- Blindspott
Infobox musical artist
Name = Blindspott
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Origin =Waitakere ,New Zealand
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Genre =Nu metal Alternative rock
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Years_active = 1997-2007
Label =EMI Capitol Records
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Current_members = Damian Alexander (vocalist)Shelton Woolright (drummer)
Marcus Powell (guitarist, backing vocals)
Dave McDermott (bass)
Brendan Reihana (guitarist)
Past_members = Karl Vilisini (turntablist, keyboardist)Gareth Fleming (bass)Blindspott was a
nu metal /alternative rock cite web|last=Sharpe-Young|first=Garry|title=Rockdetector Biography|url=http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/nzl/auckland/blindspott|accessdate=2008-09-14] band fromWaitakere ,New Zealand . They were formed in 1997, originally consisting of Damian Alexander (vocals),Shelton Woolright (drums), Marcus Powell (guitar, backing vocals), Dave McDermott (bass) and Brandon Reihana (guitar). Previous members included Gareth Flemming (bass) and Karl Vilisini (turntablist, keyboardist).Blindspott had a break through single with 'Nil By Mouth' in 2001 which gained major airplay on TV and radio alike. Other hits released during 2001-2003 were 'Room to Breathe', Top 10 single 'Phlex', 'Blank', 'S.U.I.T' and 'Lit Up'. Their self titled debut album (2002) reached number 1 in its first week of release in New Zealand and they have had another top 10 single- Phlex.
Their debut album, 'Blindspott', went platinum in New Zealand in its first week of release. It is presently triple-platinum. Blindspott were voted NZ's favourite band by the public as part of an
Air New Zealand competition in 2003Fact|date=September 2008. Their songs have also been hits in Australia and in AsiaFact|date=September 2008.Their single, Drown, was released on May 1, 2006. Drown entered the official New Zealand music chart on May 7, 2006, going straight to 4th place.
Blindspott's second album, "End the Silence", was released in New Zealand on May 29, 2006. End The Silence broke New Zealand music records - in the first week of release the album went straight to Number 1 on the official New Zealand music charts. Blindspott are the first New Zealand music act to have both their albums debut in the charts at Number 1Fact|date=September 2008. The first single from the album "
Yours Truly " reached the Top 10.In August 2006, Blindspott played at the massive Summer Sonic music festival in Tokyo, Japan, alongside major international acts such as
Metallica ,Deftones ,Linkin Park and Tool."End the Silence" was released in
Australia onSeptember 2 ,2006 .In 2007, after 10 years together and many publicised band fallouts along the way, Blindspott broke up to focus on more solo efforts.Blindspott played their final concert on
August 25 2007 at the Powerstation nightclub inAuckland .Brandon Reihana guested at the
G-TARanaki Guitar Festival in New Plymouth in July 2008.Discography
Albums
ingles
External links
* [http://www.nzmusic.com/music/blindspott NZMusic.com Blindspott Biography]
* [http://www.blindspott.co.nz/photos.html Blindspott Fan Photo's, also contains links to discography, chat, etc] (Have to go to photos page first because if you visit http://www.blindspott.co.nz it only contains an ad for their last album, End the Silence.)
* [http://www.myspace.com/blindspott Blindspott's official myspace page]
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