Richard (or Rickard as his name is written in Swedish) Bång formed a band in 1993 with bass player Joakim (Harju) Hedestedt. The band was soon joined by vocalist Marco Aro. After the first gig in spring 1994, guitarist Joacim Carlsson (Afflicted, General Surgery) joined up and they decided to change the band name to Face Down.



the album "Mindfield" was recorded in summer 1995 at Soundfront Studio, with acclaimed producer Daniel Bergstrand. Shortly afterwards, Richard Bång left the band. He was soon replaced by drummer Peter Stjärnvind (Unanimated, Merciless, Entombed).