In 1993, the band signed a distribution deal with A&M Records,"Lowest of the Low opts for major label". Ottawa Citizen, March 24, 1994. and released Hallucigenia in 1994. They toured to support the album and had begun early preparations for their follow-up album, but creative and business tensions resulted in the band breaking up later the same year. Hawkins released a solo album, The Secret of My Excess, in 1996 before forming Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails.
