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===Metal Blade era (1998–2004)===
The group moved to [[Metal Blade Records]] in 1998. Their first album under the label, ''[[Tape Head]]'', signaled a new era for the band. They modified their creative methods by writing and recording the album together in the studio, rather than coming together to record songs that the individual members had written separately. They also elected not to hire an outside producer and recorded the album at Pinnick's Hound Pound and Tabor's Alien Beans Studios, thus cutting production costs. Their next two albums, ''[[Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous]]'' (2000) and ''[[Manic Moonlight]]'' (2001), were more or less created in the same way.

''Manic Moonlight'' featured the band experimenting with electronic drum loops and other sounds for the first time on a record. The new direction, along with the relatively short length of the album, was generally not well received by longtime fans, but did get some positive critical reviews.

For their next album, 2003's ''[[Black Like Sunday]]'', the group arranged and recorded an album of original songs that the band had regularly performed during ''The Edge'' and ''Sneak Preview'' days of the early 1980s. The cover art for this album was selected from artwork submitted by fans in an online contest.

The double-disc set ''[[Live All Over the Place]]'' (2004) was the band's final album for Metal Blade Records, and their first official live release.