Vreid arose from the demise of the legendary Windir. Their 2 first albums "Kraft" & "Pitch Black brigade" was released on Tabu Recordings in 2004 & 2006. The albums were critical acclaimed, and through excessive touring Vreid became a well know act within the extreme metal scene. In this period Vreid did 3 tours with their fellow Norsemen Enslaved, and played festivals such as Wacken & Inferno.

In 2007 they took a major step forward with the album "I krig . Once again working with the guys that signed Vreid in the first place, but now on their new Norwegian label Indie Recordings. This album was based on a poetry collection by Norwegian resistance fighter Gunnar-Reiss Andersen. The theme of the album was Norwegian resistance during WW2. Musically Vreid expanded their sound by incorporating a lot of elements from Norwegian folk music, and classic rock from the 70ths, like Alice Cooper, The Stooges, Black Sabbath & Motorhead, but still very much keeping their Norwegian metal roots. "Their music was dubbed as "Black & Roll". The album got raving reviews, sales were increasing and Vreid continued doing a lot of shows. By 2007 Vreid had done over 100 shows in 18 countries including a first ever show in the US. Late 2007 they did a very successful European tour with Metal veterans Marduk & Unleashed.

Hváll started writing on their 4th album during the autumn of 2007. The pre-prods were done during the winter, and on the Norwegian day of liberation May the 8th, they started the recordings of their new album MILORG. Drums were recorded at Subsonic Studio, while the rest of the album was recorded & mixed at Hváll's own Studio 1184. The album was entirely produced by the band themselves, while the mastering was done at Studio 210 in Berlin. The production was bigger and warmer, just as the music itself has expanded to an inferno of extreme metal. The band sounded a lot more mature & atmospheric, yet more raw and powerful with this album. Vreid continued their historical based lyrics. The album was named after the WW2 Norwegian resistance group MILORG ( MILitarry ORGanization) and is a salute to their work. The artwork was once again done by PC Groove, and is nothing less than breathtaking.

The album got a fantastic feedback, and is undoubtedly Vreids greatest success so far.
Vreid followed up the album my making 2009 their most active tour year ever. They kicked off with a European co-headliner tour with Kampfar, this was quickly followed by a new European tour as special guests for Death Metal legends Pestilence. During the summer Vreid played mainstage at major festivals such as Wacken, Brutal Assault, Zwarte Cross, Inferno, Summer Breeze etc.. In the autumn they did a very successful 3 week tour in North America with Belphegor, Eluveitie & Alestorm.

2010 is a year in the creative sign for Vreid. They are working hard on their 5th album, which will be released through Indie Rec early 2011.
Vreid has also had a line-up change. Guitarist Ese quit, and was replaced by Strom. Strom was an old partner in crime, as he had played with the guys in the period of 1996-2004 in the bands Ulcus & Windir. Being occupied with the new album, Vreid only did a few selected shows in the first half of 2010 such as Metal Hammer Fest, Ragnarok, Fiesta Pagana, Royal Metal Fest etc.. In the autumn Vreid will release their first DVD entitled ?Goddamnit?, the release will be followed up by a few selected European shows.

2011 is set to a very intense year for Vreid. They have just signed an agreement with ICS Festival Service GmbH, and are planning to follow up their next release with several tours and festival.