He enlisted 7000 Dying Rats bandmate Donald James Barraca on bass, and longtime friend Larry Herweg (of post-metal band Pelican) on drums.
The band embarked on a European tour with The Capricorns during the summer of 2007 before returning to Chicago to record their third full-length, War Metal Battle Master, released by Southern Lord in March 2008.
An extensively edited version of the music video for the song "War Metal Battle Master" premiered on Headbangers Ball on MTV2 in July 2008.
The plot of the video follows the song's lyrics, with the unedited version featuring Spartan-like warriors fighting with swords, graphic depictions of decapitations, and naked, blood-covered female cannibals feasting on human flesh.
[12][13][14][15] In 2018, the band announced another EP, Dragon Eagle of Chaos, and played at Scorched Tundra Fest in Chicago, Illinois in support of the release.