[citation needed] Prior to Nausea, guitarist Victor Dominicis played in the hardcore punk bands Hellbent and Sacrilege.

[citation needed] After Robinson's departure, he was replaced by Al Long and the band began to experiment with darker, metal influences.

The band broke new ground for the emerging crust punk genre,[2] flirting with doom metal, d-beat, noise rock and sludge.

[4] In their formative years, the founding members were compelled by the political and social messages that the band Crass would use to drive their music; their lyrics reflected their views on feminism, anti-racism, class conflict, and the opposition against war.

Roy Mayorga went on to play with Shelter, Soulfly, Maggott SS (featuring members of Electric Frankenstein and Degeneration), ABLOOM, and Stone Sour.