Shortly after the albums release Rich left the band. Alex Gopian from Inside Out, a hardcore band out of Westchester, NY, replaced him. They took some time off between 1990 and 1991, but did make it out California to play their first and only west coast show at the Country Club in LA. The song "Wall of Hate" was released on a 7" single that documented the show, billed as "East Meets West." Released on the Nemesis Records label, the EP contains the Killing Time track, along with cuts by Sick of it All, Vision, Carry Nation and Point Blank. 

When they did “regroup" to record the "Happy Hour" EP in 1991, things were a bit different. Rich was back, now on second guitar, with Alex still holding it down on bass. They were a five-piece now, with more of a musical influence than when Raw Deal first formed. The EP was released on Blackout! Records and contained four songs: the title track, plus "Whole Lotta Nuthin’," "Going Somewhere," and "Whole Lotta Nuthin Pt. 2." A European 12" was also released that also contained that second, uncirculated Raw Deal demo. 

The band played around the Northeast US to support the release -- including a benefit in their hometown of Yonkers to help out Tony Pradlik's record store, Rockin' Rex. But the Hardcore scene itself was changing: it was becoming more violent, with the music secondary to the socializing and posing.

The band members kept themselves busy by quickly joining or forming other bands. Carl joined a band called Mind's Eye with Steve Murphy (vocals), Chris Skowronski (guitar) and Rob Sefcik (drums) all formally with Uppercut, with newcomer Sean O'Brien on bass. They released some records on the Rope-A-Dope Records label started by Carl and Rich McLoughlin, who had joined the Unholy Swill. Alex joined the hip-hop group Justice System and Drago became a police officer in his native White Plains. Anthony continued with his work in the world of finance, but did do a "one-off" show with his band Angryhead.

In 1994 Killing Time was offered a European tour, but first some major line-up changes had to be made for this first and only overseas excursion. Dave Franklin, lead singer of the New Jersey hardcore band Vision was tapped to be lead singer, as Anthony's job prevented him from extensive touring. Alex’s band, The Justice System, had signed to MCA Records, so former Uppercut/Judge guitarist Lars Weiss replaced him.

Upon returning the band broke up yet again, this time laying low for a while. Two years later, phone calls were made and they reformed with Anthony back in and Sean O'brien on bass. They played some warm-up shows and started writing new songs that would prove to be their best and that would solidify their place in Hardcore history. Not only would the new record be a return to the heavy, straight-ahead sound of Brightside, but would also take Killing Time’s sound a step further.

A taste of the new album was released as a 7" EP/CD5 titled "Unavoidable." It featured three new songs ("Can't Get Around It", "Comfortable?" & "Personal Hardcore") and a Germs cover (Manimal/We Must Bleed). The band also contributed to the "Punk Rock Jukebox" compilation with their version of the Sex Pistols classic "Bodies."

In the summer of 1996, Killing Time recorded "The Method" at LoHo studios in NYC, with Murphy's Law bassist Dean Rispler producing for Blackout! Records. In addition to the 3 songs from the "Unadvoidable" EP, the record featured 13 new ones, plus re-recordings of "Happy Hour" and "Outgroup" (a song originally by Major Conflict that was recorded for the 2nd Raw Deal demo) for a total of 18. It was released on CD in America, England and Japan. A vinyl version was planned and even made it as far as the test pressing stage (of which ten copies exist), but was never manufactured.

Despite releasing a record that was simultaneously a return to form and a bold move forward, the band did not stay together long after its release. Killing Time played a farewell show at Newburgh Skate Park in Newburgh, NY in 1997.

In the spring of 2005, the band reunited once again, playing two sold-out shows at the North Six club in Brooklyn, NY. The enthusiastic response energized the band, and more shows followed, including the last CBGB’s matinee and a return to the “Superbowl of Hardcore.

Early in the summer of 2006, the band tapped old friend and Uppercut guitarist Chris Skowronski to play bass and did some NY-area shows before leaving for a European tour in the fall. They returned, played a few local shows, and set out for their first tour of Asia in November 2007, playing two weeks in Japan and So. Korea.

Inspired by the overwhelming response during the Asian tour, the band discussed writing the first new Killing Time material since 1996. They decided to bring it back to where it all started—Drago’s parents’ garage, the place where Breakdown had formed and where the classic “Brightside” record had been written and rehearsed. On a bitterly cold evening in early January of 2008, the band assembled in the now much cleaner garage and got to work. A steady stream of new material began to take shape.

As winter turned to spring (and the garage’s spaceheater was replaced by a large fan), the band finalized the 12 songs that would become Killing Time’s third LP and first studio effort in over ten years. Recorded in July of 2008 at Electroluxe Studios in Brooklyn, “Three Steps Back” is simultaneously a return to the band’s roots (literally, in the case of the garage) and a new vision of what a classic hardcore band can still accomplish. The band drew on their various influences and musicianship to craft twelve news songs that bring New York Hardcore back to its punk roots while still offering up that classic Killing Time crunch and power. At a time when the genre is more popular than ever--not always for the right reasons--the record is a testament to what true New York Hardcore is about: a bunch of friends in a garage having fun and doing what they enjoy.