scene." Powder Monkeys increased their live performances during 1994 and supported tours by Deniz Tek Group and by Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs. Jed Sayers left at the end of that year and the band continued as a three-piece. They performed at the Big Day Out in Melbourne early in the following year. Their next release, in February 1995, was a five-track EP Straight Until Morning, which was recorded by the Hemensley, Nolan and Ray line-up for a Triple J live broadcast. In November 1995 they supported United States hardcore singer, Henry Rollins, and then supported the re-formed Australian punk rockers, Radio Birdman, in January 1996. Powder Monkeys released a single, "The Supernova That Never Quits" in December 1995, ahead of their second album, Time Wounds all Heels in February 1996. It was produced by Chris Thompson, with McFarlane declaring, "[it] was almost the definitive example of the band's skilful, diamond-hard blues thrash." Tharunkas reviewer noticed that the band members, "have all had Seattle-grunge bypass operations, allowing them to get on with some serious rock action" and that the album, "is powerful, basic and honest rock'n'roll, played with instinct and the amps turned up loud." Hemensley and Ray also performed and recorded with the Peter Wells Band in 1996, which resulted in an album, Go Ahead Call the Cops, produced by the band and released in October that year on Dog Meat and Shock Records. There was interest from the US music industry's American Recordings in a local release of Time Wounds All Heels and a tour, but nothing resulted. Powder Monkeys spent most of 1997 in hiatus and re-emerged in August 1997 with a single, "Get the Girl Straight" (400 copies, red vinyl), on the Death Valley label. Most of 1998 was spent touring. A live album, Blood Sweat & Beers, was recorded at a gig at The Espy, Melbourne in April. It was released early in 1999 on Safety Pin Records (Spain) and on CD via Butcher's Hook Records (United Kingdom). They supported a gig by Swedish garage rockers, the Hellacopters in October in Melbourne. They followed with a European tour from March 1999 for three months. While on tour they recorded two tracks, "Two Tub Man" and "Destination X", both released as split 7-inch singles with the other tracks by the Hellacopters. Powder Monkeys also recorded a new studio album, Lost City Blues which was released in