declined to focus on his own solo project. Hamilton soon left and was replaced by former Mötley Crüe singer and guitarist John Corabi, added as the band's second guitarist, while Guns left L.A. Guns to focus on Cockstar. They were advised by radio programmers that the name Cockstar wouldn't be announced on air, briefly using the moniker Motordog. They soon adopted Brides of Destruction, suggested by a radio industry friend of Sixx, photographer Dano Panariello with Sixx stating that "[i]t sounds a little bit different. It kinda makes sense, it kinda doesn't make sense. Kinda like [the band]." They soon recorded and demoed new material. Kohls departed the band towards and the end of the year and was replaced by Ednaswap and Annetenna drummer Scot Coogan. The band played their first show opening for Mudvayne and Taproot on December 14, 2002 at the Ventura Theatre in California. In 2003, Corabi also left the band In a 2005 interview, Corabi cited some tension with Guns and little writing input contributing to his decision to leave: Brides of Destruction remained largely inactive throughout 2003 before recording their debut album with producer Stevo Bruno. The album featured additional guitars by Corabi, recorded prior to his departure, as well as additional drums by Kohls. James Michael, Justin Nichols and Kevin Kadish all have co-writing credits while the album was mixed by Steve Thompson. With only a label for a Japanese release, Universal Records, the band were on the verge of disbanding. However, they soon signed a deal with Sanctuary Records, with their album released in Japan in December of the same year. Here Come the Brides was released on March 9, 2004 in the US peaking at number 92 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Internet Albums chart. Here Come the Brides sold 13,000 copies in the first week while "Shut the Fuck Up" was chosen as the first single. The album received generally positive reviews with Johnny Loftus, of AllMusic describing the album as "[b]y-the-numbers Los Angeles metal with slight post-grunge updates" and that the "collaboration between Sixx and Guns should make Here Come the Brides noteworthy to their fans." A summer tour of the US, Europe, including an appearance at Download Festival in the United Kingdom and Australia followed. Nikki Sixx departs, Runaway Brides and Hiatus (2004–2006) Sixx soon announced that he was to return to Mötley Crüe for a reunion