 "In Extremis" was rated the top album in 1998 by "Gnosis", and its success resulted in new concert appearances for the band.A new member, Matt Mitchell on keyboards was recruited to replace Hotle who had left after the making of "In Extremis", and Thinking Plague performed at the 1999 ProgDay Festival, followed by a tour of the eastern and mid-western United States.In June 2000 the band played at NEARfest, a recording of which was mixed three years later by Drake and released as "Upon Both Your Houses" in 2004 by NEARfest Records.