By 1996 founding band member Baterz had developed an important name for himself as a solo artist. He invested in equipment to set up his own recording studio and label called Army of Nerds and, with recording gear in place, brought back various group members to record the third album as a band, "I Told You it Wouldn't Work" in 1998. The album had a much cleaner and defined sound, with stronger arrangements than seen before. The tracks included "Agent of Satan", "Darren Williams", and their most-recognised song "The Drowning of the Daddo Brothers".