The band rose to fame with their 1995 album Big Choice, featuring the radio hit "Disconnected" which received heavy rotation on KROQ radio in Los Angeles and appeared in the movies Tank Girl and National Lampoon's Senior Trip.

[3] During that time all the band members played in a number of post-Face to Face projects including Legion of Doom, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, The Offspring and Saves the Day.

Face to Face can trace its beginnings to 1987 when Trever Keith (vocals, synthesizers) and Matt Riddle (bass, background vocals), who had both been friends since high school, and formed a heavy metal band named Victoria Manor that also featured Todd "Rick" Atmire (guitars) and Matt Atmire (drums).

Other than one demo tape they released in 1989,[6] Victor Manor never released any albums and after they disbanded, Keith and Riddle formed a band named Zero Tolerance with drummer Rob Kurth and guitarist Mark Haake who were both Air Force members stationed at George Air Force Base outside of Victorville.

Like Victor Manor, Zero Tolerance never released a full-length album, but they recorded one demo tape in 1990 with the aforementioned line-up.

[8] Shortly afterwards, guitarist Mark Haake left the band and the remaining members continued on as a three-piece.

After finishing the recording, Victory Music decided they wanted to test their distribution system with a new release.

[10] Their song "I Won't Lie Down" was featured on the 1997 movie Mortal Kombat Annihilation soundtrack.

With Parada behind the drums, the band recorded and released two more albums (with producer Chad Blinman), Ignorance Is Bliss (1999) and Reactionary (2000).

[11] Following the release of Reactionary, long-time guitarist Chad Yaro left the band to focus on his family.

[5] Later that same year the band launched a short U.S. tour[12] with former Uprising drummer Danny Thompson replacing Pete Parada, who had recently joined The Offspring.

[11] In September 2015, it was announced that the band had signed with Fat Wreck Chords and was headed to the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado to begin recording their ninth album.