Eddie recovered from his hip surgery in November 1999, but from 2000

Eddie recovered from his hip surgery in November 1999, but from 2000 to early 2004 no statements were made by Van Halen and no music was released. However, information about members past and present trickled in. The Van Halen brothers continued writing at 5150 Studios, Cherone recorded an album and toured with new band Tribe of Judah . One of the songs that Cherone had written for the scrapped second album with Van Halen, titled “Left For Dead”, had its lyrics set to a new musical arrangement with Tribe of Judah.