Painface formed in late 1997 after Andrew Rouw (known by his stage name \"Anders Colsefni\") departed from Slipknot earlier that year. The band worked on an untitled demo EP between 1998-1999 for which fans adopted the name \"On A Pale Horse\", which later also included recordings from 2001. Later on in 1999 they recorded their first full-length album, FleshCraft. In 2001 the band significantly altered their line-up, changing name to \"On A Pale Horse\" and soon stopped being associated with Painface, being considered a different band.