In 2001, Sankey relocated from
Australia to
Los Angeles to begin a new band with
Fear Factory guitarist
Dino Cazares which became
Divine Heresy. Sankey and Cazares also co-wrote music for the
Roadrunner United album, meanwhile Sankey continued to write, record and tour America with his band
Devolved. In 2012, Sankey joined forces with
Howard Jones (ex-
Killswitch Engage,
Blood Has Been Shed) and Francesco Artusato (
All Shall Perish) as co-founder and drummer of
Devil You Know. In June 2016 it was announced that Sankey was no longer part of the band, for reasons unspecified and was replaced by former
Trivium drummer
Nick Augusto. In February 2017, Sankey joined Australian
nu metal band
Superheist as their new drummer and moved back to his homeland of Australia to pursue other career avenues. In December 2015, Sankey started a 'replacement' multi city music festival to the diminished Soundwave Festival, called Legion Music Fest, to be held in January 2017. It is speculated that Sankey cancelled Legion and sold the rights to the Download Festival. Sankey relocated temporarily to the Gold Coast where he was co-owner / creator of the Meter Maids bar in Orchid Avenue Surfers Paradise which opened doors just prior to the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Sankey has since moved onto a career in Mortuary Science with his beloved cat, Biff. ==Personal life==