Intervening bands in which he was played were the Sun Valley Crew (together with fellow Eraserhead, Raimund Marasigan) and Twisted Halo (with Vin Dancel, Jason Caballa, Joey Odulio, and Mon Lopez.).

For his bass work for Cambio (Derby Light) and Twisted Halo (In Loving Memory of the Fearless Exploits of the Bolo Brigade).

", Itchyworms' "Little Monsters Under your Bed" (with Romel Sanchez), 6 Cycle Mind's "Panorama", Moonstar88's "Todo Combo", and Imago's "Blush".

In late 2015, Zabala replaced Hilera's bassist, Ivan Garcia who left the band for personal reasons.

A year later, Zabala left The Dawn due to unknown reasons and was replaced by the returning Carlos Balcells.