Blinded Colony is a melodic death metal band from Karlshamn, Sweden formerly known as Stigmata. They are currently signed to Pivotal Rockordings. Blinded Colony was formed in January 2000, by guitarists, Johan Blomstrom, Tobias Olsson and vocalist Niklas Svensson. At that point the band was known as Stigmata. In June 2000, the band began recording their first demo, Painreceiver, and two new members were recruited, Christoffer Nilsson to play drums, and Annika Haptén, who would provide female vocals. Later that summer Staffan Franzén was officially announced as the bass player. After finishing the recording of Painreceiver, the band performed shows around Sweden, but began to lose faith in the endeavor. Due to lack of interest the band went on hiatus.

Six months later drummer Christoffer Nilsson decided to leave the band. Staffan then made the decision of switching from playing bass guitar to playing drums. Shortly after Christoffer's departure, Johan and Tobias began playing again and eventually found a new bass player, Roy Erlandsson. After reforming, Annika Haptén quit the band due to musical differences. In 2002, the band's second demo, Tribute to Chaos, was released. Tribute to Chaos caught the attention of Italy-based Scarlet Records. Coinciding with their new record deal, the band officially changed their name to Blinded Colony.

Point of interest: The song "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" is featured in the upcoming Xbox 360 video game The Darkness.