The band replaced Riddle with a then-unknown bassist named Scott Shiflett. After touring with bands such as NOFX, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and The Offspring during 1995, Riddle left Face to Face and went on to play in 22 Jacks and Pulley before settling on No Use for a Name. local radio station KROQ with the re-recording of " Disconnected". The label was nervous about their distribution deal and wanted a test release to run through the system, and issued an EP of songs from 7"s and other rarities called Over It.Ī&M Records signed the band and re-released Big Choice in 1995, yielding a minor hit on the L.A. The label, Victory Music,signed them and then they entered the studio with producer Thom Wilson (of The Offspring fame) and began recording their second album, entitled Big Choice. Before the band could begin work on Don't Turn Away's follow-up, they made a decision to go with a new label that had major-label distribution.
Also in 1993, just after a three-week tour in Germany supporting their labelmates Lagwagon, Face to Face added Chad Yaro as an additional guitarist. In addition to re-releasing the album, Fat Wreck Chords released " Disconnected" as a 7" single in August 1993. Strange was unable to keep up with the demand, so Keith contacted NOFX's Fat Mike of Fat Wreck Chords to re-release it with wider distribution. Copies of Don't Turn Away sold quickly and Dr. Strange issued the band's first single "No Authority" and their first studio album Don't Turn Away, which was released in 1992. In late 1991, Face to Face were signed to a local punk rock record label Dr. When Haake left, the band continued as a three-piece and changed their name to Face to Face in 1991.
As a three-piece, the band played a show at Spanky's in Riverside, California, and a couple of other local shows. Although no formal studio recordings of Zero Tolerance exist, they had recorded a handful of demo tapes. After forming, Kurth's friend Mark Haake joined the group in 1989 as an additional guitarist for a couple of months before getting orders to the Middle East with the Air Force. Face to Face traces its beginnings back to 1988 when singer/guitarist Trever Keith, bassist Matt Riddle, and drummer Rob Kurth formed a local metal band called Zero Tolerance.
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