Underrated Old School Black Metal - STRID


If you like Burzum, you should also appreciate Strid.

A lesser-known contemporary, but an originator of depressive black metal nevertheless.

This compilation features the pioneering Norwegian black metal band's entire discography.

It includes three demos and a 7" (amounting to thirteen tracks in total), all of which were recorded in the early '90s.

The material is in reverse order - first up are three tracks from 1993-4; which are the main reason to hunt down a copy.

Those are followed by ten tracks that were originally self-released under the name Malfeitor, during 1991-2, which are also well worth a listen.

Brought to us by Kyrck Productions in 2007, the CD was limited to a thousand copies - so should be a lot harder to get hold of than it is.

You can preview the first two tracks below, and purchase it here.

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