▁that ▁formal ▁proceed ings ▁against ▁such ▁a ▁powerful ▁advers ary ▁would ▁result ▁only ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁financial ▁ru in , ▁the ▁group ▁decided ▁to ▁wait ▁out ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁their ▁contract , ▁which ▁effectively ▁bar red ▁them ▁from ▁re le asing ▁any ▁new ▁music ▁until ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁however , ▁the ▁group ▁began ▁gig ging ▁and ▁recording ▁for ▁their ▁next ▁release , ▁util izing ▁the ▁tal ents ▁of ▁drum mer ▁Phil ▁O nd ich ▁who ▁subsequently ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁form ▁Zak k ▁W yl de ' s ▁Black ▁Label ▁Society . ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁l ure ▁D ale ▁Cro ver ▁( The ▁Mel v ins , ▁N ir v ana ) ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁with ▁drum ▁duties ▁until ▁a ▁permanent ▁replacement ▁could ▁be ▁found . ▁Cro ver ▁also ▁played ▁some ▁live ▁shows ▁with ▁R aging ▁S lab , ▁including ▁some ▁opening ▁sp ots ▁for ▁legend ary ▁guitar ist ▁Les lie ▁West . ▁Rob ▁Cour no yer ▁joined ▁after ▁being ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁band ▁by ▁All man ▁Brothers ▁and ▁Government ▁M ule ▁guitar ist ▁Warren ▁Hay nes . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁group ' s ▁contract ual ▁restrictions ▁finally ▁fell ▁away ▁and ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁again ▁record ▁and ▁release ▁music , ▁and ▁they ▁appear ▁on ▁compilation ▁albums ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁A eros m ith ▁t ribute ▁album ▁Right ▁in ▁the ▁N