Lewis returned to L.A. Guns in 1999. The classic lineup released a re-recorded version of the hit album "Cocked and Loaded" in 2000. This updated version was called "Cocked & Re-Loaded". The band released a new album entitled "Man In The Moon" in 2001. They released "Waking The Dead" in April 2002. It was the first album with producer Andy Johns and would also prove to be the last with Tracii Guns, as he left the band a few months later to team up with Nikki Sixx for the band Brides of Destruction. Guns’ departure forced the band to pull out of a world tour with Alice Cooper, and they were soon dropped from their label as well.