 The band released a mini-album, "Whetting the Scythe", in 1984, and toured the U.S.

By the mid-1980s, Kraut had added second guitarist Christopher Smith from Battalion of Saints, and developed a more hard rock/metal sound.Guitarist Holland went on to play for New York hardcore band the Cro-Mags.A Kraut reunion show with all four original members took place in 2002 at CBGB during the "New York Thrash" reunion, yielding the "Live at CBGB's" album.