Strife (band)


Strife is an American hardcore punk band from Thousand Oaks, California. They formed in 1991.
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Biography

Their first LP, One Truth, was released in 1994 via Victory Records.
Their second album, In This Defiance, was released in 1997 and includes guest appearances, with Chino Moreno of Deftones, Dino Cazares of Fear Factory and Igor Cavalera of Sepultura all taking turns on the album.
They broke up two years later citing creative differences and exhaustion. Victory Records released Truth Through Defiance, a compilation of live tracks and previously unreleased material.
They reunited in 2000, playing several benefit concerts. By the following year, they had re-formed and released Angermeans. No longer straight edge, this album was considered by the band to be a more mature and focused continuation of In This Defiance.
Since 2001, they have played several shows and tours all over the globe again, including a Japan tour with Floorpunch in 2011, a tour of South America, a European tour, and some dates in Mexico.
They traveled to Brazil to record Witness a Rebirth. Guitarist Andrew Kline commented the album would be "more along the lines of In This Defiance". It was also revealed that Igor Cavalera, formerly of Sepultura and Cavalera Conspiracy, would be handling all drum duties for the album.

Members

Current
  • Andrew Kline – guitar
  • Chad J. Peterson – bass guitar
  • Rick Rodney – vocals
  • Todd Turnham – guitar
  • Pepe Magana – drums
Former
  • Sid Niesen - drums
  • Mike Hartsfield - guitar & bass
  • Mike Machin – guitar
  • Etienne Fauquet from French band – guitar on Angermeans, US Tour
  • Aaron Rossi – drums
  • Craig Anderson – drums

Discography

Albums

Singles & EPs

Compilations

  • Truth Through Defiance CD/LP/CS
  • *compilation of rare, demo, live, and alternate recordings
  • **reissued in 2006 on CD by Victory Records

Compilation appearances

  • Only the Strong MCMXCIII CD/LP
  • *includes the song "What Will Remain?"
  • Anti-Matter CD/LP/CS
  • *includes the song "Circuit"
  • California Takeover Live CD/LP/CS
  • *includes the songs "To an End", "Lift", and "Clam the Fire"
  • Cinema Beer Nuts CD
  • *includes the song "Blistered"
  • God Money CD/CS
  • *includes the song "Untitled"
  • It's for Life CD
  • *includes the song "Am I the Only One?"
  • Localism: A Compilation of Bands From the Oxnard Area
  • *includes the song "Dedication"
  • Victory Style II CD
  • *includes the song "Force of Change"
  • Area 51 CD
  • *includes the song "Forgotten One"
  • STV Sessions 1.0 CD
  • *includes the song "Circuit"
  • Victory Singles, Vol. 2 CD
  • *includes the songs "To an End" and "Grey"
  • **reissued in 2006 on CD by Victory Records
  • Victory Style III CD
  • *includes the song "Waiting"
  • Victory Style 4 CD
  • *includes the song "Untitled"
  • Decapitated CD
  • *includes the song "Circuit"
  • Expose Yourself CD
  • *includes the song "Blistered"

Videography

Music videos

  • "Blistered"
  • "Through and Through"
  • "Untitled"
  • "Torn Apart"
  • "Carry the Torch"

Related bands

  • Against the Wall - Mike Hartsfield
  • Amendment Eighteen - Mike Hartsfield
  • Berthold City - Andrew Kline
  • Cross My Heart Hope To Die - Andrew Kline
  • DJ Sid Vicious - Sid Niesen
  • Drift Again - Mike Hartsfield
  • Endswell - Mike Hartsfield
  • Eyelid - Mike Machin
  • Flashpoint - Chad J. Peterson
  • Freewill - Mike Hartsfield
  • Nineironspitfire - Chad J. Peterson
  • Outspoken - Mike Hartsfield
  • Solitude - Mike Hartsfield
  • The Suppression Swing - Mike Hartsfield
  • Turnedown - Andrew Kline
  • World Be Free - Andrew Kline