 In 2017 Bill Schultz and Kevin Lewis started a new band, Minus Knives, along with singer Brandon Espinoza, and drummer Greg Wroblewski.Allmusic described Factory 81's music style as a fusion of "stomp-paced metal" and "'new school' hardcore", and as mosh metal.Influences cited by the band include genres such as jazz, fusion, and world music, and the band Tool.