▁here ▁where ▁the ▁child like ▁manner isms ▁truly ▁surface . ▁Lee ▁left ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁rec urr ing ▁st om ach ▁problems ▁stem ming ▁from ▁the ▁car jack ing . ▁His ▁leaving ▁of ▁G war ▁also ▁forced ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁X - C ops . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁there ▁again ▁was ▁no ▁Fl att us ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁When ▁G war ' s ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Hall owe en ▁tour ▁came ▁around , ▁Michael ▁Bishop , ▁who ▁was ▁filling ▁in ▁for ▁Case y ▁Or r ▁as ▁Be ef ca ke , ▁suggested ▁Tim ▁Harr iss ▁( who ▁had ▁previously ▁played ▁one ▁G war ▁show ▁twelve ▁years ▁prior ) ▁of ▁his ▁band ▁K ep one . ▁Harr iss ▁would ▁remain ▁the ▁Fl att us ▁character ▁through ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁We ▁Kill ▁Everything . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁after ▁Or r ▁returned , ▁and ▁before ▁We ▁Kill ▁Everything ▁was ▁released , ▁G war ▁aud ition ed ▁several ▁guitar ists ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Fl att us ▁Maxim us . ▁Zach ▁Bla ir ▁won ▁the ▁part , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁re pt ilian ▁cro - mag ▁guitar ist . ▁He ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁" It ' s ▁S le azy ," ▁and ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" F uck in ' ▁An ▁Animal ," ▁the ▁last ▁song ▁on ▁We ▁Kill ▁Everything . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁G war ,