Later that year, Kahan was replaced by drummer John Hiltz, birthing the longest lasting incarnation of the band.
By this point, the band's aggressive political message and related critique of their contemporaries had attracted media attention,[7] and they endured animosity in New York City and beyond.
By early 1993, Nathanson and McPheeters had relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey and begun a new version of the band with bassist Tonie Joy (of Moss Icon and Universal Order of Armageddon) and drummer Brooks Headley (also from Universal Order of Armageddon).
Although only extant for seven months, this was a prolific incarnation, as they continued to tour and released split 7-inches with Screeching Weasel (in which both bands swapped lyrics) and Universal Order of Armageddon.
Their radical leftist stance became increasingly drenched in cynicism, which slowly threatened to overtake their message[citation needed] – the results of this evolution are evidenced in the nonsense song "Lillian" and other non-sequitur pieces from this time.