BLINDSIDE Sign With DRT ENTERTAINMENT

Sweden's BLINDSIDE have inked a deal with DRT Entertainment. The band is currently in the studio working on their as-yet-untitled new album, expected out this summer. Lasse "Lars" Marten, who produced the band's debut, is back on board and working with the band at Decibel Studios in Stockholm. BLINDSIDE's first two albums, their self-titled debut and "A Thought Crushed My Mind", will be re-issued in late May, along with a new DVD, "Ten Years Running Blind". Both albums have been digitally remastered and contain four additional bonus tracks. In addition, lead singer Christian Lindskog has designed special new artwork for the packaging of both the albums and the DVD.

"Blindside" (1997),will feature original demos of "Superman", "Liberty", "Forgiven" and "Stolen", previously only available as a limited edition released only in Stockholm in 1996. "A Thought Crushed My Mind", originally released in 2000, will include two songs only available on 7" vinyl, "Knocking On Another Door" and "All You Need Is", as well as the never-before-released tracks "Desert Flower" and "Sunrise". "Ten Years Running Blind", the group's premier DVD, is over 2 ½ hours long and chronicles the band's 10-year run. It features a 40-minute documentary with exclusive band interviews, five live performance videos, six music videos and extensive behind-the-scenes footage.

"We were supposed to go all the way with our own label and release the new record ourselves when DRT showed up," says BLINDSIDE's Tomas Naslund. "They were genuinely interested in the band and had the knowledge that we did not. It seemed like the perfect match and we are excited to work with them." Adds Simon Grenehed, "(DRT co-principal) Derek Shulman kept coming back to us, and even flew out to Oklahoma to meet with our management. I had a chance to speak with him over the phone and he wasn't the typical record executive that we were tired of."

"We are absolutely ecstatic to have a band of BLINDSIDE's caliber on DRT," commented DRT's Milo Pacheco. "They are truly one of the most inspiring rock bands working in music today, and we are committed to expanding their base as they continue to make albums that are both powerful and passionate."

BLINDSIDE formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1994 and have done extensive headline tours of both Europe and the U.S. with such acts as LINKIN PARK, HOOBASTANK and P.O.D. They have sold over 250,000 units in the U.S. with their latest release, 2004's "About A Burning Fire", which debuted in the Top 40 on the Billboard album chart. The band will embark on an extensive tour beginning in June 2005 and will be re-launching their official website, www.blindsideonline.com, soon.