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History

They self-released two albums, ''Blinding Process'' in 1998 and ''Catalyst'' in 2000. ''Catalyst'' included the track "Nevermind" which was featured in a segment of MTV Road Rules. While the first two independent releases were hard edged indie rock, they moved more toward metal when writing for the third release. Upon signing to

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, they teamed up with

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) for production of ''

Beyond the Calm of the Corridor ''Beyond the Calm of the Corridor'' was the only album The Blank Theory released on New Line Records. It featured 13 tracks in total and was produced by Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy fame. Co-Producer James Iha (Smashing Pumpki ...

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'' on September 24, 2002, via

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. Their cover of Portishead's "

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" was one of two singles from ''

'' and can be heard in the movie trailer to '' Wicker Park''. The other single titled "Middle of Nowhere" was featured on the ''

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''. Founding member and guitarist, Michael Foderaro, left the band in May 2003 to pursue other music projects. He was eventually replaced by guitarist Mateo Camargo from the band Reforma. In mid-2004, drummer James Knight and keyboardist Shawn Currie also left the band to pursue other music projects. Eventually, vocalist Nathan Leone and bassist Matthew Leone, along with two members from Reforma (

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and Mateo Camargo) formed

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Personnel

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– vocals *Michael Foderaro – electric guitar *

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– bass *James Knight – drums *Shawn Currie – synthesizers and programmator

Discography

''Blinding Process'' EP (1999)

# "Faded" – 4:56 # "Anathema" – 3:22 # "Broken Glass" – 6:42 # "A Matter of Time" – 4:46 # "Mourning Life" – 5:34

''Catalyst'' EP (2000)

# "Corporation" – 3:14 # "Vanish" – 3:19 # "Broken Glass" – 4:20 # "Nevermind" – 3:24 # "Recluse" – 4:08 # "Faded" – 4:21 # "Daylight's New Life" – 6:10 # "The Disparate" – 6:15 # "Fascist" (bonus track) – 3:11

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Beyond the Calm of the Corridor ''Beyond the Calm of the Corridor'' was the only album The Blank Theory released on New Line Records. It featured 13 tracks in total and was produced by Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy fame. Co-Producer James Iha (Smashing Pumpki ...
'' (2002)

# "Middle of Nowhere" – 4:05 # "Addicted" – 3:44 # "Father's Eyes" – 3:09 # "Sour Times" ( Portishead cover) – 3:35 # "Killing Me" – 4:05 # "Invisible" – 3:07 # "Broken" – 3:43 # "Thicker" – 3:11 # "Back of My Mind" – 3:30 # "Recluse" – 3:41 # "Corporation" – 3:15 # "Fear of God" – 3:45 # "Martyr" – 5:24 # "

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cover, bonus track for Japan) – 3:14

"Perfect" single (2004)

# "Perfect" – 2:41

References

External links

The Official Blank Theory MySpace site
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