[2] They toured with The Cult before signing to Criminal Damage Records,[2] who released their debut EP, The Teachings of Web, in 1984.

Cub was replaced by Stu, and Ausgang signed to FM Records, who issued the Hunt Ya Down EP in 1985, followed by the band's debut album, Manipulate, in January 1986.

[2] Inspired by a friend who had painted the slogan on his jacket, the band briefly lengthened their name to Ausgang-a-Go-Go in an attempt to break away from their goth reputation, releasing the Los Descamisados mini-LP under that name in 1987 before splitting up.

[4] A cassette-only collection of demos, In Retrospect (Out Of Our Minds), was released that year on the Fourth Dimension label.

The reunited band played at several editions of the Drop Dead Festival, including New York City in 2004 and 2006,[7] and Prague in 2007.