Country of origin:

Norway

Location:

Askim, Viken

Status:

Active

Formed in:

1993

Genre:

Black Metal

Lyrical themes:

Forests, Night, Nature, Depression, Death

Current label:

Kyrck Productions & Armour

Years active:

1991-1992 (as Malfeitor), 1992-1993 (as Battle), 1993-2001, 2009-2015, 2019-present

Strid means "Battle" in Norwegian. The band later became noted as a pioneer of depressive black metal, with "End of Life" regarded as the earliest recording of the style.

There are bootleg releases on CD (2005 by Ars Mysteriorum) and LP, each featuring both "End of Life" and the 7" EP tracks.