Power Trip was one of the most successful thrash metal bands of the 2010s,[citation needed] with Nightmare Logic entering the Billboard charts,[2] and receiving a number of accolades by publications.
[9][19] In May 2021, it was reported that the official cause of death was ruled by the Dallas County's medical examiner as an accidental overdose from the "toxic effects" of fentanyl.
[22][23][24] In a March 2021 interview with Los Angeles Times, the surviving members of Power Trip stated that they were unsure of the band's future, but did not rule out the possibility of continuing in Gale's memory.
"[25] On December 1, 2023, the surviving members of Power Trip played a secret surprise set at The Mohawk in Austin, Texas with Fugitive's Seth Gilmore on vocals.
[32] Gale cited the importance of guitar riffs and pop songs: "Some of Blake [Ibanez]'s favorite bands are Killing Joke, Stone Roses, Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Wipers".
[1] Other influences they have cited include Anti-Cimex, Breakdown, Cro-Mags, Discharge, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, English Dogs, Entombed, Excel, Exodus, the Icemen, Killing Time, Leeway, Bad Brains, Nuclear Assault, Prong, Sacrilege, Sepultura, Sodom, Suicidal Tendencies and Vio-Lence.