit single "Pitiful" as well as the follow-up singles "Sleepwalking" and "Caught a Glimpse."

Track listing

All music is composed by Christian Lindskog, Simon Grenehed, Tomas Näslund, Marcus Dahlström

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Caught a Glimpse"	3:25
2.	"Pitiful"	3:14
3.	"Sleepwalking"	4:03
4.	"Cute Boring Love"	3:36
5.	"The Endings"	3:44
6.	"You Can Hide It"	3:11
7.	"Thought Like Flames"	3:54
8.	"Time Will Change Your Heart"	2:58
9.	"Painting"	3:36
10.	"Midnight"	4:12
11.	"Coming Back to Life"	2:49
12.	"She Shut Your Eyes"	2:59
13.	"Silence"	5:37
Total length:		47:24

Personnel

Blindside

• Christian Lindskog – Lead vocals
• Simon Grenehed – Lead guitar, backing vocals
• Tomas Näslund – Bass guitar
• Marcus Dahlström – Drums

Artwork

• Blindside, David Greenhill, Lili Picou – Art Direction
• Johann Perjus – Design
• James Minchin III – Photography
• DeAnna Klemmer – Groomer
• Brandy St. John – Stylist

Additional Musician

• Howard Benson, Jamie Muhoberac – Keyboards

Production

• Howard Benson – Producer
• Andres Torres – Assistant producer
• Josh Deutsch – A&R
• Ted Jensen – Mastering
• Chris Lord-Alge – Mixing
• Eric Miller– Additional mixing on "Silence"
• Mike Plotnikoff – Engineer, digital editing
• Eric Miller – Additional engineer
• Gersh – Drum technician
• Steve Russel – Guitar technician, additional engineer
• Dan Koshelnyk, Jason Lader, John O – Digital editing

Album charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	83