Thundermug (band) became inactive, as of 1976. Band members then commenced various solo projects. Bill Durst joined a ZZ Top tribute band called Tres Hombres, and later was a member of The Brains, a band that released one album in 1980, on Falcon Records. Joe de Angelis became involved in production work, acting as assistant engineer on Meat Loaf's 1981 album, "Dead Ringer". In 1983, Durst released a solo album, "Call Billy", on Passport Records. Joe de Angelis contributed background vocals. In 1989, Durst released a cassette-only second solo album, "Father Earth", on the independent Cottage Records. At the initiative of former
Pasta ZZ Pasta ZZ Pasta ZZ was a former Yugoslav new wave band from Belgrade, notable as participants in the "Artistička Radna Akcija" project in 1981. The band was formed by vocalist Đorđe Lukić and guitarists Branislav Petrović "Banana" Srđan Debeljković, bass guitarist Višeslav Orinčić, drummer Dragoslav Radojković and . The only recordings the band released were two songs, "F.G. & Acreppy", written by Petrović and Lukić, and "Drakula" ("Dracula"), written by Petrović, released on the "Artistička radna akcija" ("Artistic Work Action") compilation of various artists in 1981, featuring the second generation of the Belgrade new wave and punk rock bands. After