The Christian-themed industrial group Mental Damage was formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1989 by brothers Samuel and David Durling in tandem with Jonas Blaberg. Debuting that same 12 months using the cassette When Madness Hits, Mental Destruction agreed upon with the Cool Meat Sector label to concern 1991’s The Strength of Darkness; after a 1994 tour, Blaberg still left the group, so that as a duo the Durling Brothers documented 1996’s Straw.