“Dave wanted me to jam but I thought he was a bit of geek’, reminisces Bush, “I was pretty pompous, They only kept me for the PA but the night I joined we wrote “Stricken By Fate”, “You’re Never Alone” and “No Reason to Live.” With the lineup secured, they started to make the move.

Fine-tuning their chops on the bourgeoning LA metal scene, the band gigged with the likes of WASP and Metallica, quickly gaining a reputation as one of LA’s premier live acts.  A track on the second installment of the now famous Metal Massacre compilation series led to an EP on Metal Blade Records.