Björn "Speed" Strid
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| Björn Strid | |
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 Bjorn "Speed" Strid in 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Björn Ove Ingemar Strid |
| Born | September 10, 1978 Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Melodic Death Metal, thrash metal, |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Associated acts | Inferior Breed Soilwork Coldseed Disarmonia Mundi Terror 2000, Zero Tolerance, Darkane |
Björn Ove Ingemar "Speed" Strid (b. September 10, 1978) is a vocalist with a resume that includes work in metal bands such as Disarmonia Mundi, Terror 2000, Coldseed, and most notably Soilwork. He also provided vocals for Darkane on their demo recording prior to Lawrence Mackrory joining the band before their debut album. As well he made a guest appearance on Zero Tolerance's "Prime Time Mind Surgery", released in September 2006.
Strid utilizes a varied vocal style, being able to quickly alternate between more guttural growls and higher screams and clean, harmonious vocals.
Strid grew up in Sweden and received the nickname "Speed" from fellow students as a result of the "extreme music" he was known to enjoy. He co-founded Soilwork in 1995 under the name Inferior Breed. This name was later changed to Soilwork once the fledgling band's sound began to take shape. Most of the lyrics are written by Strid as well.
Speed has gone on record as saying that Killing Machine, also known as Hell Bent for Leather by Judas Priest is his favorite album[1], but more recently has cited Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast as his favourite[2].
[edit] External links
- Official MySpace
- The Official Zero Tolerance myspace
- An interview with Bjorn
- The official Soilwork fansite
- The Official Disarmonia Mundi website
- Official Soilwork band member page
| Soilwork |
| Björn "Speed" Strid | Ola Frenning | Daniel Antonsson | Sven Karlsson | Ola Flink | Dirk Verbeuren |
| Former members |
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| Henry Ranta | Carlos Del Olmo Holmberg | Ludvig Svartz | Jimmy Persson |
| Discography |
| Albums Steelbath Suicide | The Chainheart Machine | A Predator's Portrait | Natural Born Chaos | Figure Number Five | Stabbing the Drama | Sworn to a Great Divide |
| Demos/EPs |
| In Dreams We Fall into the Eternal Lake | The Early Chapters |
| Singles |
| "As We Speak" | "Black Star Deceiver" | "Light the Torch" | "Rejection Role" | "Stabbing the Drama" | "Nerve" | "Exile" |
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