[3] Following the release of a couple of demo tapes, the group was signed to Combat Records and issued their first LP, Amnesty, in 1985.
In 1987, the band traveled to Los Angeles to record their follow up, A Life of Crime, with producer Randy Burns.
During the recording sessions, Ken Black left the band and returned to Chicago to sort out substance abuse issues.
Although Svitek appears on the album's cover, Kevin Michael later confirmed that Ken Black had finished his guitar parts before leaving Los Angeles.
Louis Svitek later played with the Chicago punk band Lost Cause, Ministry, Mind Funk, Pigface, The Hollow steps (also featured Ken Black on a few cuts) and Project 44.