Shortly after the tour ended Tony left the band, so Mike and Alaric shared vocal duties for the Burn EP.
When Defiance returned to Portland, Matt (former The Obliterated) was recruited as second guitarist, and after a short tour with The Riffs the second LP Nothing Lasts Forever was released.
Along with a U.S. tour alongside A Global Threat, Clit 45, and The Riffs, the band made an appearance in the Holidays In The Sun festival 2002 in New Jersey.
As the record was finished, the band toured alongside Icons of Filth and Clit 45 on the U.S. West Coast.
In June 2003 Defiance was set to get back to the UK for the first time in eight years, unfortunately, bassist Alan was denied a passport, so Kyle from The Riffs would then fill in for the tour.
The band began work on a new album in 2008 that was finished in February 2010 and released on the label Unrest Records the following year.