The thrash metal ban Mindfield began in Germany in the year 1994. The band started when guitarist Rainer Sickler joined with four other musicians. However the band line-up altered frequently for the following two years, it was then, in 1996 that the band released its' first demo titled "Fields Of Vision". During that period, the band toured with other German bands such as Totenmond, Night In Gails, and Crosscut. In 1997 ExamMindfield released an EP titled "The Final Piece". Mindfield was signed to the record label Gutter Records in 1999. Later, in 2000, released their first full length album entitled "Deviant". The band later signed with Lifeforce Records, which happens to be the same label that claimed Trivium's early works. In 2003 Mindfield released "Below" with Lifeforce Records.