Björn "Speed" Strid

Infobox musical artist
Name = Björn Strid

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Img_capt = Bjorn "Speed" Strid in 2006
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Björn Ove Ingemar Strid
Born = Birth date and age|1978|9|10
Helsingborg, Sweden
Died =
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter
Genre = Melodic Death Metal, thrash metal,
Instrument = Vocals
Years_active = 1995 – present
Associated_acts = Inferior Breed
Soilwork
Coldseed
Disarmonia Mundi
Terror 2000, Zero Tolerance, Darkane

Björn Ove Ingemar "Speed" Strid (born September 10, 1978) is a vocalist with a resume that includes work in bands such as Highball Shooters, 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 [http://www.disarmoniamundi.com/band/bjorn] , but more recently has cited Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast as his favourite [http://www.soilwork.org/members_speed.php] .

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/speedstrid Official MySpace]
* [http://www.metal-temple.com/interview.asp?id=217 An interview with Bjorn]
* [http://www.soilworkers.com The official Soilwork fansite]
* [http://www.disarmoniamundi.com The Official Disarmonia Mundi website]
* [http://soilwork.org/members_speed.php Official Soilwork band member page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thezerotolerance Official Zero Tolerance myspace]