In mid-1997, drummer Khachaturian left the band because of a hand injury (he subsequently co-founded The Apex Theory, which included former Soil bassist Dave Hakopyan).
Pada pertengahan tahun 1997, drummer Andy Khachaturian meninggalkan band karena cedera tangan (ia kemudian bekerja sama). mendirikan The Apex Theory, yang termasuk mantan bassis Soil Dave Hakopyan).