He took a break from Prong during which he worked alongside rock musicians including Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor, and Glenn Danzig.

2013 saw the band release their Official Bootleg – Unleashed in the West album which featured re-recordings of 17 classic Prong tracks.

[3][4] Victor has cited numerous bands as influences, including Die Kreuzen, Killing Joke, Bauhaus, Black Flag, Bad Brains, Parliament-Funkadelic, Yes, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Destruction, Celtic Frost, Slayer, Metallica,[5] Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, the Stooges, Sex Pistols, Motörhead,[6] Neil Young, Fugazi, Minor Threat,[7] and Adolescents.

In 2013, his first signature model was released,[9] based on the newly introduced Banshee series, but with a mahogany body and neck, ebony fretboard, EMG pickups, and custom inlays.

Around the release of Rude Awakening, and before Prong's breakup, he was endorsed by Fernandes Guitars, using both a Vertigo and Deuce WS model.