In 1996, Lenaire departed from Tourniquet. According to Mendez, he believed that Lenaire had a falling out with Kirkpatrick, as well as vocalist-at-the-time Luke Easter, which led to his departure. Lenaire went on to form Echo Hollow alongside Ritter. With Echo Hollow, Lenaire recorded on both albums, titled Diet of Worms and Superficial Intelligence. In 2004, Echo Hollow disbanded, with Lenaire going to form Cripple Need Cane. In 2005, with Cripple Need Cane, Lenaire recorded and released The Big Dance. In 2006, Lenaire reconnected with his former Tourniquet bandmates Mendez and Macias, repairing any bad blood there was between them, and created the project known as 2050. The band, while never having released a full length album, have recorded two songs, including “Darfur” and “In Remission”. A long gap between his musical career occurred, however, this allowed Lenaire to write a book, titled Infidel Manifesto: Why Sincere Believers Lose Faith, which documents Lenaire’s leaving of the Christian faith. According to his bandmate, Mendez, Lenaire is agnostic and is “still searching”. In 2017, he recorded his debut solo release, titled No Time Now, which featured Bubby Lewis (Snoop Dogg, Suicidal Tendencies), Anna Sentina, Neil Swanson (Ritchie Sambora and Orianthi), Aly Frank, Andrijana Janevska, and Ritter. Lenaire later released a single with Easter on vocals. In early 2020, Lenaire released his second solo release, which was titled Symphonic Liberties, which saw a departure from the typical metal releases Lenaire was known for, moving into classical music territories. Later on that year, Lenaire announced a third solo album, which featured his former bandmates, Ritter, Easter, and Mendez – with hopes that Macias would return – to record a thrash metal album similar to Tourniquet. Lenaire also hired David Husvik of Extol, Azusa, and Mantric fame to record drums for the album. The band would later announce their name as FLOOD, with the assistance of Michael Sweet of Stryper. The full lineup consists of Lenaire on guitars and vocals, Guy Ritter on vocals, Erik Mendez on guitars, David Husvik on drums, and Anna Sentina on bass.