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Marco Aro - Vocals
Joacim Carlsson - Guitars
Joakim Hedestedt - Bass
Erik Thyselius - Drums
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Genre: Metalcore
Origin: Sweden
Label: Black Lodge
Status: Active
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Biography
In 1993 bass player Joakim (Harju) Hedestedt and drummer Richard BÃ¥ng started a band called Machine God along with guitarist Alex Linder. 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.
Later that year, Linder was replaced by Niklas Ekstrand (ex-Tiamat) due in part to his basic lack of interest.
With this line up, the first demo was recorded and duplicated in over 800 copies.
These were widely spread and given away and none were sent out to record companies.
Through word of mouth, the demo was picked up by Soundfront Music. After a gig in Stockholm in spring 1995 the band signed a contract with Roadrunner Records (through Soundfront Music.)
That was also the last gi
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