 By this time, Rhythm King had been absorbed into Arista Records, as Martin Heath became the head of the department.The record label released the band from their recording contract.Following a split in 1996, McCarthy joined the band Pharmacy, O'Flaherty was involved in producing the Japanese girl band Mika Bomb, while McFeely formed the rock and roll band, Sister, and later recruited former bassist with The Young Offenders, Steve Hackett.