The Blank Theory

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The Blank Theory
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Country	United States
Years active	1998 – 2005
Genres	Nu Metal Hard Rock
Labels	New Line Records
Members	Nathan Leone Michael Foderaro Matthew Leone James Knight Shawn Currie

The Blank Theory was a five-piece nu metal/hard rock group from Chicago, Illinois.

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. The blank theory released Beyond the Calm of the Corridor on September 24, 2002, via independent label, New Line Records. The band disbanded early 2005.

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.

The band's founding member and guitarist/composer Michael Foderaro and drummer James Knight went on to form the doomsday social, along with two members from another Chicago based group called "Madhops".

Vocalist Nathan Leone and bassist Matthew Leone, formed a group called Madina Lake, along with two members from a group called "Reforma". Madina Lake were signed by Roadrunner Records August 16, 2005 [1]. They have finished recording their debut album, From Them, Through Us, To You, which is was released March 27, 2007. Madina Lake, named after the fictional 1950's town from a story Matthew penned. The town is turned upside down when its most famous socialite, Adalia, mysteriously disappears.

Nathan Leone and Matthew Leone are identical twins. The Leone twins first gained nationwide media recognition when they appeared together on a special episode of the television series Fear Factor, using the money the earned from eating cow guts and hanging from helicopters to pay for a demo for their new band.