Wilson and Darlington later formed a doom metal band called Portrayal but were meanwhile replaced in Blood Duster by Tony Forde (vocals) and Brad Johnston (guitar), formerly of death metal band Hecatomb, which also supplied drummer Shane Rout (Brick quit due to medical reasons). This line-up recorded 1993's Fisting the Dead, a straight-forward grindcore EP that featured 25 tracks. The release of the album was followed by an Australian tour with Brutal Truth, after which both Rout and Johnston left to work on Rout's side-project, a black metal band called Abyssic Hate. The Fisting The Dead album was later repackaged twice; first, with the Yeest EP on Relapse Records (and Drug Bust Records) in 1996, and later with bonus tracks as Fisting The Dead?Again on Goat Sounds Records in 2005.

In 1995, Blood Duster produced the EP Yeest, which started to show some more rock leanings. This had the new line-up of Forde, Fuller, guitarist Fin Allman, and drummer Matt "Rizzo" Maidhorn. Maidhorn's stay was short and he was replaced by Euan Heriot of both Fracture and Abramelin. This version of the band produced 1998's Str8 Outta Northcote album that featured a bizarre combination of whiskey-soaked Southern rock riffs and blasting grindcore.

1998 saw Blood Duster again tour Australia-wide with Brutal Truth, and recording shows for a planned double live album. Heriot left the band in early 1999 and Rout returned but after a few rehearsals was replaced again by Maidhorn. Allman quit the band in early 2000 and the live album was abandoned in favour of new material featuring the line-up of Fuller, Forde, Rizzo, and guitarist Matt Collins. The album, controversially entitled Cunt, was released worldwide in 2001 and saw Blood Duster returning to a more percussive-driven grind style. Just before the release of the CD, the band added second guitarist Josh "JJ La Whore" Nixon from Canberra doom band Pod People. It was also around this time that the band appeared in the music video for the song Thunderbirds Are Coming Out by fellow Australian band TISM.

After touring with The Dwarves in 2001, Blood Duster released the "Drink, Fight, Fuck" EP, which featured the track "66.6FMONYOURRADIODIAL," used in a television commercial for Reflex copying paper. The following year the band suffered yet another line-up shuffle when Nixon was replaced by "Beltsy" Belthrower, of Melbourne hardcore band Mindsnare, although Nixon provided half of the electric guitars and an acoustic guitar track on the 2003 self-titled album. Forde also joined The Day Everything Became Nothing in 2002 and has since recorded three CDs with that group.

The eponymous Blood Duster album was released in 2003 and featured special guests including original AC/DC singer Dave Evans, Jay Dunne from 28 Days and all three members of Melbourne band The Spazzys. There was controversy surrounding some of the artwork and some bonus CD-ROM content that was supposed to be included with the album, due to problems with Australian censors. Two further singles were released from this album, "IWannaDoItWithADonna" in 2003 and "SixSixSixteen" in 2004.

Most of 2004 was spent touring Australia, first with the Big Day Out and then doing many of their own shows. Following tours with The Dwarves and Pungent Stench in early 2005, Blood Duster toured across Europe and Japan to promote the release of their first DVD, The Shape of Death to Come. In 2006, the band issued the live album Kill, Kill, Kill in a limited edition of 500 copies. The album was recorded in Sydney in 1996 during a tour with Brutal Truth. In 2006, Blood Duster began pre-production for a proposed triple album consisting of a disc each of death rock, grind, and drone doom, with guests including Darren Hayes from Savage Garden and 70s balladeer and actor Darryl Cotton. Lyden N? (Norwegian for The Now Sound) was released on 27 April 2007 as a double album with the third disc available as additional downloadable content.

Matt Rizzo was dismissed from Blood Duster ahead of their tour with Napalm Death in September 2007. He was replaced by Dave Haley of the Hobart band Psycroptic.

Band members

Current members:
Jason "P.C." Fuller - bass (joined 1991)
Tony Forde - vocals (joined 1992)
Matt "Lo Pants" Collins - guitar (joined(2000)
Belt Thrower - guitar (joined 2003)
Dave Haley - drums (joined 2007)

Former members
Josh "JJ LaWhore" Nixon - guitar (2000 - 2003)
Matt Rizzo - drums (1995, 1999 - 2007)
Fin Allman - guitar (1994 - 2000)
Shane Rout - drums (1992 - 1994)
Brad Johnston - guitar (1992 - 1994)
Euan Heriot - drums (1995 - 1999)
Troy Darlington - guitar (1992 - 1992)
Callum Wilson - vocals (1992 - 1992)

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