Having only recruited Fulli a couple of weeks prior, and having no previous experience, the band had no real expectations of winning the contest.
Achieving minor success in the Bay Area and playing almost every thrash show at the Mountain View Theater, with the likes of Slayer, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, D.R.I., etc.
In the fall of 1988, Epidemic came to the conclusion that they needed a drummer with further advanced double kick skills and Bruce agreed to leave the band.
The band initially gave out 300 free demos after a Vio-lence show at the Omni and their popularity grew tremendously.
They also reached agreement with Marco Barbieri, who years later would become the head of the label Century Media Records, to become their manager.
Entering Razor's Edge studios in San Francisco in the fall of 1993, the band recorded their album, Exit Paradise, which was released in October 1994.