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{{short description|Canadian bassist}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Byron Stroud
| image             = Cwg.FearFactory.HOBSunset.Reed17 (4820359550).jpg
| caption           = Stroud with Fear Factory in 2010
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| birth_name        = 
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1969|2|12}}
| birth_place       = [[New Westminster, British Columbia]], Canada
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| genre             = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[death metal]], [[industrial metal]], [[alternative metal]]
| occupation        = Musician
|instrument=Bass guitar
| years_active      = 1987–present
| associated_acts   = [[Fear Factory]], [[Zimmers Hole]], [[Ani Kyd]], [[Tenet (band)|Tenet]], Caustic Thought, [[Front Line Assembly]], [[Unit:187]], [[Devin Townsend]], [[3 Inches of Blood]], [[Strapping Young Lad]]
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'''Byron Stroud''' (born February 12, 1969) is a Canadian musician. He is the former bassist for metal bands [[Fear Factory]], Imonolith and [[Strapping Young Lad]],<ref>{{cite book|title=New Wave of American Heavy Metal |author=Garry Sharpe-Young |year=2005|publisher=Zonda Books Limited|isbn=0-9582684-0-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uIIf03bGyAAC&q=%22Byron+Stroud%22&pg=PA293| page=293}}</ref> current bassist for metal bands [[City of Fire (band)|City of Fire]] and [[Zimmers Hole]], and studio bassist for [[3 Inches of Blood]].

==Biography==
Stroud has been involved in the [[Vancouver]] heavy music scene since the 1980s. His first serious band was Caustic Thought, who were formed in 1987, when he was only eighteen years old. The band also featured [[Jed Simon]] and [[Devin Townsend]]. Following Caustic Thought, he made his way to [[Front Line Assembly]], joining them on the [[Hard Wired]] tour as a drum tech. Then he enrolled himself in the lineup for [[Strapping Young Lad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.farbeyondmetal.com/index.php?page_id=943|title=FAR BEYOND METAL|date=September 28, 2007|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928135720/http://www.farbeyondmetal.com/index.php?page_id=943|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref>

Although he was a staple member of [[Strapping Young Lad]] at the time, he joined [[Fear Factory]] as a full-time member in 2004. He made his [[Fear Factory]] debut on their 2004 album ''[[Archetype]]'' (note: Stroud did not play on the album as all bass tracks were recorded by guitarist [[Christian Olde Wolbers]]). Stroud insisted his allegiance remained with both bands, as well as with Zimmers Hole, a somewhat comedic band he plays in with fellow [[Strapping Young Lad]] musician Jed Simon amongst others. Strapping Young Lad disbanded in 2007, allowing him to concentrate more on Fear Factory until his departure in 2012. Throughout his time in Fear Factory, he did not record on any of their albums.

Stroud was also part of [[Unit:187]] along with [[John Morgan (musician)|John Morgan]]. He is a co-founding member of Zimmers Hole and he also featured on Devin Townsend's punk parody project [[Punky Brüster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farbeyondmetal.com/index.php?page_id=943|title=FAR BEYOND METAL|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928135720/http://www.farbeyondmetal.com/index.php?page_id=943|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref>

Stroud is also involved with Jed Simon's [[Tenet (band)|Tenet]] project.

In early 2011, [[3 Inches of Blood]] asked Stroud to become their new manager. In January 2012, he joined them as their new bassist.
In February 2012, Stroud left Fear Factory and was replaced by former Chimaira rhythm guitarist Matt DeVries.

==Bands==
[[File:Byron Stroud (cropped).jpg|thumb|Stroud during a [[Strapping Young Lad]] show in 2005]]

===Previous bands===
*[[Ani Kyd]]
*Caustic Thought
*[[City of Fire (band)|City of Fire]]
*[[Devin Townsend]] ([[Physicist (Devin Townsend album)|Physicist]] project)
*[[Fear Factory]]
*[[Front Line Assembly]] (Drum Tech – Hard Wired tour)
*[[Punky Brüster]]
*[[Strapping Young Lad]]
*[[Tenet (band)|Tenet]]
*[[Unit:187]]

===Current bands===
*[[Zimmers Hole]]
*Imonolith

==Discography==
* 1994: Caustic Thought – ''Caustic Thought''
* 1996: Punky Brüster – ''Cooked on Phonics''
* 2000: [[Devin Townsend]] – ''[[Physicist (album)|Physicist]]''
* 2005: Ani Kyd – ''Evil Needs Candy Too''

===Fear Factory===
*''[[Archetype (Fear Factory album)|Archetype]]'' (2004) (Stroud is listed as a band member although [[Christian Olde Wolbers]] recorded the bass tracks.)
*''[[Transgression (album)|Transgression]]'' (2005) (Listed as a band member but did not record due to Christian handling guitar and bass on the record.)
*''[[Mechanize]]'' (2010)

===Strapping Young Lad===
*''[[City (Strapping Young Lad album)|City]]'' (1997)
*''[[No Sleep Till Bedtime]]'' (1998)
*''[[Strapping Young Lad (album)|Strapping Young Lad]]'' (2003)
*''[[Alien (Strapping Young Lad album)|Alien]]'' (2005)
*''[[The New Black]]'' (2006)

===Unit 187===
*''Unit 187'' (1995)
*''Loaded'' (1998)

===Zimmers Hole===
*''[[Bound By Fire (Original)|Bound By Fire]]'' (1997)
*''[[Legion of Flames]]'' (2001)
*''[[When You Were Shouting at the Devil...We Were in League With Satan]]'' (2008)

===Guest appearances===
* ''[[Terror Syndrome (album)|Terror Syndrome]]'' ([[Terror Syndrome]], 2008)

==Equipment==
[[Fender Custom Shop]] 5 String bass guitars, Fender [[Heartfield]] 5 String bass guitar, [[Fernandes Guitars|Fernandes]] Tremour bass guitars, [[ESP Guitars|ESP]] Horizon 5 String bass guitars, Fender Strings, [[DR Handmade Strings|DR]] Strings, [[EMG Inc.|EMG]] pick ups, Bill Laurence pick ups, Ampeg 1968 SVT, [[Ampeg SVT]] 2pro, Ampeg SVT 4pro, Ampeg BSP pre amp, [[Mesa/Boogie]] M-Pulse 600, Ampeg 8x10 classic speaker cabinets, Mesa/Boogie 8x10 speaker cabinets, [[Tech 21]] Sans Amp-Bass Driver DI, [[Line 6 (company)|Line 6]] Bass Pod Pro, DigiTech effects pedals

Stroud has recently signed a deal with [[Ashdown Engineering|Ashdown]] Amps for equipment of the ABM range.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ashdownmusic.com/|title=Ashdown Engineering|website=Ashdown Engineering}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2018}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.farbeyondmetal.com/index.php?page_id=943|title=Far Beyond Metal|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928135720/http://www.farbeyondmetal.com/index.php?page_id=943|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.tenetforce.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030411063055/http://www.tenetforce.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2003|title=Tenet Force}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.strappingyounglad.com/|title=Strapping Young Lad|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712142120/http://www.strappingyounglad.com/|archive-date=July 12, 2006}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.legionofflames.com/|title=Legion of Flames|access-date=November 21, 2006|archive-date=July 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717051357/http://www.legionofflames.com/|url-status=usurped}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.unit187.com/|title=Unit 187}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.fearfactory.com/|title=Fear Factory}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.hevydevy.com|title=Hevy Devy}}

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