A Thought Crushed My Mind - Blindside

It seems that Blindside had finally found a sound to settle on, for this album at least, but unfortunately it happens to be one of the most inherently irritating sounds in existence, merely a step away from despicable emo. The hardcore screaming has increased in intensity, meaning that Christian Lindskog has merely turned up the dial on whatever he's using to distort his voice, and even worse are the attempts to balance it out with clean singing, which inevitably follows the piercing whine of other emo vocalists who can't sing. Just in case it wasn't all stereotypical enough, 'Vow of Silence' even features a spoken word section. Deep. Despite the offensive ...  Read the complete review