 Playing in Control briefly, he eventually moved on to his best known project, Heathen in 1985.Piercy shared lead and rhythm duties with Lee Altus in Heathen from 1985 to 1992, playing on both of their LP's "Breaking the Silence" and "Victims of Deception".He left the band in 1991 after Roadrunner dropped Heathen prior to the Sepultura/European tour.