In 1997, Victory Records released Strife's sophomore studio album, "In This Defiance". The album brought together the mainstream and underground metal and hardcore genres into one complete package of mayhem, destruction and pestilence. Featuring guest appearances from members of FEAR FACTORY, SEPULTURA and DEFTONES, "In This Defiance" was a groundbreaking album for Strife fusing the gap between hardcore, punk, and metal.