TO/DIE/FOR was formed under the name Mary-Ann in 1993. They released two demo EPs, "Mary-Ann" in 1997 and "Deeper Sin" in 1998, before changing name as they modified musical style from heavy metal to gothic metal in 1999. "Deeper Sin" thereby resulted in a record deal with Spinefarm Records.
Their debut album - All Eternity - was released in Finland by the end of 1999, and the band then signed contracts with Nuclear Blast (for Europe) and Pony Canyon (for Japan). Their cover of "In The Heat Of The Night" was to be the only single, and together with "Farewell" it was recorded as a music video, and obtained a fair amount of exposure.
In 2000, the band toured Europe together with Dark Tranquillity, Sentenced and In Flames. Bassist Miikka Kuisma quit the band and was replaced by Marko Kangaskolkka, who had played with the band in its early years. "Epilogue", the successor of "All Eternity", was released in 2001, and was followed by a tour with Lacrimosa.
The album "Jaded" was released in 2003, and is by many fans still seen as their best effort. In August of that year, vocalist Jarno Perätalo left the band. He assembled a new band named Tiaga, integrated by former members of TO/DIE/FOR. Juha Kylmänen (from For My Pain and Reflexion) then assumed the vocals of TO/DIE/FOR. However, in 2004, Jarno Perätalo and the band Tiaga took the name TO/DIE/FOR themselves, releasing the fourth album, simply entitled "IV", in 2005.
On 4 October 2006 TO/DIE/FORreleased their fifth studio album, entitled "Wounds Wide Open". After the promotional tour that stretched to October 2007, the band decided to take a break.
TO/DIE/FOR recorded five albums for Spinefarm Records. After a hiatus that lasted almost two years (dueto personal and health reason), TO/DIE/FOR started again in 2010, after wounds were healed a little bit.
The guys recorded an album called "Samsara” and signed some license deals in different countries, forexample with Massacre Records in Europe, with Hydrant Music/BURRN! in Japan or Fono Ltd. in Russia.
In autumn 2014 TO/DIE/FOR started to write and record new songs for their 7th album "CULT", which is going to be released in late June 2015 in Europe via Massacre Records.