Stockholm's DOG FACED GODS was named after the TESTAMENT song. Vocalist Johnny Wranning and guitarist Conny Jonsson also have credits with EBONY TEARS. Wranning is also an ex-MISCREANT member. Before too long all the membership of EBONY TEARS were involved with DOG FACED GODS operating both bands in tandem. Pelle Saether of ZELLO produced and added guest vocals to the 1998 album. Keyboards came courtesy of ZELLO's Mats Olsson.

Following three EBONY TEARS albums, 1998's 'Tortura Insomnia', 1999's 'A Handful Of Nothing' and 'Evil As Hell' in 2001, Wranning exited that band, forging EYETRAP in November 2000 in collaboration with erstwhile SHATTRD personnel guitarist Fredrik Rhodin, bassist Joakim "Chucken" Rhodin and drummer, Jan Karlsson.

In 2004 the singer announced his new band MURGHATROID, a union with ex-THERION drummer Sam Carpenter (a.k.a. Sami Karppinen). Over his career, drummer Rickard Evensand would wind his way through a succession of acts of rising stature including EBONY TEARS, SORCEROR, Funksters IT'S ALIVE, MANIC DEPRESSION, SOUTHPAW, EYEBALL, SOILWORK, American act CHIMAIRA and the 2004 retro Black-Thrash union DEMONOID.

Peter Tuthill quit his position in CONSTRUCDEAD in May of 2005 in order to resurrect DOG FACED GODS. In early 2006 Tuthill announced new formation NAILSTATE to the world, being a union of Paul Mäkitalo (a.k.a. 'Themgoroth') of DARK FUNERAL and INFERNAL, Gustaf Jorde, ex-DEFLESHED and Stefan Norgren from ETERNAL OATH.

In early 2007 it was revealed Evansand was also involved with a high profile side act, DEAD BY APRIL, featuring M.A.N guitar player Martin Meyerman, DRAGONLAND guitarist Olof Mörck, bassist Staffan Persson of WHEN WE FALL plus the PAINFIELD, DEATHDESTRUCTION and NIGHTRAGE credited singer Jimmie Strimell.