Horiuchi had released a few songs for SFS throughout 2010 and 2011; when questioned by fans through his Facebook page about whether he would continue with the project, he responded, "...starstruck for stereo is just a time killer..."[6] On November 13, Horiuchi posted lyrics for an upcoming Starstruck for Stereo song, indicating that he was continuing with SFS.
[7] In place of the founder and bass guitarist, Nason Schoeffler, Horiuchi joined the band Falling in Reverse.
[10][11][12][13] During late 2012, Ahmad Alkurabi's (A Smile from the Trenches member) was searching for a new bassist for his band Rob the Cartel.
On October 22, Ahmad announced that Rob the Cartel had disbanded due to Stason, Andrew, Mika, and Tommy leaving to form the band NOISE.
Horiuchi later joined the band Deadbeat Diary alongside Joel Faviere (formerly of Get Scared) and Stephen Krypel.
The band later disbanded, and "Born To Hate You" ended up being the last song on Joel Faviere's latest release Dark Days.