Sixx soon announced that he was to return to Mötley Crüe for a reunion tour with Brides of Destruction to go on hiatus. Guns, initially, was going to form a new band with his remaining bandmates, while he also offered his services to Axl Rose in a bid to re-join Guns N' Roses. However, by 2005, Guns decided to continue without Sixx, adding former Amen bassist Scott Sorry as his replacement while Ginger, of The Wildhearts, was added as the band's second guitarist. They soon began writing new material. However, Ginger soon departed the band: