Cripps left the band. In July 1995, Lewis and Cripps were replaced by Chris Van Dahl and Johnny Crypt, respectively. Nickels left later in the year, with Crypt taking over on bass. The four-piece band released American Hardcore in 1996. The following year, Ralph Saenz replaced Van Dahl and performed on the EP Wasted, released in 1998. Saenz was briefly replaced by Joe Lesté, and later Jizzy Pearl. Crypt left in early 1999, after recording his parts for Shrinking Violet. He was briefly replaced by Stefan Adika, and later by Chuck Garric. Lewis, Cripps and Nickels returned for a reunion of the "classic lineup" in September 1999, releasing a live album and two albums of re-recorded material. Cripps and Nickels were replaced by Brent Muscat and Mark "Muddy Stardust" Dutton, respectively, for a summer 2000 tour, before Cripps returned again. He left again after the release of Man in the Moon. Adam Hamilton replaced Stardust in late 2001, and Keff Ratcliffe joined in June 2002. 2002–2016: Departure of Guns; two lineups L.A. Guns cancelled their support slot on Alice Cooper's upcoming tour in October 2002, with Lewis accusing Guns of prioritising his new group Brides of Destruction, and the guitarist blaming the band's management and miscommunications for the situation. The band quickly returned to performing live, with former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes taking Guns' place. By the following month, both Holmes and Ratcliffe had left the band, to be replaced by Keri Kelli and the returning Muscat, respectively. Muscat left in mid-2003, but returned when Kelli left the band in December. However, he also left the band shortly thereafter. In January 2004, former Roxx Gang member Stacey Blades (real name Bryan MaClachlan) was announced as the sole guitarist in L.A. Guns. In March 2006, Tracii Guns announced that he would be touring with former L.A. Guns members Paul Black and Nickey Alexander, plus bassist Jeremy Guns, to perform hits from the various groups with which he had been involved during his career. The group was initially dubbed the Tracii Guns Band, but was later rebranded as L.A. Guns by the eponymous guitarist. Both versions of the band continued touring and recording new music concurrently. Guns' version of the band went through multiple lineup changes of its own, before the guitarist renamed the group Tracii Guns' League of Gentlemen and distanced it from the original project. The League of Gentlemen remained