ight ▁Be ▁Gi ants , ▁and ▁M iche le ▁Temple ▁and ▁Gar o ▁Y ell in ▁joined ▁the ▁band ▁for ▁the ▁Story ▁of ▁My ▁Life ▁tour ▁and ▁feature ▁on ▁U bu ' s ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁album , ▁Ray ▁Gun ▁Su it case . ▁Robert ▁Whe eler ▁has ▁played ▁synth es izer ▁and ▁th erem in ▁with ▁Pere ▁U bu ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Kra uss ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁during ▁the ▁Ray ▁Gun ▁Su it case ▁sessions . ▁For ▁the ▁Ray ▁Gun ▁Su it case ▁tour , ▁guitar ist ▁Jim ▁Jones ▁depart ed ▁as ▁a ▁tour ing ▁member ▁( although ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁record ings ), ▁found ing ▁guitar ist ▁Tom ▁H erman ▁replaced ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁tour . ▁ ▁Con current ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁Dat apan ik ▁in ▁Year ▁Zero ▁box ▁set , ▁Jim ▁Jones ▁retired ▁due ▁to ▁health ▁problems . ▁Tom ▁H erman ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁band ▁after ▁a ▁twenty - year ▁absence ▁to ▁tour ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁record ▁Pennsylvania ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁and ▁St . ▁Ark ansas ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Jim ▁Jones ▁contributed ▁guitar ▁tracks ▁to ▁each ▁album ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Wayne ▁K ram er ▁of ▁MC 5 ▁fame ▁joined ▁the ▁band ▁for ▁their ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁summer ▁tour . ▁H erman ▁left ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁being ▁replaced