Mike Sentkiewitz left the band and they were forced to change their name to Killing Time after legal action was threatened by a heavy metal band of the same name. The band entered the Normandy Sound studio in Warren, Rhode Island with famed hardcore producer, Tom Soares, who had previously been involved with recording Cro-Mags' "Best Wishes" and Gang Green's "Older... Budweiser". The band performed as a four-piece and re-recorded some of the tracks from their first demo and some new material which resulted in the "Brightside" album being released in November, 1989. In the same year, Blackout Records released a New York hardcore compilation, "Where the Wild Things Are," which contained two of Killing Time's tracks – "Backtrack" and "Brightside".