 McLoughlin left and was replaced by ex-Inside Out bassist, Alex Gopian.The band played a show in California (their first and last show on the west coast of America) which spawned a 7" single "East Meets West" which included the Killing Time track, "Wall of Hate", and tracks by Sick Of It All, Vision, Carry Nation, and Point Blank.However, for most of this period, the band was considered to be in hiatus as they neither recorded nor toured.