Planned split with Disciple blocked

During the first half of 2000, As Friends Rust went on mini-tours with New Jersey hardcore band Fast Times and Washington D.C. hardcore band Good Clean Fun , and also played The Copper Sun Indie Records Winter Festival in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Detroit Festival in Eastpointe, Michigan, and Krazy Fest 3 in Louisville, Kentucky. In March 2000, Good Life Recordings announced a long-delayed split 7-inch vinyl between As Friends Rust and Christian metallic hardcore band Disciple . The split, which had been in development since 1998, was scheduled to use the unreleased November 1996 recording of As Friends Rust’s “The Only Point,” a song with pro-choice lyrics, while Disciple contributed a December 1997 recording of “Candy Apple,” a song with pro-life lyrics. However, the split was blocked by ex-As Friends Rust guitarist Olmino, who had since become a pro-life supporter, and opposed the use of the song which he had earlier co-written with Moyal. Another 7-inch vinyl release planned by As Friends Rust during this era was a three-song extended play of fellow Gainesville musician Tom Petty covers. This was scheduled for release through Dim Mak Records , but the songs were never recorded.