in june 2010 lindberg unveiled his new band the black pacific. the group signed to sideonedummy records and debuted two tracks, "the system" and "when it's over". black pacific features alan vega (from good guys in black) on drums and davey latter (from everest) on bass, with jim writing all of the songs, playing guitar, and singing. produced by far guitarist shaun lopez, black pacific's debut album features a variety of musical styles. black pacific played their debut show at epicenter 2010 in fontana, california. their self-titled debut was released on september 14, 2010.