They self-released two EPs,
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 rock, they moved more toward metal when writing for the third release. Upon signing to
New Line Records, they teamed up with
Adam Schlesinger (
Ivy,
Fountains of Wayne) and
James Iha (
The Smashing Pumpkins,
A Perfect Circle) for production of
Beyond the Calm of the Corridor. The Blank Theory released
Beyond the Calm of the Corridor on September 24, 2002, via
independent label,
New Line Records. Their cover of
Portishead's "
Sour Times" was one of two singles from
Beyond the Calm of the Corridor and can be heard in the movie trailer to
Wicker Park. The other single titled "Middle of Nowhere" was featured on the
Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack and in
Final Destination 2. 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 (
Dan Torelli and
Mateo Camargo) formed
Madina Lake. == Personnel ==