 With the demanding schedule of playing so many shows consistently over the last several years, the band was wearing on each other due to too many chemicals and lack of sleep.In 1993 King departed to start his own band "The Kings Machine".An American Progressive Hard Rock/Metal band 1993–2000

Immediately King began auditioning players in 1993 for his new solo project "The Kings Machine", joining forces with former "Touched" guitarist Dave Barilla.