 In late May 1980, Williams and a new trio incarnation of the Lifetime featuring Patrick O'Hearn on bass (miscredited as Patrick O'Hara) and Tom Grant on keyboards recorded the little-known "Play or Die" album for the Swiss label PS Productions.Stylistically, the recording found Williams returning to high energy keyboard-dominated instrumental fusion reminiscent of the 1975 album "On the Mountain" by Elvin Jones, Jan Hammer and Gene Perla.At the time of his death Williams was writing and rehearsing with guitarist Lyle Workman (who had appeared on Williams' 1996 solo release "Wilderness") to form yet another incarnation of the Lifetime.