he first was brought into this, he was brought in as a writer to work with Slash." In 1997, Tobias began working for Guns N' Roses full-time in a studio setting, jamming and recording song ideas with keyboardist Dizzy Reed and former lead guitarist Robin Finck, among others. During this time Tobias and Reed wrote a song called "Oh My God". In 1999, the band recorded the song and released it on the soundtrack of the Arnold Schwarzenegger film End of Days. In January 2001, when Guns N' Roses played their first concerts in eight years at Las Vegas's House of Blues and Rock in Rio III, Rose introduced Tobias on stage in both shows as someone who had helped him in keeping the band together during the past years. In Las Vegas, Rose also noted that Tobias had previously played live in only a handful of shows. The band would play their next two concerts in December 2001, again in Las Vegas. They proved to be Tobias' last appearances as a band member. In mid-2002, due to his aversion to touring, Tobias was replaced in the band by Richard Fortus. At the time it was not officially stated that Tobias had left Guns N' Roses, although neither his name or work was mentioned for several years. When the band released Chinese Democracy in 2008 it became evident that despite his lack of touring, he had recorded several guitar and piano pieces and wrote songs for the album along with the other band members, and featured heavily on the final product. Mank Rage In 2002, Tobias' band Mank Rage (David Lank, Darren Mickler and several past drummers) expressed interest in releasing an album, consisting of material recorded prior to his tenure with Guns N' Roses. In July 2006, nearly four years later, a MySpace account featuring three of the band's demos was opened. Other work Tobias worked with former Guns N' Roses drummer Brain on several tracks of production music for an album called Eclectic Cinema. The album also features Guns N' Roses and Buckethead collaborator Pete Scaturro and future Guns N' Roses keyboardist Melissa Reese. References External links Mank Rage on MySpace Huge Hits: A Guns N' Roses Playlist 1963 births 20th-century American guitarists American male guitarists American rock guitarists Guitarists from Indiana Guns N' Roses members Living people Rhythm guitarists